Kamasi Washington has been anointed catalyst of the new jazz revival. Having discovered the tenor saxophone when only 13 years old, he has honed his craft to a stage where now – at the age of 36 – he is unanimously recognised as the present and future of jazz. Based in Los Angeles, Kamasi burst onto the scene when he co-wrote and recorded the string and brass arrangements for Kendrick Lamar’s masterpiece To Pimp a Butter y. Since then, he has put together a series of impressive collaborations with the likes of Thundercat, Flying Lotus and Run The Jewels.
While certain artists excel in the pursuit of jazz traditions, Kamasi strives to push the boundaries to their limits without ever renouncing or alienating his past or his audiences. Previously better known for appearing on other artists’ work – from his sessions with Ryan Adams and Snoop Dogg to his collaborations with Herbie Hancock, Nas and Lauryn Hill –, it took four long years of writing and recording before he felt comfortable expressing and developing his own ideas.
His rst album The Epic, released on Flying Lotus’ Brainfeeder label, was immediately chosen for Pitchfork’s Best New Music list and voted Rough Trade’s seventh best album of 2015. A three-hour jazz odyssey, the project featured contribu-
tions from no fewer than fty collaborators and choristers. His latest EP, Harmony of Difference, explores the capabilities of “counterpoint”, a technique that involves simultaneously developing separate melodies. A more concise work overall, the EP nonetheless concludes with an extended and gloriously cinematic jazz masterpiece entitled Truth.
Kamasi Washington will make a rare appearance in France at a Special Concert for Nuits Sonores, on Tuesday 8 May 2018.
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