- Born
- 28 August 1964
Los Angeles - Country
- United States
- Active
- 1978–
Biography
Peter Washington is a jazz musician who plays double bass. Peter Washington was born on 28 August 1964 in Los Angeles. The music is usually filed under jazz.
Peter Washington (born August 28, 1964) is a jazz double bassist. He played with the Westchester Community Symphony at the age of 14. Later he played electric bass in rock bands. He attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he majored in English Literature, and performed with the San Francisco Youth Symphony and the UC Symphony Orchestra. His growing interest in jazz led him to play with John Handy, Bobby Hutcherson, Harold Land, Frank Morgan, Ernestine Anderson, Chris Connor and other Bay Area luminaries. In 1986 he joined Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers and moved to New York City. Beginning in the 1990s, he toured with the Tommy Flanagan trio until Flanagan's death in 2001, and has played with the Bill Charlap trio since 1997. He was a founding member of the collective hard bop sextet One for All and is a visiting artist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
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Also plays on
Albums where Peter Washington is credited as a sideman
Frequently asked questions
What instrument does Peter Washington play?
Peter Washington is known for playing double bass.
When and where was Peter Washington born?
Peter Washington was born 28 August 1964 in Los Angeles.
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