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Kenny Washington!

  • The Sound Room 3022 Broadway Oakland, CA, 94611 United States (map)

Ring in the holidays with Grammy-nominated Kenny Washington with his Quartet!

We all need a little holiday spirit right about now, so here it is! Kenny will be performing some holiday tunes along with some jazz and R&B. He will be joined by Adam Schulman on piano, Ron Belcher on bass and Jason Lewis on drums.

Wynton Marsalis says: "I love this man! He's a consummate professional, with impeccable intonation. He's a real improviser who brings depth to everything he does. We all love Kenny. If you love music, you've got to love Kenny!"

Kenny is a jazz virtuoso who thrills audiences with his soulful interpretations, seemingly limitless range, and rapid-fire scatting. Ravi Coltrane has declared Kenny his favorite male vocalist, and Mark Murphy said that Kenny was the only contemporary male vocalist carrying on the tradition. Kenny has performed and/or recorded with Wynton Marsalis and The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Branford Marsalis, Joe Lovano, Roberta Gambarini, Karrin Allyson, Gregory Porter, Louie Bellson, Wycliffe Gordon, Jon Hendricks, Nancy King, Elvis Costello, Jason and Delfeayo Marsalis, Joe Locke, Geoffrey Keezer, George Mraz, Clarence Penn, John Handy, John Santos, the Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra, The Michael O'Neill Quintet, the Pacific Mambo Orchestra and the Slammin' All Body Band as well as countless other fine musicians around the world.

"Kenny's one of the very greatest living male vocalists, without a doubt. He's a sublime storyteller and exquisite balladeer. I love his familiarity with R&B, with Donny Hathaway, Sam Cooke, and Marvin Gaye and how he can inject that feeling into the American Songbook in a very mature way", said vibes great Joe Locke.

For this special event you can tune in on Facebook, YouTube or Arevea. However, on Arevea you will be also able to tune in to some additional tunes and participate in a Q&A with Kenny. Please sign up for Arevea to get these additional features.

Earlier Event: December 19
Grupo Falso Baiano with Rebecca Kleinmann
Later Event: December 26
Martin Diller Quartet