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Kamasi
Washington
One of the world’s most spectacular and inspiring saxophonists, multi-instrumentalists, composers & bandleaders will be headlining the Pink Noise Riga festival!
Kamasi Washington has released some of the most acclaimed musical records of this century like The Epic (2016), Heaven and Earth (2018) and Fearless Movement (2024). Washington’s grand musical arrangements have been anchored in post-bop, funk, soul, and hip-hop, while his unique saxophone sound has melted well with the music of Herbie Hancock, the Florence + the Machine, Kendrick Lamar, André 3000, and even Metallica and Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Washington’s score for the Michelle Obama documentary Becoming earned him Emmy and Grammy nominations. Washington’s supergroup Dinner Party, co-founded with longtime friends Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper and 9th Wonder, was nominated for a Grammy for Best Progressive R&B Album for their EP Dinner Party (Dessert).
Featured Songs
Prologue
Street Fighter Mas
Pink Noise Riga
Inaugurated in 2024 by an inspirational performance of Branford Marsalis and Latvian Radio Big band, Pink Noise Riga festival is a new kid on the Baltic music scene.
Get your tickets to Kamasi Washington’s only performance in the Baltics, while the rest of our star-studded programme will be revealed a touch later!
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Created & developed by the team of Aigars Nords, CEO and founder of Rimi Riga Marathon and Riga Wine & Champagne, and Davis Jurka, director of Latvian Radio Big Band, Pink Noise Riga aims to bring some seriously positive musical vibes to the Latvian Capital while helping our beloved Riga stand out & sound bright.
Tenor saxophonist Kamasi Washington is a musical unicorn: a hardcore jazz artist who has pushed the boundaries of his own, often-rarified genre, who has also caught the eye of some of hip-hop's biggest names.
Esquire
The High Priest of Sax
Meet Kamasi Washington. The High Priest of Sax. A major new force in music, full stop.
GQ
The saxophone colossus of our time,
Kamasi Washington has been the go-to saxophone player for everyone from Kendrick Lamar to Herbie Hancock, and Washington's own band has produced some of today's most vital jazz.
NPR
It would be unfair, and a little silly, to ask whether Washington might be the next Coltrane. In any case, there’s room for only one Coltrane in the theology of jazz. But with his overt spiritualism and his humble bearing, Washington has reawakened the widespread longing for a Coltrane-like figure who might lead jazz out of the desert of obscurity and restore its spiritual purpose.
The New York Times
