KAMASI WASHINGTON ANNOUNCES SYDNEY SOULFEST SIDE-SHOW
Kamasi Washington has announced an exclusive Sydney SoulFest side-show at The Basement this October.
Hailing from Los Angeles, the pianist, drummer and saxophonist has been headlining the USA’s most coveted Jazz institutions for many years. Besides his dynamic live performances, Kamasi spends his time working on albums and movie scores having played his magic on albums from artists includingFlying Lotus (who refers to Kamasi’s music as West Coast Spiritual), Lauryn Hill and Kendrick Lamar’s masterpiece “To Pimp A Butterfly”. He has also toured extensively with Snoop Dogg, Raphael Saadiq, Chaka Khan and many more.
His latest album “The Epic” is a triple disc masterpiece that is both written and conducted by Washington and fuses elements of jazz, soul, classical, hip-hop and even gospel. The album is 172-minute, three volume set that includes a 32-piece orchestra, a 20-person choir, and 17 songs overlaid with a compositional score written by Washington. Pulsing underneath is an otherworldly ten-piece band, each member of which is individually regarded as among the best young musicians on the planet – including bassist Thundercat, and his brother, drummer Ronald Bruner Jr., bassist (yes, there are two) Miles Mosley, drummer Tony Austin, keyboard player Brandon Coleman, pianist Cameron Graves, and trombonist Ryan Porter. Patrice Quinn’s ethereal vocals round out the ensemble.
“These young guys remind me of why I love music”. COMMON
“He just plays the craziest shit, man. I mean, everything – the past, present, the future”. FLYING LOTUS
“It’s hard to find unique voices in this music. Especially in jazz. What I am hearing is a leader among artists”. JOHN COLTRANE
This is your only chance to see Kamasi Washington up close and personal.
TOUR DATES AND TICKET DETAILS
Thursday 22nd October – The Basement, SYDNEY Tickets from www.moshtix.com.au
Tickets from $59 plus fees and charges
Dinner packages from $99 plus fees and charges
Tickets on sale Tuesday 8th September, 2015 at 9am