Thundercat lit the stage on fire during his Jimmy Kimmel Live! performance on Monday night (March 9).

Joined by longtime collaborator Flying Lotus,The Internet’s Steve Lacy and Slave’s Steve Arrington, the prodigious bass player executed a flawless live rendition of “Black Qualls,” the lead single from his forthcoming album, It Is What It Is. 

As the performance came to an end, Thundercat paid tribute to Mac Miller, interpolating his song “What’s The Use?” from the late musician’s 2018 album Swimming.

Thundercat is currently on tour in support of It Is What It Is, which is expected to arrive on April 3 Brainfeeder Records.

Ty Dolla $ign, Childish Gambino, Lil B, Kamasi Washington, BADBADNOTGOOD, Louis Cole and Zack Fox are among the project’s many guests.

Check out “Black Qualls” performance above and his tour dates below.

3/10 Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren *
3/12 Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre *
3/13 Omaha, NE – Slowdown *
3/14 Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore *
3/15 Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre *
3/17 Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre ○
3/18 Toronto, ON – Queen Elizabeth Theatre ○
3/19 Montreal, QC – Corona Theatre – SOLD OUT ○
3/21 Boston, MA – House of Blues ○
3/22 Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore ○
3/24 New York, NY – Webster Hall – SOLD OUT ○
3/25 New York, NY – Webster Hall – SOLD OUT ○
3/28 Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore Silver Spring ○
3/29 Knoxville, TN – Big Ears Festival
3/31 Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works ○
4/1 Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel ○
4/2 Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse ○