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Socialized in the Los Angeles sound biotope, KAMASI WASHINGTON lends jazz a cosmic face

03. July 2018

Sozialisiert im Klangbiotop Los Angeles, verleiht KAMASI WASHINGTON dem Jazz ein kosmisches Antlitz

The word jazz doesn't mean much to Kamasi Washington. It's just a word. With his music he wants to express what words are not enough for. One cannot deny him a certain inclination towards gigantism, because Kamasi Washington wants nothing less than to change the world. But is that possible? For this he reaches for the stars and the earth's core at the same time.