Kamasi Washington Comes to Boulder Theater Tonight
Z2 Entertainment will present Kamasi Washington at the Boulder Theater tonight, September 24th, 2015. Tickets are on sale July 31st for $25 reserved or $29.50 gold circle.
At the age of 13, Kamasi Washington started a lifelong quest discovering the many wonders of music. One night, his father left his soprano saxophone lying on the piano. Kamasi, filled with curiosity for all the beauty he heard from the instrument, picked up his father's horn. Even though he didn't know anything about the saxophone - in fact, never even touched one - he played Wayne Shorter's composition "Sleeping Dancer Sleep On," his favorite song at the time.
Over the years, Kamasi has performed and recorded with many of his musical heroes from various genres, including Gerald Wilson, McCoy Tyner, Freddie Hubbard, Kenny Burrell, George Duke, Lauryn Hill, Jeffrey Osborne, Mos Def, Quincy Jones, Stanley Clark, Harvey Mason and Chaka Khan. Kamasi's own band "The Next Step" is a modern spin on a big band, which includes two drummers, two upright bass players, keyboard players, three horns players, a pianist, and a vocalist. In addition, Kamasi is part of a west coast musical collective called the "West Coast Get Down."
For more information, visit Kamasi Washington's website at: http://kamasiwashington.com/
