Kamasi Washington and similar artists

Terrance Martin - Sleepless Nights (Ft. Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper, Phoelix, and 9th Wonder)

Vulfpeck

3 on E (Ft. Antwaun Stanley)

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Joshua Crumbly

New Rock Thingy

Sounds like: Leon Bridges, Kamasi Washington, Tom Misch

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Having made his professional debut at age 10 alongside his saxophonist father, Joshua Crumbly, is an experienced and talented musician whose latest re...

Joe Armon-Jones

Almost Went Too Far

Sounds like: Tom Misch, KOKOROKO

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Benny Sings recently confirmed that I had correctly identified the lyrics to his "Not Enough" that Genius.com had gotten wrong. It's put some things i...

Sons of Kemet

Your Queen Is A Reptile

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Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah

Diaspora

Sounds like: Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper, Snarky Puppy

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This is a project I've been interested in since I saw their NPR Tiny Desk Concert performance. Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah is a Grammy nominated ar...

Terrace martin

Patiently Waiting (Ft. Uncle Chucc & The Emotions)

Sounds like: Kamasi Washington, Myron & E, Kendrick Lamar

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You might not know the name Terrace Martin but you surely have heard him play his horn. A product of the generations-long jazz tradition of South Los ...

Terrace martin

Alright (11)

Sounds like: Kendrick Lamar, Thundercat, Kamasi Washington

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Do you know Terrance Martin? You should and you need to. The L.A. native grew up with Thundercat, Kamasi Washington, and a string of other black lumin...

Josh Evans

Bad Dream

Sounds like: Kamasi Washington, Eddie Moore, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson

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Jazz is the foundation of American music, but you wouldn't know that by turning on the radio unless you're a seasoned musician or musicologist. The im...

Chris Clarke

Don't Mimic (Ft. Ronald Bruner Jr., Thundercat, Taylor Graves, Kamasi Washington & JThorn)

Sounds like: Thundercat, Shafiq Husayn, Blu

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If you're out and about in Los Angeles, you have no doubt seen Chris Clarke at some point. He's hard to miss. Far from shy, always beaming with positi...

Mike The Poet

Endless Planets for Austin Peralta

Sounds like: Robert Glasper, Shafiq Husayn, Thundercat

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I never formally met Austin Peralta.I recall seeing him in person once, about a year or so ago, in San Francisco. He was playing with Thundercat. He h...