Kamasi Washington

Headliners Jill Scott (on Saturday) and FKA twigs (on Sunday) play unopposed, but for the rest of each day you’ll often have to choose between conflicting acts.

Watch Kamasi join Herbie for his jazz-funk classic “Chameleon.”

Jazz is in the midst of a renaissance, and there are plenty of artists making innovative music that you don’t need a jazz degree to appreciate. Here are five of them playing NYC (and other cities) this summer and fall…

Our presale for the BrooklynVegan-presented Kamasi Washington show at Jersey City’s White Eagle Hall runs from 10 AM Tuesday (6/11) through 10 AM Wednesday (6/12).

Kamasi Washington is touring for most of the summer, playing shows all over the world, including Morocco, Belgium, Poland, Spain, Italy and more, plus North American dates with Herbie Hancock, and he’ll play Brooklyn’s Afropounk Festival at the end of August.

All-inclusive tickets to Wilco’s new Mexico destination festival, Sky Blue Sky, featuring Courtney Barnett (solo), Sharon Van Etten, Yo La Tengo, Kamasi Washington and more, are on sale today.

Wilco’s all-inclusive destination concert/fest will also feature Calexico, Kamasi Washington, The Comet Is Coming, Dr. Dog, and more…

Saturday includes sets from Jill Scott, Gary Clark Jr., Tierra Whack, Leon Bridges, Kelsey Lu, Goldlink, Ravyn Lenae, Rico Nasty, Junglepussy, Kari Faux, Leikeli47, and more, while Sunday has FKA twigs, Toro Y Moi, Death Grips, Santigold, Kamasi Washington, Danny Brown, Ho99o9, and more.

Herbie also plays NYC, LA, and San Diego without Kamasi during the tour, and Kamasi plays Afropunk Brooklyn.

The stacked lineup also includes Leon Bridges, Santigold, Toro y Moi, Death Grips, Danny Brown, Tierra Whack, J.I.D, Leikeli47, Rico Nasty, and more.