Kamasi Washington performs a Tiny Desk concert. Estfania Mitre hide caption
Kamasi Washington
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Kamasi Washington on World Cafe
WILLOW's latest album, empathogen, includes one of this week's must-hear tracks, "Run." Courtesy of the artist hide caption
You could call Dua Lipa's third album, Radical Optimism, the further adventures in the pop music time machine. Tyrone Lebon/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Kamasi Washington, Tyla and Iron & Wine. B+ / Jeremy Soma / Kim Black. Illustration by Jackie Lay./Courtesy of the artists. hide caption
Kamasi Washington's "Prologue" will give you chills of the body and thrills of the mind. B+/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Jorja Smith's cover of the song "Rose Rouge" is featured in July's edition of Heavy Rotation. Rashidi Noah/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Kamasi Washington, left, and Herbie Hancock. The jazz luminaries have announced they will be going on tour together this year. Photo of Kamasi Washington: Getty Images. Photo of Herbie Hancock: courtesy of the artist. hide caption
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Kamasi Washington On World Cafe
Kamasi Washington, backed by professional gamer Gootecks, marches to challenge gamer ComboFiend in the video for "Street Fighter Mas." YouTube hide caption
"I feel like we're in that turning point right now," Kamasi Washington says. Durmiel/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Atticus Ross (left) and Trent Reznor (right) of Nine Inch Nails, whose new album Bad Witch is on our short list for the best releases of June 22. Corinne Schiavone/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Grateful Dead | Keith Stieduhar/courtesy of the artist (top left), Kamasi Washington | John Vettese/XPN (top right), Sleater Kinney | Brigitte Sire/Courtesy of the artist (bottom left), Hiss Golden Messenger | Rich McKie/XPN (bottom center), Jim James | Josh Pelta-Heller/XPN (bottom right) Various sources hide caption