Jazz Articles about Kamasi Washington

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Gary Bartz: Damage Control

by Marco Iacoboni
May 7, 2026

"Ntu" in lingua bantu significa unità in ogni cosa. Tempo e spazio, vivi e morti, forze visibili e invisibili, fuse in un'unica visione filosofica e spirituale, profondamente legata alla cultura africana e afroamericana. Il progetto Ntu Troop di Gary Bartz si è evoluto naturalmente dallo spiritual jazz al movimento B.A.M. (Black American Music), fondendo elementi  soul, funk, folk africano, hard bop e jazz d'avanguardia. Una ricchezza di suoni e di atmosfere che non solo rendono la bellezza di questa musica ...

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Kamasi Washington At Golden Gate Theatre

by Steven Roby
November 20, 2025

Kamasi Washington Band Golden Gate Theatre San Francisco, CA October 14, 2025 It was part big-band spiritual jazz and part family affair. Visionary saxophonist Kamasi Washington's sold-out two-hour concert at the Golden Gate Theatre offered an evening of transcendent fusion, mixing funk, hip-hop, and masterful improvisation with surprise guest appearances. Dressed in a pure white, loose-fitting, African-inspired robe with a green and gold, chasuble-like panel embroidered into the fabric, Kamasi Washington looked like ...

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Gary Bartz & NTU: Damage Control

by Pierre Giroux
September 28, 2025

After a 12-year break from the recording studio, legendary saxophonist Gary Bartz makes a powerful return with Damage Control. This deeply personal passion project honors and re-imagines the soul genre. The album showcases Bartz's unwavering curiosity and artistic evolution, transforming soulful classics into meditative, jazz-infused compositions that cross genre boundaries. At the heart of the album's unity is Bartz's core trio, featuring pianist Barney McAll and drummer Kassa Overall. This trio is often joined by a lineup of exceptional musicians ...

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Kamasi Washington at The Royal Baths Park

by Marek J. Śmietański
August 25, 2025

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Festival International de Jazz de Montreal 2022

by Mike Chamberlain
July 23, 2022

Various venues Festival International de Jazz de Montreal Montreal, Quebec, Canada July 5-9, 2022 All hail the return of live music! After a three-year break imposed by Covid-19, the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal (FIJM) was back this year with a scaled-down but user-friendly slate of 350 concerts, about 2/3 of which were free. This was a year of transition for the festival, now under new management. In the past, the festival ...

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Kamasi Washington, Trombone Shorty and George Clinton Kickoff a New Season of Outdoor Music

by Dave Kaufman
June 25, 2022

The New York City summer music season kicked off with a series of extravagant concerts that turned out large crowds to the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn in Prospect Park and Central Park SummerStage presentations. The comfortable temperatures and low humidity created perfect conditions for outdoor events. Perhaps, the crowds were also buoyed by a collective sense of the need to get out and experience live music after two years of living with greatly diminished live music opportunities. The BRIC series opened ...

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Ravel, Chopin & Debussy for Jazzheads

by Ludovico Granvassu
May 7, 2022

In the second part of this week's exploration of jazz inspired by classical music, we focus on projects in tribute to the works of three composers that have influenced scores of jazz musicians, Maurice Ravel, Frédéric Chopin and Claude Debussy. Happy listening! PlaylistBen Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Frank Woeste, Ryan Keberle “Ostinato (Prelude)" Reverso--Suite Ravel (Phonoart) 0:16 Host talks 6:59 René Marie “Bolero/Suzanne" Live at the Jazz Standard (Maxjazz) ...