Lafayette Gilchrist

Lafayette Gilchrist
Lafayette Gilchrist in Milan, Italy, on January 28, 2008
Lafayette Gilchrist in Milan, Italy, on January 28, 2008
Background information
Born (1967-08-03) August 3, 1967 (age 57)
Washington, D.C., United States
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
InstrumentPiano

Lafayette Gilchrist (born August 3, 1967) is an American jazz pianist and composer. As of January 2014, he lived in Baltimore.[1] He has had a long association with saxophonist David Murray, with whom he has toured internationally.[2]

Gilchrist leads an octet/nonet named the New Volcanoes, and a trio called Inside Out (with bassist Michael Formanek and drummer Eric Kennedy). Gilchrist acknowledges multiple influences on his music: "I come from hip-hop culture, [...] I'm not a rapper. I'm not a DJ. I'm not a dancer. But I feed off of all that. All of that's part of what I grew up in, what I grew up around."[3]

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  2. ^ Himes, Geoffrey (June 13, 2013) "Lafayette Gilchrist and the New Volcanoes at the Maryland Traditions Festival". The Washington Post.
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