Kamasi Washington

Kendrick Lamar: GNX review – stunning surprise from a rapper determined to be the greatest
After his beef with Drake, Lamar expands his list of targets with enthralling rhymes and adventurous arrangements. At this point, he’s deferring only to God
Alexis Petridis
25, Nov, 2024 @4:14 PM

The best albums of 2024 so far
Billie Eilish’s third is a triumph, Shabaka goes woodwind and Yunchan Lim makes the most thrilling piano debut of the decade … here are our music team’s picks of the best LPs from the first half of the year
Aneesa Ahmed, Ben Beaumont-Thomas and Alexis Petridis; classical picks by Andrew Clements
12, Jun, 2024 @11:00 AM

Kamasi Washington: Fearless Movement review – the sax star dials up the tempos
Input from George Clinton, André 3000 and Washington’s toddler daughter feature on his virtuosic, richly varied latest
Kitty Empire
03, May, 2024 @10:00 AM

Miguel Atwood-Ferguson on his giant 50-song album: ‘I wanted to approach it like an experiment’
The composer and arranger has worked with everyone from Ray Charles to Rihanna. Now he’s stepping into the spotlight with a mammoth three and a half hour debut LP … and that’s just volume one
Ammar Kalia
13, Nov, 2023 @11:00 AM

Dinner Party: Enigmatic Society review – slinky, synthy R&B
The jazz supergroup without the ego bring an LA breeziness to an album shimmering with 80s synths and G-funk
Kate Hutchinson
16, Apr, 2023 @2:00 PM

‘Like them, we’re fragile’: how Randall Poster assembled his star-packed birdsong project
The esteemed music supervisor enlisted stars such as Mark Ronson, Nick Cave, Beck, Sean Penn and Tilda Swinton for an ambitious new project
Jim Farber
23, May, 2022 @5:28 AM

‘We could lose it all’: UK jazz tries to get its groove back after Covid
The world-class British jazz scene was hit hard by the pandemic. As live shows and in-person collaboration resume, Steam Down, Soweto Kinch and more discuss the future
Ammar Kalia
16, Jun, 2021 @1:20 PM

Fresh heirs: how Kamasi Washington gave jazz back to the kids
He rewrote the jazz rulebook and brought a genre once thought dead to a new generation of music fans
Ammar Kalia
21, Nov, 2019 @8:28 AM

All Points East review – blockbuster festival makes a muted return
Standout sets from the Chemical Brothers and Christine and the Queens salvage an opening weekend marred by sound issues
Hannah J Davies
27, May, 2019 @11:05 AM

Kamasi Washington says Brexit could make touring UK tricky for artists
US jazz saxophonist says international musicians will find UK less appealing
Sarah Marsh
05, May, 2019 @2:47 PM

Brits 2019: who will – and should – win every award
Can Dua Lipa have a second successful Brits year in a row, or will George Ezra dominate the biggest categories? Ahead of tonight’s ceremony, we ponder the likely winners
Ben Beaumont-Thomas and Laura Snapes
20, Feb, 2019 @7:00 AM

2019 Brit award nominations topped by Anne-Marie and Dua Lipa – again
Dua Lipa is the most nominated artist for a second year in a row, joined by Essex pop star Anne-Marie on four nominations
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
12, Jan, 2019 @6:06 PM
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