In Time
“Mastery is important, but connecting — connecting with people, to an audience — for me that’s what it’s about.” For drummer Washington Duke, whose debut EP In Time releases on November 22nd, 2024, being a musician is about more than just perfecting a craft. “There’s a balance,” he adds, “between brilliance on an instrument and moving people with music.” Achieving both is the pinnacle.
Washington cites John Coltrane, Miles Davis, and Sonny Rollins as a few who found that magic keyhole. Their genius — on their instruments, in pulling together just the right musicians, in their ability to share, musically, their imaginations — unlocked something indescribable and timeless. “That’s artistry. That’s the distinction between being a musician and being an artist.”