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Peter Washington
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<p>Peter Washington (born on August 28, 1964 in <a href="/facts/Los_Angeles/pyXpYEX9">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/facts/California/zLW2vdQJ">California</a>) is a <a href="/facts/Jazz/lmUzXGq8">jazz</a> 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 <a href="/facts/University_of_California%2c_Berkeley/MXVEjklr">University of California, Berkeley</a>, 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 <a href="/facts/John_Handy/fA4WDAGu">John Handy</a>, <a href="/facts/Bobby_Hutcherson/doHRT4kG">Bobby Hutcherson</a>, <a href="/facts/Harold_Land/XScQdt8Q">Harold Land</a>, <a href="/facts/Frank_Morgan/nr1w9LKB">Frank Morgan</a>, <a href="/facts/Ernestine_Anderson/1rAFqb6k">Ernestine Anderson</a>, <a href="/facts/Chris_Connor/dldupNGJ">Chris Connor</a> and other Bay Area luminaries. In 1986 he joined <a href="/facts/Art_Blakey/w38P1YLX">Art Blakey</a> and The Jazz Messengers and moved to New York City. Beginning in the 1990s, he toured with the <a href="/facts/Tommy_Flanagan_(musician)/zNYK0R2v">Tommy Flanagan</a> trio until Flanagan's death in 2001, and has played with the <a href="/facts/Bill_Charlap/bdkwGxIB">Bill Charlap</a> trio since 1997. He was a founding member of the collective <a href="/facts/Hard_bop/gqohK01F">hard bop</a> sextet <a href="/facts/One_for_All_(band)/Nr1WaVQb">One for All</a> and is a visiting artist with the <a href="/facts/Chicago_Symphony_Orchestra/pGyBHLMH">Chicago Symphony Orchestra</a>. </p><p>In 2008, Washington played with <a href="/facts/The_Blue_Note_7/LNLrFEeR">The Blue Note 7</a>, an all-star <a href="/facts/Septet/b4VPKY4V">septet</a> formed in honor of the 70th anniversary of <a href="/facts/Blue_Note_Records/Ch1Rasbt">Blue Note Records</a>. His extensive discography numbers more than 400 recordings, and speaks to a constant demand for his services as a versatile side man. </p>