Released in 2015, The Epic by Kamasi Washington is exactly what its title promises: a sweeping, three-hour spiritual jazz odyssey that feels both ancient and futuristic. Built around a massive ensemble—including horns, strings, choir, and rhythm section—the album draws from the lineage of jazz visionaries like John Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders while firmly planting itself in the sound of contemporary Los Angeles.

Across its three movements—The Plan, The Glorious Tale, and The Historic Repetition—Washington and his collaborators weave together soaring saxophone lines, cosmic harmonies, and deeply rooted grooves. The music stretches outward, balancing explosive improvisation with moments of reflection, choral grandeur, and cinematic scale. It’s jazz as world-building: expansive, spiritual, and unapologetically ambitious.

For this session, The Epic invites us to slow down and sink into a large musical landscape. Rather than rushing through it, we’ll let the album unfold as intended—patiently, track by track—taking in its layered arrangements, communal energy, and the feeling that something much bigger than a single record is happening in the room.