Michael O’Neill Quintet featuring Kenny Washington at Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society

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Recently described by JazzTimes as one of “the finest male jazz singers in the world,” Kenny Washington has long been considered the Bay Area’s best kept jazz secret. Saxophonist/arranger Michael O’Neill has created a series of projects over the past decade featuring startlingly inventive arrangements specifically designed for Washington’s unrivaled talent. “Visually, saxophonist Michael O’Neill and diminutive vocalist Kenny Washington could play Mutt and Jeff. But on the bandstand they’re a dynamic duo, with O’Neill’s beautifully crafted arrangements unleashing Washington’s super improvisational powers.” (Andrew Gilbert, San Francisco Chronicle, September 13, 2015)