Jazz at George's feat. Kenny Washington May 3, 2012

New Orleans native Kenny Washington has jazz, blues and gospel in his blood. With an expressive voice and remarkable scat-singing ability, he's sung around the world with U.S Navy Band, served as featuring vocalist at the Top of the Mark in the Mark Hopkins Hotel for eight years, and is in constant demand as a performer around the Bay Area.

Kenny Washington has thrilled San Francisco jazz audiences with his soulful
interpretations, seemingly limitless range, and rapid-fire scatting ever since making his home in the Bay Area. Fans are delighted by this New Orleans native that the San Francisco Chronicle describes as “the Superman of the Bay Area jazz scene, a vocalist with an exuberantly supple tenor that glides effortlessly into the stratosphere.” Ravi Coltrane declared Kenny Washington his favorite male vocalist and Mark Murphy told JazzTimes that Washington was the only contemporary male vocalist carrying on the tradition, stating, “Kenny’s got the gift.”

If you have never heard this New Orleans native sing before, prepare for a jaw dropping experience. Kenny Washington is described as one of “the Bay Area’s best kept musical secrets.” Emulating the classic styles of Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan while infusing the colors of Stevie Wonder and Donny Hathaway, Washington’s astounding improvisational flights, inventive approach and emotional intensity are awe inspiring. Whether scatting up a storm or caressing a Rodgers and Hart ballad, Washington is the kind of performer who leaves the stage with an audience full of new fans. .

http://www.kennywashingtonvocalist.com

video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItJf7D1bwGQ&feature=youtu.be

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