“Kamasi Washington could never be accused of fearful stasis. As one of the premier jazz crossover stars of the past decade, the LA saxophonist’s fiercely exuberant output has spread far outside the genre’s confines. Virtuoso musicianship is, naturally, baked in; Washington’s modus operandi also embodies political anger and transcendent joy. For this third studio LP, clocking in at a brisk (for him”
“Kamasi Washington says that, first and foremost, this sixth full-length album is is paean to flexibility. It’s a topic that few musicians of his generation are better placed to discuss. Since making his breakthrough with ‘The Epic’ in 2015, the saxophonist has become one of the more unlikely crossover success stories of recent years by taking staple jazz influences and reshaping them so adventurou”
“Kamasi Washington stretches out to fresh territory on Fearless Movement”
“On his third album as bandleader, the star saxophonist tries to balance his habitual gravitas with a newfound sense of fun. But party music doesn’t come to him as naturally as heroic high drama.”
