Kamasi Washington

Funk Fusion Hip Hop jazz 

Kamasi Washington Crafts Jazz Boldly and Spiritually

May 25, 2024May 25, 2024 Jason Gross 0 Comments 2024, Cameron Graves, Fearless Movement, Flying Lotus, George Duke, Jazz, Kamasi Washington, Kendrick Lamar, Patrice Quinn, Ronald Brunner Jr., Ryan Adams, Snoop Dogg, Stanley Clarke, Stephen "Thundercat" Brunner, Twilight Singers, Young Records

A deep dive into his latest album, Fearless Movement 

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Funk jazz 

Pictures Are Dead, Man: Miles Davis’ On the Corner Turns 50

October 23, 2022October 24, 2023 Ted Miller 0 Comments 1972, 50th anniversary, Columbia Records, Funkadelic, Helen Butte, Kamasi Washington, Makaya, Miles Davis, On The Corner, Ornette Coleman, Sly and the Family Stone, Stankonia

Honoring an avant-funk masterpiece that’s still ahead of its time

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jazz 

Montréal Jazz Festival Takes It Outside in 2022

July 10, 2022July 11, 2022 David Beckett 0 Comments 2022, Canada, Jakob Do, Jazz, Kamasi Washington, Makaya McCraven, Montreal, Montreal Jazz Festival, Pasquale Grasso, Quebec, Ravi Coltrane, Samara Joy

A single outdoor stage alone featured 20 free concerts at this year’s festivities

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Hip Hop 

The Future?: To Whom It May Concern… at 30

October 8, 2021October 9, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1991, 30th Anniversary, A Tribe Called Quest, Aceyalone, De La Soul, Dr. Dre, Flying Lotus, Freestyle Fellowship, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Kamasi Washington, Kendrick Lamar, Myka 9, Open Mic Eagle, P.E.A.C.E., Self Jupiter, Snoop Dogg, To Whom It May Concern

It was three decades ago today when Freestyle Fellowship took rap music to its threshold of enlightenment with influential debut

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Heavy Metal Metal! 

Metallica Season Is Upon Us

August 12, 2021August 12, 2021 Lily Moayeri 1 Comment 1991, Alessia Cara & The Warning, Cliff Burton, Dave Gahan, J Balvin, James Hetfield, James Newsted, Juanes, Kamasi Washington, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, Metallica, Moses Sumney, Phoebe Bridgers, Robert Trujillo, Rodrigo y Gabriela, St. Vincent, The $24.95 Book, The Blacklist

40 years for the band, 30 years for their biggest album and a $24.95 Book that chronicles it all

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Hip Hop Soul 

Kamasi Washington Makes Heaven a Place On Earth

June 25, 2018April 19, 2019 Justin Joffe 0 Comments Kamasi Washington, Los Angeles, Sun Ra, West Coast, Young Turks

On new record, the saxophonist journeys into otherworldly realms of wisdom and skill

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