Kamasi Washington

About

Kamasi Washington is a multi-instrumentalist, composer and bandleader born and raised in LosAngeles. His three bodies of work to date—The Epic; Harmony of Difference, an EP originallycommissioned for the 2017 Whitney Biennial; and Heaven and Earth—are among the mostacclaimed of this century. As Told To G/D Thyself, his short film companion to Heaven andEarth, debuted at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival to widespread acclaim. In 2020, Washingtonscored the Michelle Obama documentary Becoming, earning Emmy and Grammy nominationsfor his work. Also in 2020, Washington co-founded the supergroup Dinner Party with longtimefriends and collaborators Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper and 9th Wonder—their EP DinnerParty (Dessert) was subsequently nominated for a Grammy for Best Progressive R&B Album. In2021, Washington contributed a cover of Metallica’s “My Friend of Misery” to the band’sMetallica Blacklist covers project. Washington has toured the world over and collaborated andshared stages with Kendrick Lamar, Florence + the Machine, Herbie Hancock—with whom hewill curate the Hollywood Bowl Jazz Fest for the second year in a row—and many more. Hisnew album Fearless Movement, inspired by dance and the birth of his first daughter, is out May3rd on Young.

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