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Lafayette Gilchrist
Lafayette Gilchrist is a bright, young piano star based in Baltimore. Born in Washington, DC, Gilchrist taught himself piano and has been plying his own brand of Jazz-inspired music for over ten years. He is certainly knowledgeable and mindful of the Jazz tradition, but as Gilchrist says, “I see myself as a child of the Hip Hop nation. Hip Hop doesn't have a deep instrumental voice in its thing right now, and we need to represent in that vein. Hip Hop as a culture has grown up a little now and the musical part of the culture has to grow and expand with it. I see the music I'm doing as representing that ‘cause it's where I'm from.” Recently, he has worked with superstar saxophonist David Murray in his Octet, as well as recorded two albums under his own leadership for HYENA Records, Towards the Shining Path (2005) and The Music According to Lafayette Gilchrist (2004).
Photo Credit
Leo Howard Lubow
Album Reviews
- Dark Matter by Franz A. Matzner
- Sharing the Shed by AAJ Italy Staff
- Soul Progressin' by Jay Deshpande
- 3 by Chris M. Slawecki
Multiple Reviews
Album Reviews
- Soul Progressin' by Troy Collins
- Soul Progressin' by Chris May
- Three by AAJ Italy Staff
- Three by Franz A. Matzner
- Three by Troy Collins
- Towards The Shining Path by Chris M. Slawecki
- Towards the Shining Path by Franz A. Matzner
Live Reviews
Album Reviews
- The Music According to Lafayette Gilchrist by Franz A. Matzner
January 13, 2010
Louis Moholo-Moholo with Lafayette Gilchrist at Jazzway in Baltimore on...
September 01, 2008
Lafayette Gilchrist to Release "Soul Progressin,'" Announces East Coast...
August 05, 2008
18th Annual Rosslyn Jazz Festival: Holly Cole, Lafayette Gilchrist and...
September 14, 2007
Lafayette Gilchrist at Chris' Jazz Cafe on September 21
April 03, 2007
Lafayette Gilchrist "Three" on Hyena Records
August 21, 2005
Lafayette Gilchrist Heads 'Towards the Shining Path' on HYENA Records
January 25, 2005
Lafayette Gilchrist Returns To Zanzibar Blue Feb. 18 & 19 in...
September 02, 2004
Lafayette Gilchrist in Philadelphia @ Chris' Jazz Cafe / Friday,...
April 08, 2004
Lafayette Gilchrist Signs With HYENA / Debut Album Available June 29th
”...the heir to Thelonious Monk.”
-- Entertainment Weekly
“Imagine pianist Billy Preston in the FBI witness protection program; he hides out in the Washington, D.C., go-go scene and then the jazz underground; he invents an unlikely pseudonym to go with his new style: a sort of twisted, funky, neo-juke-joint avant-gut-bucket.” -- Detroit Metro Times
“...it's Gilchrist’s cussed willingness to continually put a Baltimore-centric stamp on jazz that has made him the city's most respected pianist.” -- Baltimore City Paper
Photos (6) Slideshow
Upcoming Shows
| Date | Detail |
|---|---|
| Jul25Thu |
Lafayette Gilchrist@exuberancePhiladelphia, PA |
| Aug22Thu |
David Murray / Lafayette GilchristKeystone Korner BaltimoreBaltimore, MD |
| Aug22Thu |
David Murray / Lafayette GilchristKeystone Korner BaltimoreBaltimore, MD |
Discography
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