Kamasi Washington
Country: USA
Kamasi Washington is a multi-instrumentalist, producer and composer born and raised in Los Angeles.
His three bodies of work to date—The Epic; Harmony of Difference, an EP originally commissioned for the 2017 Whitney Biennial; and Heaven and Earth, are among the most acclaimed of the past decade. Washington has released two films: As Told To G/D Thyself, a short film companion to Heaven and Earth which debuted at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival; and the concert film Kamasi Washington Live at The Apollo Theater in partnership with Amazon Music. In 2020, Washington scored Becoming—Netflix's documentary profiling First Lady Michelle Obama—and was nominated from Grammy and Emmy awards for his contributions.
Washington has toured the world over, and collaborated and shared stages with Kendrick Lamar, Florence + the Machine, Herbie Hancock and many more.
Kamasi Washington - tenor saxophone
Rickey Washington - flute / soprano saxophone
Maurice Brown - trumpet
Masayuki Hirano - keyboards
Ben Williams - bass
Antonio Austin - drums
Robert Miller - drums
Patrice Quinn – vocals
