Kamasi Washington

American saxophonist and bandleader
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Kamasi Washington

Summary

Kamasi Washington is a human[1]. Born in Los Angeles[2], he… he was born on January 1, 1981[3]. He worked as a jazz musician[4], saxophonist[5], and record producer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,333 views/month, #6,838 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Los Angeles[2], Kamasi Washington…
  • Kamasi Washington was born on January 1, 1981[3].
  • Kamasi Washington held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Kamasi Washington is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[9].
  • Kamasi Washington worked as a jazz musician[4].
  • Kamasi Washington worked as a saxophonist[5].
  • Kamasi Washington's professions included record producer[6].
  • Kamasi Washington's education included a stint at UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music[10].
  • Kamasi Washington received the Libera Award for Record of the Year[11].
  • Kamasi Washington is recorded as male[12].
  • Kamasi Washington's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Kamasi Washington's genre is jazz[14].
  • Kamasi Washington's record label is recorded as Brainfeeder[15].
  • Kamasi Washington's record label is recorded as Young[16].
  • Kamasi Washington's Commons category is recorded as Kamasi Washington[17].
  • Kamasi Washington's family name is recorded as Washington[18].
  • Kamasi Washington's given name is recorded as Kamasi[19].
  • Kamasi Washington's official website is recorded as https://www.kamasiwashington.com/[20].
  • Kamasi Washington's instrument is recorded as saxophone[21].
  • Kamasi Washington's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Kamasi Washington's start of work period is recorded as 2000[23].
  • Kamasi Washington's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+57219'}[24].
  • Kamasi Washington's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+54754'}[25].
  • Kamasi Washington's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+76100'}[26].
  • Kamasi Washington's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+58081'}[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1981-02-18[30]

  • Genre(s): bebop, contemporary jazz, jazz, jazz fusion, spiritual jazz[31]

  • Community tags: bebop, contemporary jazz, jazz, jazz fusion, saxophonist, spiritual jazz, united states, west coast jazz[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c7a3e868-c6d8-4512-a5ef-f6cbe42899b0[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Kamasi Washington was born in Los Angeles[2]. He was born on January 1, 1981[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[9].

Education

Kamasi Washington was educated at UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include jazz musician[4], saxophonist[5], and record producer[6].

Recognition

Kamasi Washington received the Libera Award for Record of the Year[11].

Why It Matters

Kamasi Washington ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,333 views/month, #6,838 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

FAQs

Where was Kamasi Washington born?

Born in Los Angeles[2], Kamasi Washington…

What did Kamasi Washington do for work?

Kamasi Washington worked as jazz musician[4], saxophonist[5], and record producer[6].

Where did Kamasi Washington go to school?

Kamasi Washington was educated at UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music[10].

What awards did Kamasi Washington receive?

Honors received include Libera Award for Record of the Year[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . CONOR.SI. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Google Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag kamasi-washington
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: kamasi-washington, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289945000|kamasi washington (#289945000)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Har"
  2. 15d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation jazz musician, saxophonist, record producer
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  3. 27d ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Record label Brainfeeder, Young
    Social media followers {'amount': '+57219'}, {'amount': '+54754'}, {'amount': '+76100'} +7
    Educated at
    Occupation jazz musician, saxophonist, record producer
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P6927]]: kamasi-washington, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/214802824|kamasi washington (#214802824)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7190|NME "
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