Kamasi Washington Australia tour begins next week

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LA saxophonist and bandleader Kamasi Washington lands in Australia next week to perform dates in Melbourne, Sydney and Byron Bay Bluesfest.

22nd March 2016 – Melbourne Prince Bandroom – Melbourne
23rd March – Metro Theatre – Sydney
24th & 25th March – Bluesfest – Byron Bay

Over the years, Kamasi has performed and recorded with the likes of McCoy Tyner, Freddie Hubbard, Kenny Burrell, George Duke, Lauryn Hill, Jeffrey Osborne, Mos Def, Quincy Jones, Stanley Clark, Harvey Mason, Snoop Dog, Flying Lotus, and Chaka Khan. Kamasi’s own band “The Next Step” is a modern spin on a big band, which includes two drummers, two upright bass players, keyboard players, three horns players, a pianist, and a vocalist. In addition, Kamasi is part of a west coast musical collective called the “West Coast Get Down.”

Most recently, Kamasi worked on Kendrick Lamar’s acclaimed 2015 album “To Pimp A Butterfly,” while last year he also released his groundbreaking solo album “The Epic” (Brainfeeder). “The Epic” is precisely that, a 172-minute, triple-disc work that features Kamasi’s ten-piece band “The Next Step” along with a full string orchestra and full choir that needs to be heard to be believed.

To get you in the mood for his live show, here’s the full vision of the The Epic release party from the Regent Theater in Downtown L.A., where Washington presented the album with his working band, a choir, a string section and plenty of special guests.

SETLIST
5:45 – “Askim”
27:25 – “Change of the Guard”
47:00 – “Leroy and Lanisha”
1:02:01 – “Henrietta Our Hero”
1:15:10 – “Re Run”
1:44:00 – “The Message”

MUSICIANS
Kamasi Washington, Tony Austin, Ronald Bruner, Stephen Bruner, Brandon Coleman, Cameron Graves, Miles Mosley, Ryan Porter, Patrice Quinn, Battlecat, Munyungo Jackson, The Gaslamp Killer, Terrace Martin, Leon Mobley, Ras G, Dwight Trible, Rickey Washington, Dontae Winslow, Miguel Atwood:Ferguson, Paul Cartwright, Yvette Devereauz, Atryom Manukyan, Ginger Murphy, Tylana Renga, Molly Rogers, Jim Simone, Andrea Witt, Nia Andrews, Trenyce Cobbins, Thalma de Freitas, Taylor Graves, Charles Jones, Dawn Norsleet, Steven Wayne, Mashica Winslow

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