Life began for Kamasi Washington on February 18, 1981 in Los Angeles, California. In the Washington family music was more of a prerequisite then a privilege. But Kamasi never saw i...read more on Last.fm →
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Tobias Handke
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Mar 23, 2020
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Having made his professional debut at age 10 alongside his saxophonist father, Joshua Crumbly, is an experienced and talented musician whose latest release is an experimental, instrumental tour de force."New Rock T...
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Matthew Rightford
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Apr 30, 2017
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This is a project I've been interested in since I saw their NPR Tiny Desk Concert performance.
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah is a Grammy nominated artist who will be releasing three albums this year as part of his series The Centennial Trilogy. Toda...
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sweeney kovar
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Mar 27, 2016
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You might not know the name Terrace Martin but you surely have heard him play his horn. A product of the generations-long jazz tradition of South Los Angeles, including landmarks like Fifth Street Dicks and The World Stage, Martin is part of a genera...
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sweeney kovar
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Dec 16, 2015
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Do you know Terrance Martin? You should and you need to. The L.A. native grew up with Thundercat, Kamasi Washington, and a string of other black luminaries that have been lighting up the music industry on the back-end for years but as of late have be...
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sweeney kovar
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Sep 18, 2015
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Jazz is the foundation of American music, but you wouldn't know that by turning on the radio unless you're a seasoned musician or musicologist. The improvisational aspect has bled into and formed pop music as we know it, and its tones and rhythms bir...
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