Kamasi Washington

American saxophonist and bandleader
Person human Q16221677
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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], record producer[6], composer[7], and musician[8]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #6,838 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Los Angeles[2], Kamasi Washington…
  • Kamasi Washington was born on January 1, 1981[3].
  • Kamasi Washington was born on February 18, 1981[10].
  • Kamasi Washington held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Kamasi Washington is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[12].
  • Kamasi Washington worked as a jazz musician[4].
  • Kamasi Washington's professions included saxophonist[5].
  • Kamasi Washington's professions included record producer[6].
  • Kamasi Washington's professions included composer[7].
  • Kamasi Washington's professions included musician[8].
  • Kamasi Washington was educated at UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music[13].
  • Kamasi Washington received the Libera Award for Record of the Year[14].
  • Kamasi Washington is recorded as male[15].
  • Kamasi Washington's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Kamasi Washington's genre is jazz[17].
  • Kamasi Washington's record label is recorded as Brainfeeder[18].
  • Kamasi Washington's record label is recorded as Young[19].
  • Kamasi Washington's Commons category is recorded as Kamasi Washington[20].
  • Kamasi Washington's family name is recorded as Washington[21].
  • Kamasi Washington's given name is recorded as Kamasi[22].
  • Kamasi Washington's official website is recorded as https://www.kamasiwashington.com/[23].
  • Kamasi Washington's instrument is recorded as saxophone[24].
  • Kamasi Washington's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Kamasi Washington's start of work period is recorded as 2000[26].
  • Kamasi Washington's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+57219'}[27].

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Origins and Family

Kamasi Washington was born in Los Angeles[2]. Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1981[3] and February 18, 1981[10]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[12].

Education

Kamasi Washington's education included a stint at UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include jazz musician[4], saxophonist[5], record producer[6], composer[7], and musician[8].

Recognition

Kamasi Washington received the Libera Award for Record of the Year[14].

Why It Matters

Kamasi Washington ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #6,838 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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], record producer[6], composer[7], and musician[8].

Where did Kamasi Washington go to school?

Kamasi Washington was educated at UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music[13].

What awards did Kamasi Washington receive?

Honors received include Libera Award for Record of the Year[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'bg', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'hu', 'it', '
    Date of birth → +1981-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1981-02-18T00:00:00Z
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57226|batch #57226]]: Import and prefer more precise dates from dewiki"
  2. 19w 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"
  3. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → jazz musician, saxophonist, record producer +2
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31725|batch #31725]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (19)"
  4. 21w 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 +2
    + 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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