Kamasi Washington has announced his new album Fearless Movement. The beloved Los Angeles jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, and bandleader will release his follow-up to 2018’s Heaven and Earth on May 3 via Young. Below, watch the video for Washington’s new song “Prologue.” Scroll down for the artist’s new tour dates.
Washington is apparently calling his Fearless Movement his “dance album,” although not in the traditional electronic music sense of the phrase. “It’s not literal,” he said in a press release. “Dance is movement and expression, and in a way it’s the same thing as music—expressing your spirit through your body. That’s what this album is pushing.”
The new album includes “The Garden Path,” which Washington performed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in 2022. Fearless Movement also has contributions from Thundercat, Terrace Martin, Patrice Quinn, flutist André 3000, vocalists George Clinton, BJ the Chicago Kid, and D Smoke, and others.
After sharing Heaven and Earth in June 2018, Washington released a companion EP called The Choice. A couple of years later, he issued his soundtrack for the Michelle Obama documentary Becoming. Washington has also released several projects with Robert Glasper and Terrace Martin under the Dinner Party banner.
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Fearless Movement:
01 Kamasi Washington: “Lesanu”
02 Kamasi Washington: “Asha the First” [ft. Thundercat, Taj Austin and Raj Austin]
03 Kamasi Washington: “Computer Love” [ft. Patrice Quinn, DJ Battlecat and Brandon Coleman]
04 Kamasi Washington: “The Visionary” [ft. Terrace Martin]
05 Kamasi Washington / George Clinton / D Smoke: “Get Lit”
06 Kamasi Washington / André 3000: “Dream State”
07 Kamasi Washington / BJ the Chicago Kid: “Together”
08 Kamasi Washington: “The Garden Path”
09 Kamasi Washington: “Road to Self (KO)”
10 Kamasi Washington: “Interstellar Peace (The Last Stance)”
11 Kamasi Washington: “Lines in the Sand”
12 Kamasi Washington: “Prologue”
Kamasi Washington:
May 4—New York, NY—Beacon Theatre
May 5—Philadelphia, PA—Union Transfer
May 7—Toronto, QC—History
May 8—Cincinnati, OH—Ludlow Garage
May 9—Detroit, MI—St. Andrews Hall
May 10—Chicago, IL—Thalia Hall
May 11—St. Paul, MN—Fitzgerald Theater
May 12—Omaha, NB—Slowdown
May 14—Houston, TX—House of Blues Houston
May 15—Dallas, TX—House of Blues Dallas
May 16—San Antonio, TX—Empire Theater
May 17—Austin, TX—Empire Garage
May 30—Vancouver, BC—The Vogue Theatre
May 31—Seattle, WA—The Showbox
June 1—Eugene, OR—McDonald Theatre
June 2—Portland, OR—Crystal Ballroom
June 5—Sacramento, CA—Crest Theatre
June 6—Monterey, CA—Golden State Theatre
June 7—San Francisco, CA—Warfield
June 8—Santa Cruz, CA—The Catalyst
June 9—Solana Beach, CA—Belly Up
June 11—Mesa, AZ—Mesa Arts Center
June 16—Los Angeles, CA—Hollywood Bowl Jazz Fest
July 31—Alexandria, VA—The Birchmere
