More than anything else, Shinichirō Watanabe wanted Kamasi Washington to trust his musical instincts.

Kamasi Washington plays his father’s saxophone. But the Grammy-nominated artist who rose to fame working with legends like Kendrick Lamar and Herbie Hancock didn’t start out on the horn. Nor did he or ...

Kamasi Washington’s new album, “Fearless Movement,” includes high-profile guest spots from George Clinton and André 3000.Credit...Ricardo Nagaoka for The New York Times Supported by By Hank ...

Kamasi Washington has never made a dance record before. With Fearless Movement, that’s about to change, at least in terms of its conceptual framework. The Los Angeles-based tenor saxophonist ...

Kamasi Washington of Dinner Party performs at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on April 22, 2023, in Indio, Calif. For most of his childhood, Kamasi Washington didn’t have ...

To say that jazz saxophonist Kamasi Washington is a fan of Los Angeles is an understatement. “I love how big L.A. is and how it’s like 10 different cities in one,” said the Grammy-nominated ...

At the age of 13 Kamasi Washington decided to begin a life long quest of the many wonders to be found in music. He made this decision one night when after a rehearsal at his home his father left his ...

LACMA is also pleased to announce that East West Bank has partnered with the museum to support the opening series of events for the David Geffen Galleries, beginning with Kamasi Washington Live.

It was likely only a matter of time until Kamasi Washington and André 3000 teamed up. After all, André has spent the last half-decade wandering around playing woodwinds and Washington is one of ...

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Kendrick Lamar didn’t just blend genres - he created a movement. To Pimp a Butterfly fuses jazz improvisation with hip-hop ...

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