Fearless Movement
“Overall, it finds Washington, 43, adhering to his longstanding vision, presenting sprawling, eclectic tracks — 12 in just shy of 90 minutes — that refute any notion of jazz as a cloistered musical zone and showcase the chemistry of his core musical crew, a decades-strong friend group that started taking shape in early childhood.”—The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/23/arts/music/kamasi-washington-fearless-movement.html
“These days, Washington is one of the most ambitious bandleaders out there, and his playing is as forceful as his vision.”—The New Yorker
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/goings-on/teresita-fernandezs-shifting-sculptural-landscapes
“Even if Washington anchors his work in a particular subject, whether that be dancing, discovery or deliverance, there’s no telling where he’ll take us. This is only the prologue, after all.”—Paste
"the saxophone colossus of our time"—NPR
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/14/1197961670/contenders-vol-9-the-songs-we-cant-stop-playing
“Supplemented by bursts of individualism from collaborators like Thundercat, George Clinton, and André 3000, Washington folds his own kind of dance record into his newest galaxy of mesmeric jazz.”—The Boston Globe
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/05/01/arts/rock-roll-rumble/
“Fearless Movement is a haunting and beautiful portrait of so many things, as well as a record that will likely end up defining the year.”—Northern Transmissions
https://northerntransmissions.com/kamasi-washington-fearless-movement/#google_vignette
“Fearless Movement finds him innovating within the form, and taking the meaning of “jazz fusion” to new heights.”—Brooklyn Vegan
“Fearless Movement, the Los Angeles artist's third full-length project, takes his existential talents to new heights with exuberant configurations of his four-dimensional sound.”—The Fader
“Rather than transforming the actual language of composition or harmony or improvisation, he stacks his influences and relationships to form an ensemble sound that is monumental, and thoroughly his own. In or out of jazz, that means so much."—SPIN
https://www.spin.com/2024/04/kamasi-washington-fearless-movement-review/
"a brilliant exploration of the hybrid potential in jazz, pop, hip-hop, and classic R&B...Its cross-pollination of genres has already drawn critical attention from outside the jazz community, promising to make Fearless Movement one of this year’s most acclaimed jazz releases."—Pop Matters
https://www.popmatters.com/kamasi-washington-fearless-movement-review
“Fearless Movement is the sound of Washington digging deeper into his signature style while broadening his horizons; his tone is tight as ever but he remains loose as he listens and levitates along with his closest collaborators. Clocking in at almost ninety minutes, it’s a true journey and no onslaught of adjectives can hope to truly conjure its scope and strength."—WXPM
https://xpn.org/2024/05/03/kamasi-washingtons-fearless-movement/
"With Fearless Movement, his third great record in a row, Washington once again demonstrates his commitment to innovation, cementing his place in the great jazz canon.”—Under The Radar
https://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/fearless_movement_kamasi_washington