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Kamasi Washington

Jeff Parker
Mar 28

How Jeff Parker Created His Unique ‘New Breed’ of Jazz

Jeff Parker's R&B-centric, hip-hop, funk and glitchy jazz-indebted songs are some of the most forward-thinking sounds in modern jazz.
By Brad Cohan
Thunder in the friend zone
Mar 2

A Wise Man Acts a Fool: Thundercat on Expanding Minds and Expectations

"I'll tell a bad joke, I don’t give a shit! What else do we have? I’m not supposed to fart in front of you?"—Thundercat
By Justin Joffe
Avoid Times Square at all costs, ya dummy.
Dec 29

The Best New Year’s Eve Debauchery in NYC

Here's the best concerts, dance parties, and all-out debauchery NYC has to offer on New Year's Eve.
By Justin Joffe
Aphex Twin played a symbol-rich set, his first US apperacne in eight years, as the lasers met the rain
Dec 20

Day For Night Is the Future of Music Festivals

By Justin Joffe
KATE NV.
Dec 1

The Month in Weird: December’s Best Avant-Garde Concerts

By Brad Cohan
George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic perform during the 2009 Voodoo Experience at City Park on October 31, 2009 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images.)
Aug 25

Brainfeeder Signs George Clinton & Gives Him the Respect He Deserves

By Justin Joffe
Herbie Hancock.
Aug 12

Herbie Hancock Brings New Music and Today’s Jazz Vanguard to Brooklyn

By Justin Joffe
DARING 25
Jul 28

Condé Nast, Cadillac Celebrate 25 Risk Takers From Around the World

By Zachary Weiss
Terrace Martin: Saxophonist, Keyboardist, Storyteller
Jul 6

Fuck the Jazz Police: Celebration & Reclamation at Montréal Jazz Fest

By Justin Joffe
Kamasi Washington.
May 27

SummerStage 2016 Free Concerts Spotlight Jazz as Zeitgeist, Kamasi Washington

By Justin Joffe
Jan 4

10 Albums From 2015 We’ll Still Be Listening to This Time Next Year

By Justin Joffe
Neon Indian @ Webster Hall (Justin Joffe for Observer)
Oct 26

Searching for Something New at CMJ Music Marathon

By Justin Joffe
Jun 12

Ornette Coleman Wrote the Future of Jazz in 1959

By Eli Zeger
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