On Tuesday night, acclaimed jazz musicians Herbie Hancock and Kamasi Washington opened up their 2019 co-headlining tour with a performance at Vienna, VA’s Wolf Trap. Although Hancock and Washington are part of different jazz generations, the pairing of the two musicians is a perfect fit for a coast-to-coast summer rendezvous.

Washington offered up the first performance of the evening, running through a plethora of material dating back to his sprawling 2015 debut triple album, The Epic. Hancock and his band—comprised of bassist James Genus, drummer Vinnie Colaiuta, guitarist Lionel Loueke, and multi-instrumentalist Terrace Martin—handled the second slot of the co-bill, which saw Herbie welcome Washington at the very end of his performance for an encore rendition of “Chameleon”. Hancock traded off electric keytar licks with Washington, backed by Herbie’s all-star band.

Watch fan-shot footage of Kamasi Washington joining Herbie Hancock and his band on “Chameleon” below:

Herbie Hancock ft. Kamasi Washington – “Chameleon”

[Video: NYLifer]

Next up for Hancock and Washington is a performance at The Met in Philadelphia on Sunday, August 4th. See below for a full list of the pair’s co-headlining tour dates. For a full list of the artists’ dates, head to Hancock’s website here or Washington’s website here.

Herbie Hancock & Kamasi Washington 2019 Co-Headlining Tour Dates:

8/4/19 – Philadelphia, PA, The Met
8/6/19 – Toronto, ONT, Roy Thompson Hall
8/7/19 – Huber Heights, OH, Rose Music Center at The Heights
8/8/19 – Detroit, MI, Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre
8/9 or 10/19 (TBC) – Chicago, IL, Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
8/14/19 – Denver, CO, The Mission Ballroom
8/16/19 – Seattle, WA, Marymoor
8/17/19 – Portland, OR, Oregon Zoo
8/23/19 – Berkeley, CA, The Greek Theatre

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[H/T Jambands.com]