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My Take
Kamasi Washington is, to my ears, one of the people who cracked modern jazz open for a new generation. As a founding member of the West Coast Get Down collective out of Los Angeles, he made the genre feel expansive and urgent rather than museum-bound. His sound has a cinematic, almost cosmic scale that pulls in listeners raised on hip-hop and classical alike. What I admire most is his refusal to compromise that vision, building sprawling, ambitious records on his own terms. He is an artist I will keep following closely, because he treats the saxophone like a landscape.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kamasi Washington
- Name (Japanese)
- カマシ・ワシントン
- Reading
- かまし・わしんとん
- Born
- January 1, 1981 (age 45)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rooster
- Origin
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- jazz musician / saxophonist / record producer / composer / musician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Libera Award for Record of the Year
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Kamasi Washington born?
Born January 1, 1981 (age 45).
Where is Kamasi Washington from?
Kamasi Washington is from Los Angeles, California, United States.
What does Kamasi Washington do?
Kamasi Washington works as jazz musician, saxophonist, record producer, composer, musician.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.