A brazen release from young Los Angeles jazz giant, composer and bandleaderKamasi Washington.The Epicis unlike anything jazz has seen and not just because it emanates from the boundary-defyingBrainfeeder.The Epicis a 172 minute, three volume set (across three CDs or LPs) that includes a 32-piece orchestra, a 20-person choir and 17 songs overlaid with a compositional score written by Washington. Pulsing underneath is an otherworldly ten-piece band, each member of which is individually regarded as among the best young musicians on the planet, including bassistThundercatand his brother, drummerRonald Bruner Jr.Recommended if you likeFlying Lotus, John Coltrane, Fela Kuti.Flying Lotushas featuredWashingtonon his albumsCosmogrammaandYou’re Dead!