Kamasi Washington is an American jazz musician, composer, producer and band leader. Mostly known as tenor saxophonist .
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| Date of Birth | February 18, 1981 (38 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Los Angeles , USA |
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| Instruments | Saxophone |
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| Labels | Young Turks , Brainfeeder |
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Biography
Kamashi Washington was born in Los Angeles [1] in a family of music educators, grew up in Inglewood . He graduated from the music "academy" at the high school. Alexander Hamilton in Los Angeles [2] . Then he entered the University of California at the Department of Musical Ethnography, where he began playing in a group that also included teachers Kenny Burrell , Billy Higgins and band leader Gerald Wilson . He participated in the recording of the album Young Jazz Giants (2004). [3] [4] Collaborated with various musicians, including outside of jazz itself. Worked with Herbie Hancock , Snoop Dogg , [5] , Lorin Hill , Nas , George Duke , Chaka Khan , Flying Lotus , Horace Tapscott , Thundercat , Mike Muir , Francisco Aguabella , Pan African Orchestra, Rafael Sadik and Kendrick Lamar ( To Pimp album a Butterfly ).
The idea to start playing with a large orchestra came up with Washington during the recording of Gerald Wilson's album “In my time” (2006), in which he had a chance to participate. [6] The musician's first officially released album, The Epic , was released in May 2015 and was well received by critics. [7]
Discography
As a leader
- Live at 5th Street Dick’s , (samizdat, 2005)
- The Proclamation , (samizdat, 2007)
- Light of the World , (samizdat, 2008)
- The Epic , ( Brainfeeder , 2015) [8]
- Harmony of Difference , ( Young Turks , 2017) [9]
As a member
- Gold by Ryan Adams (Lost Highway Records, 2001)
- Blackberry Belle of The Twilight Singers ( One Little Indian , 2003)
- Young Jazz Giants - ( Birdman , 2004)
- Perseverance Phil Ranelin ( Wide Hive , 2011)
- Chameleon Harvey Mason - in “Black Frost” ( Concord , 2014)
- Up Stanley Clark - in “I Have Something To Tell You Tonight” ( Mack Avenue , 2014)
- You're dead! Artist Flying Lotus ( Warp , 2014)
- To Pimp a Butterfly Kendrick Lamar - tenor saxophone in composition “U”, as well as arrangements (Aftermath / Interscope , 2015)
- The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam by Thundercat (Brainfeeder, 2015)
- Run the Jewels 3 groups Run the Jewels - in the composition “Thursday in the Danger Room” ( Mass Appeal / RED , 2016)
- Damn Kendrick Lamar - strings in “Lust” ( Top Dawg / Aftermath / Interscope , 2017)
Together with Throttle Elevator Music
- Throttle Elevator Music (Wide Hive, 2012)
- Area J (Wide Hive, 2014)
- Jagged Rocks (Wide Hive, 2015)
- Throttle Elevator Music IV (Wide Hive, 2016) [10]
Together with Gerald Wilson Orchestra
- In My Time (Mack Avenue, 2005)
- Monterey Moods (Mack Avenue, 2007)
- Detroit (Mack Avenue, 2009)
- Legacy (Mack Avenue, 2011)
Notes
- ↑ Welch, Will. “Meet Kamasi Washington, the High Priest of Sax.” GQ , January 5, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ↑ Picks: Hootenanny, The Moonbeams, Kamasi Washington (link not available)
- ↑ Young Jazz Giants album on discogs.com
- ↑ Kamasi Washington | Biography . AllMusic . Date of treatment May 8, 2015.
- ↑ Listen to Kamasi Washington Talk Kendrick, Coltrane, More With Marc Maron on "WTF" . pitchfork.com . Date of appeal September 30, 2016.
- ↑ Blanco, Edward. “Gerald Wilson Orchestra: In My Time.” Www.allaboutjazz.com , January 4, 2006.
- ↑ Kamasi Washington: The Epic . Pitchfork Media (May 8, 2015). Date of treatment May 8, 2015.
- ↑ Thom Jurek. The Epic - Kamasi Washington | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards . AllMusic . Date of treatment May 5, 2015.
- ↑ Kamasi Washington announces Harmony of Difference EP release on 12 ” . Thevinylfactory.com (July 31, 2017). Date of treatment November 2, 2017.
- ↑ Throttle Elevator Music - Album Discography . AllMusic . Date of treatment August 30, 2016.
Links
- kamasiwashington.com - official site of Kamashi Washington