Kamasi Washington Archives

10 Best Songs Of 2015

In our humble opinion, and in no particular order are the 10 Best Songs of 2015.

Twisted Tunes of the Week

Audio: Twisted Tunes of the Week

Here’s our little selection of the songs we loved this week.

Jazz

Kamasi Washington Scores Short Film Color Guard

Saxophonist, composer and bandleader Kamasi Washington has scored a new film called “Color Guard”.

Album Of The Week, Future Music, Jazz, Modern Jazz

Album Of The Week: Kamasi Washington – The Epic

Modern jazz music has never sounded so good. A brazen release from young Los Angeles jazz giant, composer and bandleader Kamasi Washington. “The Epic” is unlike anything jazz has seen and not just because it emanates from the Flying Lotus’s boundary-defying Brainfeeder label. The album was recorded at a breakneck pace, with eight albums by eight […]

All Styles, Twisted Tunes of the Week

Audio: Twisted Tunes of the Week

We’ve got quite the selection of sounds in today’s Tunes of the Week.

Jazz, Stream

Stream Kamasi Washington’s Debut Album, ‘The Epic’

Los Angeles based saxophonist, composer, and bandleader Kamasi Washington is streaming his album in full on NPR First Listen. The young musicians debut album The Epic is unlike anything jazz has seen, and not just because it emanates from the boundary-defying Brainfeeder, which isn’t so much a label in the traditional sense as it is […]