Name: Harmony of Difference
Brand: Kamasi Washington

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

YT-171-2

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Download code: No

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Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2017-09-29

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Beggars Group

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

889030017123

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Kamasi Washington

Genre US

Jazz

Label US

Young Turks

Kamasi Washington is an American jazz saxophonist, composer, production editor and band leader. Born on February 18, 1981 in Los Angeles, California, USA, he is the son of Rickey Washington.
With his unique blend of jazz and contemporary influences, Kamasi has gained recognition as a leading figure in the modern jazz scene. His music showcases his exceptional talent as a saxophonist and composer.
Inspired by artists such as Nate Smith, Yussef Kamaal, and Butcher Brown among others, Kamasi's sound pushes boundaries and challenges traditional notions of jazz. His compositions are rich with emotion and energy, captivating audiences worldwide.

Music titan <a href="https://roughtrade.com/us/artist/kamasi-washington">Kamasi Washington’s</a> new EP Harmony of Difference, the first new music from Washington since his universally acclaimed 2015 debut album The Epic, is released via Young Turks.

Harmony of Difference premiered as part of the Whitney Museum of American Art 2017 Biennial alongside a film by A.G. Rojas and also featuring artwork by Kamasi Washington’s sister, Amani Washington. The new music is an original six part suite that explores the philosophical possibilities of the musical technique known as “counterpoint,” which Washington defines as “the art of balancing similarity and difference to create harmony between separate melodies.” Beyond the artistic impulse to expand the possibilities within counterpoint, Washington wanted to create something that opened people’s minds to the gift of diversity. Each of the first five movements is its own unique composition. Truth, the sixth movement, fuses all five compositions into one simultaneous performance. Echoing this fusion, Amani created five paintings focused on raw shapes and colors, each inspired by one of the first five movements of the suite. Amani then combined these paintings to create a sixth: an abstract depiction of a human face. The film, directed by A.G. Rojas, brings the metaphoric ideas found in both the music and paintings to life. While still quite abstract, it focuses on the harmony found in people from South Central and East Los Angeles and shows the beauty in their differences. My hope is that witnessing the beautiful harmony created by merging different musical melodies will help people realize the beauty in our own differ".

Harmony of Difference

Music US

Discover Harmony of Difference by Kamasi Washington on CD and 12" formats from Young Turks. A unique six-part suite exploring diversity through counterpoint.