Kamasi Washington: Heaven and Earth review – passionate sounds of the gathering storm | Alexis Petridis album of the week

The US saxophonist has found his time and it is now: this excellent album connects politics with the jazz of the past to create an angrily inclusive new visionTen years ago, British saxophone legend Courtney Pine painted a sobering picture of life as a modern British jazz musician in an interview with the Guardian. For all the study involved in becoming one, most jazz musicians had no hope of making a living, unless they were one of the clean-cut vocalists content to ring-a-ding-ding their way t...

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