Music Unites: Herbie Hancock & Kamasi Washington in Conversation
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Saxophonist Kamasi Washington and LA Phil Creative Chair for Jazz, Herbie Hancock, talk about the power of music to transcend differences. The two musical innovators sat down together last year, as part of the LA Phil's Past/Forward centennial project.
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