Miss Understandingby Kamasi Washington

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At the prestigious Hamilton High School Music Academy, within two years, Kamasi earned the lead tenor saxophone chair in the top jazz ensemble. At the same time, Kamasi joined the Multi School Jazz Band (MSJB) where he reunited with several childhood friends who were pursuing their passion for music. During his senior year of high school, Kamasi formed his first band, “The Young Jazz Giants,” with childhood friends including Ronald Bruner, Stephen Bruner and Cameron Graves. After high school, Kamasi received a full scholarship to study ethnomusicology at UCLA, where he explored many of the non-western musical cultures around the world. During the summer after his freshman year, Kamasi recorded his first album with “The Young Jazz Giants” to spread new sounds of jazz all around the country. In his second year at UCLA, Kamasi went on his first national tour with the west coast hip-hop legend Snoop Dogg. 2015. kamasiwashington.com

Kamasi Washington is an American jazz saxophonist, composer, production editor and band leader. Washington is mainly known for his tenor playing, following in the traditions of John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman and Albert Ayler. 2015. kamasiwashington.com

Kamasi Washington is an American jazz saxophonist, composer, production editor and band leader. Washington is mainly known for his tenor playing, following in the traditions of John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman and Albert Ayler. 2015. kamasiwashington.com