Lafayette Gilchrist at An Die Musik Live

Acclaimed pianist Lafayette Gilchrist will perform a solo concert on Monday, May 18 at 7 p.m. EDT as part of the Baltimore-based An Die Musik Quarantine Concert Series. Gilchrist will perform in the An Die Musik hall with no audience while the concert is streamed live. Tickets are $5 and include the tuning into the live stream as well as a concert link valid for one week after the performance. For information visit https://andiemusiklive.com/ or get tickets at https://tinyurl.com/y9lovel8.

Gilchrist’s music draws on the span of jazz history from stride to free improvisation, along with inspiration from hip-hop, funk, and Washington D.C.’s unique go-go sound. His work thrives on making surprising connections between styles and influences, boldly veering from piledriver funk to piquant stride, vigorous swing to hip-hop swagger, contemplative abstraction to deep-bottom grooves. Gilchrist has toured extensively with David Murray, and his compositions have graced the soundtracks of David Simon’s acclaimed series The Wire, The Deuce, and Treme. ...

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Acclaimed pianist Lafayette Gilchrist will perform a solo concert on Monday, May 18 at 7 p.m. EDT as part of the Baltimore-based An Die Musik Quarantine Concert Series. Gilchrist will perform in the An Die Musik hall with no audience while the concert is streamed live. Tickets are $5 and include the tuning into the live stream as well as a concert link valid for one week after the performance. For information visit https://andiemusiklive.com/ or get tickets at https://tinyurl.com/y9lovel8.

Gilchrist’s music draws on the span of jazz history from stride to free improvisation, along with inspiration from hip-hop, funk, and Washington D.C.’s unique go-go sound. His work thrives on making surprising connections between styles and influences, boldly veering from piledriver funk to piquant stride, vigorous swing to hip-hop swagger, contemplative abstraction to deep-bottom grooves. Gilchrist has toured extensively with David Murray, and his compositions have graced the soundtracks of David Simon’s acclaimed series The Wire, The Deuce, and Treme.

He leads the genre-defying ensembles the New Volcanoes and the Sonic Trip Masters All Stars, and long with bassist Michael Formanek and drummer Eric Kennedy, he’s a member of the adventurous collective trio Inside Out. In 2017, Gilchrist was named a Local Legend by Baltimore Magazine, while Baltimore City Paper named Lafayette Gilchrist and the New Volcanoes as “Best Band.” In 2018 he was chosen as a Baker Artist Award winner. Gilchrist has performed with Cassandra Wilson, Macy Gray, Oliver Lake, Andrew Cyrille, Orrin Evans, Paul Dunmall, Hamid Drake, William Parker, and many more. Gilchrist’s most recent album is 2019’s Dark Matter which landed on numerous critics best of 2019 lists. The record, Gilchrist’s second solo recording, muses on the elusive and mysterious matter that ties the universe together. Recorded live at the University of Baltimore’s Wright Theater by acclaimed hip-hop producer Wendel Patrick (also known as classical and jazz pianist Kevin Gift), the set features eleven original tunes that cycle through a wide range of moods and ideas, from deeply personal meditations to socially conscious outcries.

2020 will see the release of his double album Now with the Lafayette Gilchrist Trio featuring Herman Burney on bass and Eric Kennedy on drums.

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