Reggie Washington "2 HEADS" @ AmsterBass 2009

Reggie Washington:  Woody bass
Patrick Dorcean: drums & laptop



Reggie Washington is an influential electric & acoustic bassist in the Jazz, Funk and World scene. Reggie started as a leader 4 years ago and has toured through Europe & the USA with his bands. 

For AmsterBass 2009, he will play in duo with drummer Patrick Dorcean (Manou Gallo, Mark King, Daniel Romeo, Zap Mama).
"A new twist" to drum & bass with splashes of melody, angular solos & groove,  samples of bass with neo-soul drums.
Reggie's compositions and some re-arrangements of compositions by Opus Akoben, Notorious B.I.G, Marcus Miller & Michael Jackson will bring you to the desired destination... BASS!

Raised in New York, Reggie was a first call bassist during the 80 's & 90's ( Chico Hamilton, Steve Coleman, Steps Ahead, Cassandra Wilson, Branford Marsalis & Buckshot Lefonque).
In the new millenium, he's continued to find his bass voice touring & recording with Roy Hargrove & RH Factor, Me'shell Ndegéocello, Ute Lemper, Mark Ledford, Jacques Schwarz-Bart, Oliver Lake, Adam Falcon & Poogie Bell. 

His first CD entitled; “A Lot Of Love, LIVE!’’ was released in October 2006 (Jammin’ colorS).
The CD is comprised of two live concert performances, one of the stellar trio line ups is with saxophonist Ravi Coltrane (Roy Haynes, Alice Coltrane, Saxophone Summit) & Gene Lake on drums. (Marcus Miller, Henry Threadgill, David Sanborn). The other is made up of 2 excellent Belgian musicians; saxophonist Erwin Vann (Venus, Joe Lovano, Paolo Fresu) & Stéphane Galland on drums. (Aka Moon, Joe Zawinul, Axelle Red).
The CD has received excellent reviews from Bass Player Magazine (USA), Jazz Times (USA), The Music Report (Canada), Bass Guitar (UK), Jazz Magazine (France), All About Jazz (Italy), Mr Jam Magazine (Spain), Jazzman (France), De Bassist (Netherlands), "Le Soir" (Belgium), Jazz Hot (Belgium), Karga Magazine (Turkey), ...

Reggie has given several workshops teaching the "Eternal Internal" & "Anatomy of My Groove" in USA & Europe (California, New York, Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, France, Germany, Austria, Canada, ...) and private instruction for the last 15 years.

“My music represents the cutting edge of New Jazz today.  It’s a healthy musical mix paying homage to our forefathers & exploring our craft by journeying down new roads to help pave the way for the future. I am a purist at heart; hungry with new & fresh ideas.  For me; our music must evolve & I feel I’m among the select group of musicians/artists/stylists capable & dedicated to keeping jazz music alive & strong!! “ - Reggie Washington

European BassDay 2009