{"id":2060,"date":"2024-05-30T22:08:45","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T22:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/?p=2060"},"modified":"2024-06-04T22:11:22","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T22:11:22","slug":"kamasi-washington-to-headline-the-crest-theatre-for-one-night-only-june-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/?p=2060","title":{"rendered":"Kamasi Washington to headline The Crest Theatre for one night only. June 5."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Los Angeles-based saxophonist extraordinaire Kamasi Washington has proven himself a veritable force in the jazz, hip-hop and R&B communities with a body of work most of his peers would kill for. Not only can Washington wield a tenor saxophone like nobody\u2019s business, he has already drawn lofty comparisons to such greats as Albert Ayler and even John Coltrane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rather than sticking to a style that has worked in the past, Washington\u2019s latest record \u2013 \u2018Fearless Movement\u2019 \u2013 is much, much more than a smart play on words. Elegantly arranged and exquisitely presented, this latest 12-song platter showcases a musician unafraid to stretch the boundaries of contemporary jazz. Taking subtle and possibly not-so-subtle cues from Weather Report, Return To Forever, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Chick Corea, and even
Herbie Hancock, the collection is anything but dated or derivative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Standout tracks \u2013 to name just a few \u2013 include \u201cComputer Love\u201d and the lovely \u201cAsha The First\u201d featuring bassist Thundercat which, oddly enough, took shape during his daughter\u2019s first piano tinklings. Also of worthy mention is the meandering and purposely spacious \u201cDream State\u201d featuring Andre 3000 of Outkast fame and my favorite, \u201cGarden State.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Said Washington about his latest record which is sure to incite multiple body movements upon first listen, \u201cDance is movement and expression, and in a way it\u2019s the same thing as music\u2014expressing your spirit through your body. That\u2019s what this album is pushing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On a slightly more morbid note, Washington also addresses life and his own eventual and inescapable death. \u201cMy mortality became more apparent to me, but also my immortality\u2014realizing that my daughter is going to live on and see things that I\u2019m never going to see. I had to become comfortable with this, and that affected the music that I was making\u201d said Kamasi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As luck would have it, Sacramento will be blessed with yet another Kamasi Washington gathering. And while the largely major market tour already started in early May, it will eventually work its way to the West Coast culminating in a gig at the Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival (Washington and Herbie Hancock curate the event) along with a slot on the highly coveted Newport Jazz Festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those fortunate enough to have seen him burn down Harlow\u2019s back in 2015, expect the unexpected at the upcoming Crest Theatre show. If you appreciate jazz and all it\u2019s complexities, or you have an adventurous ear, you\u2019ll also want to check out \u2018Heaven On Earth\u2019 (2018) and \u2018The Epic\u2019 (2015) which landed at No. 5 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chartupon release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sean Healy presents an evening with Kamasi Washington at the Crest Theatre located at 1013 K Street in Sacramento, CA. Doors open at 7:30pm and the show starts promptly at 8:30pm. Tickets start at $39.50 and can be purchased at www.crestsacramento.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Rio Linda Online)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Los Angeles-based saxophonist extraordinaire Kamasi Washington has proven himself a veritable force in the jazz, hip-hop and R&B communities with a body of work most of his peers would kill for. Not only can Washington wield a tenor saxophone like nobody\u2019s business, he has already drawn lofty comparisons to such greats as Albert Ayler and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2060","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2060"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2060\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2063,"href":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2060\/revisions\/2063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}