Posted on Sep 10, 2022
Kamasi Washington brings his band and generation-defining jazz to St. Louis
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The last time tenor sax player Kamasi Washington was in St. Louis, he was playing keyboards for soul legend Chaka Khan. That was several years ago, and since then, he’s become one of the go-to jazz artists of his generation, crafting opulent concept albums with “The Epic” and “Heaven and Earth,” working with Kendrick Lamar, Thundercat, Robert Glasper and former first lady Michelle Obama.
Washington and his band are in St. Louis on Saturday for the Music at the Intersection festival, which features performances from Erykah Badu, Gary Clark Jr., Murphy Lee and Kyjuan, Glasper and Foxing.
St. Louis Public Radio’s Chad Davis spoke with Washington about his career, how science fiction and the Black diaspora shape his sound and his upcoming graphic novel.
Washington and his band are in St. Louis on Saturday for the Music at the Intersection festival, which features performances from Erykah Badu, Gary Clark Jr., Murphy Lee and Kyjuan, Glasper and Foxing.
St. Louis Public Radio’s Chad Davis spoke with Washington about his career, how science fiction and the Black diaspora shape his sound and his upcoming graphic novel.
Kamasi Washington brings his band and generation-defining jazz to St. Louis
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Davis: What's inspiring you right now to form your next ventures, your next album, the graphic novel?
Washington: During the pandemic I was doing a lot of writing. I became a father, I have a daughter, it also gave me a lot of time to kind of think and reflect.
For me, life is always the ultimate inspiration. As you live, as you feel, as experience, those times create thoughts and those thoughts are what drive the music. So I'm kind of inspired by everything, it can be just walking down the street or going to hear some music or going to see a show or reading a book or watching a movie, or, you know, just having some random epiphany or revelation.
Davis: What can listeners expect from your concert?
Washington: Come with an open heart. The energy you bring, the lifeforce that you bring into the room, it definitely affects us. So we're all going to kind of create something together. It'd be fun. I can guarantee that."
..."Davis: What's inspiring you right now to form your next ventures, your next album, the graphic novel?
Washington: During the pandemic I was doing a lot of writing. I became a father, I have a daughter, it also gave me a lot of time to kind of think and reflect.
For me, life is always the ultimate inspiration. As you live, as you feel, as experience, those times create thoughts and those thoughts are what drive the music. So I'm kind of inspired by everything, it can be just walking down the street or going to hear some music or going to see a show or reading a book or watching a movie, or, you know, just having some random epiphany or revelation.
Davis: What can listeners expect from your concert?
Washington: Come with an open heart. The energy you bring, the lifeforce that you bring into the room, it definitely affects us. So we're all going to kind of create something together. It'd be fun. I can guarantee that."
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