Kamasi Washington, Butcher Brown
The Sylvee 25 S. Livingston St., Madison, Wisconsin 53703
Powerhouse tenor saxophonist Kamasi Washington returns to Madison for the first time since his sold-out debut at the Majestic in November 2017. The leader of a 10-piece band has collaborated with Kendrick Lamar, John Legend, Run the Jewels, Ibeyi and, on his last visit, had his father, Rickey (a session woodwinds player who played with Diana Ross and The Temptations) in the band. This run finds Washington touring on the recently released dynamic double disc Heaven and Earth. With noticeable Afro-Futuristic influences, Washington keeps the jazz tradition alive, even in a cover of the theme to Bruce Lee’s Fists of Fury. With Butcher Brown.
$30.