Kamasi Washington

USA, 2004–now

American tenor saxophonist (b. 1981) from South Central Los Angeles. The Epic (2015) - three hours, choir and strings - brought large-scale spiritual jazz back into general listening, on the back of his playing and arranging for Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly.

MusicRoots documents 1 artist who influenced Kamasi Washington and 0 artists Kamasi Washington influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced Kamasi Washington?

• John Coltrane — Washington's tenor playing and the choir-and-strings scale of The Epic descend directly from Coltrane's late music.