Kamasi Washington has released a short film, “Get Lit,” which was written and directed by Jenn Nkiru. It’s based on the song “Get Lit” on Kamasi’s new album Fearless Movement, but this is not a music video given another name, it’s a 13-minute short film starring Saul Williams, band member Patrice Quinn and Washington, with appearances from George Clinton and D Smoke (who appear on the song), plus Willow Smith, Raphael Saadiq, Robert Glasper, and more. Watch that below.
“Get Lit” was shot in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Leimert Park where Washington was born, raised and started developing his chops. Washington and Nkiru previously worked together on As Told To G/D Thyself, a short film companion to 2018 album Heaven and Earth which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival.
Kamasi Washington is on tour through the fall, including a stop at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival. All dates are below.
KAMASI WASHINGTON LIVE
July 31—Alexandria, VA—The Birchmere
August 2—Newport, RI—Newport Jazz Festival
October 1—Athens, GR—Acropolis of Athens
October 3—Rome, IT—Roma Jazz Festival / Parco Della Música
October 4—Milan, IT—JAZZMI / Alcatraz
October 6—Barcelona, ES—Barcelona Jazz Festival / Razzmatazz
October 7—Madrid, ES—La Riviera
October 9—Lisbon, PT—Coliseu
October 10—Porto, PT—Hard Club
October 12—Bordeaux, FR—Rocher de Palmer
October 13—Paris, FR—Salle Pleyel
October 15—Manchester, UK—Albert Hall
October 16—London, UK—O2 Academy Brixton
October 17—Cardiff, UK—The Great Hall
October 20—Gateshead, UK—The Glasshouse
October 21—Leeds, UK—Project House
October 22—Glasgow, UK—Barrowland Ballroom
October 23—Dublin, IE—3Olympia Theatre
October 28—Brussels, BE—Bozar
October 29—Zurich, CH—X-TRA
October 31—Lausanne, CH—Jazz Onze+ / Les Docks
November 1—Bologna, IT—Estragon Club
November 3—Warsaw, PL—Stodola
November 4—Krakow, PL—Klub Studio
November 5—Brno, CZ—JAZZFESTBRNO / Sono Centrum
November 6—Munich, DE—Theaterfabrik
November 7—Cologne, DE—Carlswerk Victoria
November 9—Groningen, NL—Rockit / De Oosterpoort
November 10—Amsterdam, NL—Paradiso
November 11—Utrect, NL—TivoliVredenburg
November 13—Berlin, DE—Theater des Westens
November 15—Stockholm, SE—Fållan
November 16—Malmo, SE—Moriska Paviljongen
November 17—Oslo, NO—Den Norske Opera