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Kamasi Washington's springtime jazz picks, from Roland Kirk to Letieres Leite

NPR
Published March 15, 2022 at 12:20 PM EDT
Kamasi Washington performs at Circo Voador on March 23, 2019, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Raphael Dias/Getty Images)
Kamasi Washington performs at Circo Voador on March 23, 2019, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Raphael Dias/Getty Images)

Kamasi Washington is a legendary saxophonist and jazz composer, and with the world where it is right now, we wanted to take some time and just listen to some jazz.

Host Jane Clayson speaks with Washington about his four picks for the springtime.

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This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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