© 2025 WBGO
Discover Jazz...Anywhere, Anytime, on Any Device.
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Saxophonist and composer Kamasi Washington collaborates with rapper D Smoke and Funk legend George Clinton

Ways To Subscribe
Kamasi Washington at the 2022 Montreal International Jazz Festival
David Kaufman
/
used with permission
Kamasi Washington at the 2022 Montreal International Jazz Festival

On this episode of The Art of the Story, WBGO's Emily Springer chats with world-renowned saxophonist, composer and band leader Kamasi Washington.

Kamasi Washington performing at the 2021 Newport Jazz Festival
Rick Farrell
Kamasi Washington performing at the 2021 Newport Jazz Festival

Washington's new album Fearless Movement features rapper D Smoke and Funk legend George Clinton.

You can SEE the entire interview with Kamasi Washington here.

Doug Doyle has been News Director at WBGO since 1998 and has taken his department to new heights in coverage and recognition. Doug and his staff have received more than 250 awards from organizations like PRNDI (now PMJA), AP, New York Association of Black Journalists, Garden State Association of Black Journalists and the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists.
Emily Springer is a WBGO News reporter who covers stories about the arts, culture, and music happenings in New York and New Jersey.