Kamasi Washington New Song “Get Lit” (Feat. George Clinton and D-Smoke)
Fearless Movement It's out this Friday via Young
April 29, 2024
Photo by Vincent Haycock
Modern jazz icon Kamasi Washington releases a new album, Fearless Movement, this Friday via Young. Now he's shared his fourth single, “Get Lit,” which features George Clinton and Inglewood rapper D Smoke. Listen below, followed by Washington's upcoming tour dates.
Fearless Movement features “The Garden Path,” a new song she shared in 2022. The day after the song was shared, Washington performed it for the first time on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, which was also his television debut. “The Garden Path” was one of the songs of the week. When the album was announced, Washington shared her second single, “Prologue,” via a music video. “Prologue” was one of the songs of the week. He then shared his third single, “Dream State,” which features flute-playing André 3000, and was also one of the songs of the week.
Various other musicians contribute vocals Fearless Movement, including BJ The Chicago Kid and Coast Contra's Taj and Ras Austin (who are the twin sons of California rapper Ras Kass). The album also features regular Thundercat collaborators Terrace Martin, Patrice Quinn, Brandon Coleman and DJ Battlecat.
Washington says Fearless Movement is his dance album, but that doesn't mean he's turned to electronic music. “It's not literal,” Washington says in a press release. “Dance is movement and expression, and in a way it's the same thing as music—expressing your spirit through your body. That's what drives this album.”
Another big influence on this album was the birth of Washington's daughter a few years ago. He is even featured on the album as he wrote the melody to the album's “Asha the First” when he was first experimenting with the piano.
“Being a father means that the horizon of your life suddenly appears,” says Washington. “My mortality became more apparent to me, but so did my immortality – realizing that my daughter will live on and see things I will never see. I had to get comfortable with that and that affected the music I was making.”
Washington's last album was the acclaimed double album, HEAVEN and earthreleased in 2018. It was our #1 album of 2018. Read our 2018 cover interview with Washington.
Washington was also one of the cover artists for our 20th anniversary issue (Issue 69).
He is also in the supergroup Dinner Party, along with Terrace Martin and Robert Glasper, and has released a new album, Enigmatic Societyin 2023.
Kamasi Washington tour Dates:
May 4 — New York, NY — Beacon Theatre
May 5—Philadelphia, PA—Union Transportation
May 7 — Toronto, QC — History
May 8 — Cincinnati, Ohio — Ludlow Garage
May 9 — Detroit, MI — St. Andrews Hall
May 10 — Chicago, IL — Thalia Hall
May 11 — St. Paul, MN — Fitzgerald Theatre
May 12 — Omaha, NB — Slowdown
May 14—Houston, TX—House of Blues Houston
May 15 — Dallas, TX — House of Blues Dallas
May 16 — San Antonio, Texas — Empire Theatre
May 17—Austin, TX—Empire Garage
May 30 — Vancouver, BC — The Vogue Theatre
May 31 — Seattle, Washington — The Showbox
June 1 — Eugene, OR — McDonald Theater
June 2 — Portland, OR — Crystal Ballroom
June 5 — Sacramento, CA — Crest Theatre
June 6 — Monterey, CA — Golden State Theatre
June 7 — San Francisco, CA — Warfield
June 8 — Santa Cruz, CA — The Catalyst
June 9—Solana Beach, CA—Belly Up
June 11—Mesa, AZ—Mesa Arts Center
June 16 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Jazz festival
July 31 — Alexandria, Virginia — The Birchmere
August 2 — Newport, RI — Newport Jazz festival
October 3—Rome, IT—Roma Jazz festival / Parco Della Música
October 4 — Milan, IT — JAZZMI / Alcatraz
October 6—Barcelona, ES—Barcelona Jazz festival / Razzmatazz
October 7 — Madrid, ES — La Riviera
October 9 — Lisbon, Portugal — Coliseum
October 10 — Porto, Portugal — Hard Club
October 12 — Bordeaux, FR — Rocher de Palmer
October 13 — Paris, FR — Salle Pleyel
October 15 — Manchester, United Kingdom — Albert Hall
October 16—London, United Kingdom—O2 Academy Brixton
October 17 — Cardiff, United Kingdom — The Great Hall
October 20 — Gateshead, UK — The Glasshouse
October 21 — Leeds, UK — Project House
October 22 — Glasgow, United Kingdom — Barrowland Ballroom
October 23—Dublin, IE—3 Olympia Theatre
October 28—Brussels, BE—Bozar
October 29 — Zurich, CH—X-TRA
October 31—Lausanne, CH—Jazz Onze+ / Les Docks
November 1 — Bologna, IT — Estragon Club
November 3—Warsaw, PL—Stodola
November 4—Krakow, PL—Klub Studio
November 5 — Brno, Czech Republic — JAZZFESTBRNO / Sono Centrum
November 6 — Munich, DE — Theaterfabrik
November 7 — Cologne, DE — Carlswerk Victoria
November 9—Groningen, NL—Rockit / De Oosterpoort
November 10—Amsterdam, NL—Paradiso
November 11—Utrect, NL—TivoliVredenburg
November 13 — Berlin, Germany — Theater des Westens
November 15—Stockholm, NE—Fållan
November 16—Malmo, SE—Moriska Paviljongen
November 17 — Oslo, NO — Den Norske Opera
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