Saxophonist Kamasi Washington, whose 3-CD album The Epic has been receiving rave reviews since its release earlier this year, will launch an extensive tour July 30 in Seattle. The U.S. leg of the tour will run through Sept. 19 and Washington will then begin an international tour in Australia on Oct. 22, lasting through late November. 

U.S. Performances
July 30 / Neumos / Seattle, WA
July 31 / Pickathon Festival / Happy Valley, OR
August 6 / Chop Shop / Charlotte, NC
August 7 / Motorco / Durham, NC
August 8 / Richmond Jazz Festival / Richmond, VA
August 9 / San Jose Jazz Summer Fest / San Jose, CA
August 20 / The Sinclair / Boston, MA
August 22 / Blue / Portland, ME
August 24 -­ 25 / Blue Note Jazz Club / New York, NY
August 26 / Howard Theatre / Washington, DC
August 27 / World Café Live / Philadelphia, PA
August 29 / Soundstage / Baltimore, MD
September 15 / The Smith Center / Las Vegas, NV
September 18 / Harlow's / Sacramento, CA
September 19 / Warfield Theatre / San Francisco, CA

International Performances
October 22 / Soulfest - The Factory / Sydney, Australia
October 24 / Soulfest Sydney / Sydney, Australia
October 25 / Soulfest Melbourne / Melbourne, Australia
October 26 / Soulfest / Auckland, New Zealand
October 30 - November 1 / Blue Note Tokyo / Tokyo, Japan
November 4 / Bird / Rotterdam, Holland
November 5 / Bitterzoet / Amsterdam, Holland
November 6 / Greunspan / Hamburg, Germany
November 7 / So What's Next Festival / Eindhoven, Holland
November 8 / Enjoy Jazz Festival / Mannheim, Germany
November 9 / Locomotiv / Bologna, Italy
November 10 / Monk Club / Rome, Italy
November 11 / Tunnel / Milan, Italy
November 13 / Lantern / Bristol, UK
November 14 / EFG London Jazz Festival / London, UK
November 15 / Trabendo / Paris, France
November 16 / AB Club / Brussels, Belgium
November 17 / Club Bahnhof Ehrenfeld / Cologne, Germany
November 18 / Unterfahrt / Munich, Germany
November 21 / Le Guess Who Festival / Utrecht, Netherlands
November 22 / Neue Heimat / Berlin, Germany
November 23 / DR Concert House 2 / Copenhagen, Denmark
November 24 / Victoria / Oslo, Norway
November 25 / Fasching / Stockholm, Sweden
November 26 / Nefertiti / Gothenburg, Sweden
November 27 / Folken / Stavanger, Norway
November 28 / Verftet / Bergen, Norway