ALBUM DETAILS WORLDWIDE CD RELEASE NOVEMBER 7th, 2018

TRACKLISTING 01. Always Moving (1:13) REGGIE WASHINGTON 02. Fall (7:49) 03. Eleanor Rigby (3:37) 04. Half Position Woody (8:07) 05. Afro Blue (3:10) 06. E.S.P (9:27) « VINTAGE NEW ACOUSTIC » 07. Thoughts of Buckshot (0:58) 08. Footprints (9:29) 09. Moanin‘ (4:28) 10. B3 Blues 4 Leroy (9:44) 11. Always Moving (0:59) (Reprise Ending)

PERSONAL

REGGIE WASHINGTON acoustic & electric basses

BOBBY SPARKS acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, keyboards & organ

FABRICE ALLEMAN saxophones

E.J. STRICKLAND drums

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ARTIST: Reggie Washington TITLE: Vintage New Acoustic GENRE: Jazz LABEL: Jammin’colorS CATALOG NUMBER: JC18-007-2 UPC: 715235041031 STREET & RADIO ADD DATE: 7 November 2018

ABOUT REGGIE WASHINGTON

Reggie Washington is an artist of rare breed who can play acoustic and electric basses, who can sing, who can mix Jazz, Funk & World Music while combining the life of leader and sideman.

Reggie was a key participant in the Modern Jazz revolution of the 80’s and 90’s. He became known touring, recording and performing with Steve Coleman, Bran- ford Marsalis, Roy Hargrove, Chico Hamilton, Oliver Lake, Cassandra Wilson, Don Byron, Jean-Paul Bourelly, Lester Bowie, Meshell Ndegeocello to name a few.

In 2005, Reggie began successfully touring with his own bands. They were a mix of American & European musicians such as Ravi Coltrane, Gene Lake, Stéphane Galland, Jef Lee Johnson, Erwin Vann, Jacques Schwarz-Bart, E.J. Strickland, Jozef Dumoulin, Matthew Garrison, Marcus Strickland, Jason Lindner, Poogie Bell and Ronny Drayton. TOUR DATES In 2015, Reggie started touring throughout Europe with his project “Rainbow Shadow - A tribute to Jef Lee Johnson“ featuring guitarists Marvin Sewell or Da- VINTAGE NEW ACOUSTIC vid Gilmore, drummer Patrick Dorcéan & DJ Grazzhoppa on turntables. They‘ve 29 September 2018 released their second album in 2017 and have continued to tour all over Europe. Brussels (Belgium) Saint Jazz Festival In 2018, Reggie decided to explore the acoustic bassist side of his personality. For this new quartet “Vintage New Acoustic“, he enlisted the services of mul- 2 October 2018 ti-keyboardist Bobby Sparks, drummer E.J. Strickland and saxophonist Fabrice Paris (France) Alleman to create something NEW while paying tribute to the legends he has New Morning shared the stage with.

6 October 2018 A versatile, 360-degree musician, Reggie plays Jazz, Funk, R&B, Blues, World and Vitrolles (France) Experimental music with a natural and contagious energy. His bass lines are Le Moulin à Jazz both sophisticated and explicit. He is diligent in his work and enjoys mixing peo- ple of different cultures as a way to enhance music by learning from others and 13 November 2018 sharing ideas. Schiltigheim (France) Le Cheval Blanc Reggie remains the favorite bassist of many great jazz stars and continues to play with Roy Hargrove, Archie Shepp, Jacques Schwarz-Bart, Lisa Simone, Regi- 15 + 16 November 2018 na Carter, Robin Mc Kelle, gospel diva Liz McComb and Mike Clark. Roma (Italy) Alexander Platz Jazz

17 November 2018 Allauch (France) Jazz sur la Ville

20 November 2018 Tournai (Belgium) Maison de la Culture

9 February 2019 Minden (Germany) Jazz Club Minden

11 February 2019 Ghent (Belgium) Club Telex

12 February 2019 Paris (France) New Morning

13 February 2019 Dudelange (Belgium) Opderschmelz

ABOUT THE NEW CD “VINTAGE NEW ACOUSTIC”

Reggie Washington has been trying for years to get involved in a project where, as a leader, he would play mostly acoustic bass. As Reggie says: “I have TWO bass personalities ... My electric & acoustic sides. They are different in how I express myself on each but both sides play in support of the music.”

Just after the release of his new tribute to Jef Lee Johnson (Rainbow Shadow 2), Reggie rediscovers with happiness the overtones, vibrations, nuances and hum of the four strings of “his“ acoustic bass in the album “Vintage New Acoustic”.

Why VINTAGE NEW ACOUSTIC?

VINTAGE: To me, VINTAGE is something that has endured the test of time. It has its own story to tell. VINTAGE (music) is forever valuable & will remain timeless. NEW: It‘s the feelings, ideas & direction we‘re trying to take for this music. “...It was a night full ACOUSTIC: I‘m expressing myself through my acousticof intense bass rhythms,& using it to drive the music. passionate soul, and Whenforward-thinking requested to underline what’s important about this new album, Reggie answers: “To con- tinueJazz to at be itsFREE best in my and music and to express myself withmost creative creative. musicians! A very I want my quartet to have fun,unique so that and the audienceintriguing hears the sound that hap- piness produces.“ world Jazz program by one of the rising stars"Sa contrebasse of Jazz flute...” sonne remarquablement et Reggie shares this new venture with three exceptional musi- met magnifiquement en valeur le travail des cians: Spillartistes Magazine dont il s'est entouré ... Un CD riche à écouter plusieurs fois pour en apprécier Fantastic keyboardist Bobby Sparks revealed with Roy Har- toutes les saveurs." grove & RH factor and one of the pillars of the famous Snarky Puppy. Bobby is also touring with Chris Dave and Lizz Wright. CDLe RELEASE Soir (Belgium) SHOWS

"Un album gorgé de tradition que l’on classe- Belgian saxophonist Fabrice Alleman, composer, improviser

28ra APRIL parmi les plus belles réussites du bassiste and unparalleled melodist whom Reggie loves the energy, lyri- THEATREaméricain." MARNI (Brussels) cism, beautiful sound and contagious swing. JazzAround (Belgium) 2 MAY Drummer E. J. Strickland brings a unique ingredient to the SUNSET-SUNSIDE“Pure Merveille” (Paris) music. Leader of an acclaimed quintet, he has agreed to put Jazzques (Belgium) his talents at the service of Reggie‘s music. E.J. plays also with 9 MAY Ravi Coltrane, Christian Sands & Manuel Valera.

JAZZ“Un DANS grand LEdisque” BOCAGE Vers l’Avenir (Belgium) The quartet‘s repertoire is a mix of standards and jazz clas- sics enriched with original pieces written and re-arranged to fit MORE DATES TO COME SOONCD Baby brand guidelinesthe group‘s mood. This unique mix of tradition and innovation “Longtemps cantonné au Below,rôle are the de CD Baby (sur)homme guidelines for preferred logo usage and color palette. You can also download the CD Baby logo in high and low resolution versions in multiple formats. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. de l’ombre, le bassiste électrique a pris la tête is further enhanced by the subtle combinations of jazz, funk, d’un quartet, sans renier son sens du groove blues & neo-soul. ravageur” Télérama (France) Something to discover urgently!

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