Kamasi Washington

Saxophonist, bandleader and composer Kamasi Washington, who exploded out of the Los Angeles music scene to become one of the most celebrated and visible faces of jazz today, returns for his first SFJAZZ appearance in nearly a decade to bring his latest movement-inspired 2024 release Fearless Movement to his performance at the Golden Gate Theatre.

Born to saxophonist Rickey Washington, Kamasi was steeped in the jazz of John Coltrane from infancy and mentored by prominent jazz educator Reggie Andrews as well as drumming luminary Billy Higgins [...]