◇ image via WikipediaKamasi Washington
Kamasi Washington is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Kenny Burrell, Floating Points, 9th Wonder, Terrace Martin and Bonobo. Those roots explain a lot about how Kamasi Washington arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Terrace Martin, BADBADNOTGOOD, Robert Glasper, Alfa Mist and Snarky Puppy, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ghost-Note, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 18 connections around Kamasi Washington, reaching back through Kenny Burrell and forward to Ghost-Note. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Kamasi Tii Washington is an American arranger, composer and jazz saxophonist. He is a founding member of the jazz collective West Coast Get Down.
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Kamasi Washington connections
Kamasi Washington grew out of Kenny Burrell, Floating Points, 9th Wonder and Terrace Martin, shares an orbit with Terrace Martin, BADBADNOTGOOD, Robert Glasper and Alfa Mist, went on to shape Ghost-Note. 18 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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