Kamasi Washington

Kamasi Washington Born February 18 1981 Is An American Jazz Saxophonist Composer Producer And Bandleader. Washington Is Known Mainly For Playing Tenor Saxophone. Washington Was Born In Los Angeles California To Musical Parents And Educators And Was Raised In Inglewood California. He Is A Graduate Of The Academy Of Music Of Alexander Hamilton High School In Beverlywood Los Angeles. Washington Next Enrolled In UCLA's Department Of Ethnomusicology Where He Began Playing With Faculty Members Such As Kenny Burrell Billy Higgins And Band Leader/trumpeter Gerald Wilson. Washington Features In The Album Young Jazz Giants In 2004. He Has Played Along With A Diverse Group Of Musicians Including Wayne Shorter Herbie Hancock Horace Tapscott Gerald Wilson Lauryn Hill Nas Snoop Dogg George Duke Chaka Khan Flying Lotus Thundercat Mike Muir Francisco Aguabella The Pan Afrikaan People's Orchestra And Raphael Saadiq. Washington Ventured Into Big Band Music When He Joined The Gerald Wilson Orchestra For Their 2006 Album In My Time. Washington Played Saxophone On Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp A Butterfly. His Debut Solo Recording The Epic Was Released In May 2015 To Critical Acclaim. In 2018 Kamasi Also Collaborated With The British Band Florence The Machine On Their 4th Release 'High As Hope' Both Writing Alongside Florence Welch And Performing On The Record. read less