Salim Washington

Salim Washington is a composer/instrumentalist. He performs on the flute, tenor saxophone, oboe, and bass clarinet. He has also studied other instruments including mbira and hand drums. Washington is also a scholar and educator and is Professor of Global Jazz Studies at UCLA. His musical background is in jazz and other African American vernacular musics, but he relishes collaborations within and between differing genres of music and has performed and recorded with progressive musicians in various contexts. His aesthetic is rooted in tradition, but his performance practices embrace the avant garde and the experimental as well.