Kamasi Washington goes shopping at Amoeba Hollywood. Check out his picks: Fela and Afrika 70 - Zombie (CD) http://bit.ly/2igYOci Curtis Mayfield - Back to the World (CD) http://bit.ly/2iOLa1k Ed Motta - AOR (CD) http://bit.ly/2hDuQ3b Various Artists - Gamelan from Central Java (CD) Futoshi Higashide - Samurai 7, Vol.

During the shoot for their recent Playboy feature, Saxophonist Kamasi Washington, producer and saxophonist Terrace Martin and bassist Stephen "Thundercat" Bruner sat down at the hallowed Mint theater to talk about growing up together in the fertile jazz and hip-hop scenes of South Los Angeles.

Rising cosmic saxophone explorer Kamasi Washington is the most exciting new figure in jazz in decades. Here, he breaks down his work on Kendrick Lamar's opus and talks about making his own breakthrough album, "The Epic"--all while playing a ferocious trio version of his composition "Final Thought" Still haven't subscribed to GQ on YouTube?

Subscribe for The Latest Hot 100, Charts Center, Music Festival Coverage, & More! ►► https://bitly.com/BillboardSub Watch All Our Outside Lands 2016 Interviews Here! ►► http://bit.ly/OSLA2016 Kamasi Washington sat down with Billboard's Tye Comer to talk about his personal love of Jazz and its recent resurgence in popularity with the newer generations.

In this latest episode of the TND Podcast, I speak with saxophonist and bandleader Kamasi Washington about the recording of his latest record, the Epic, and the tour he's in the midst of with his incredibly talented band, the Next Step.