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Song of the week: "Change of the Guard" by Kamasi Washington
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Dec 3, 2015
Song of the week: "Change of the Guard" by Kamasi Washington
Washington is a jazz saxophonist who's collaborated with names like Flying Lotus and Kendrick Lamar, "Change of the Guard" is the first track off "The Epic," Washington's latest album.
Kamasi Washington
Kamasi Washington
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Mike Park
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Washington is a jazz saxophonist who's collaborated with names like Flying Lotus and Kendrick Lamar, "Change of the Guard" is the first track off "The Epic," Washington's latest album.

Kamasi Washington is a jazz saxophonist and a Los Angeles native. If you've listened to the latest Kendrick Lamar or Flying Lotus release, you've heard his skills put to tape. He's become a respected solo musician in his own right.

This past May, Washington released a nearly three hour long solo album called — what else? — "The Epic."

"Change of the Guard" is the first song of that record, and it's this week's Off-Ramp song of the week:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtQRBzSN9Vw