Lafayette Harris
Lafayette Harris (born May 29, 1963 in Philadelphia ) is an American jazz pianist . Influenced by Chick Corea , McCoy Tyner and Kenny Barron , he has developed an independent and eloquent style.
Live and act
Harris grew up in his hometown, where he played in funk and pop music groups as a teenager . He then studied, first at the Peabody Institute and Oberlin College , then with Kenny Barron at Rutgers University . In 1985 he moved to New York City , where he became a member of the Moffett Family . Soon he toured North America and Europe with Max Roach , Dizzy Gillespie , Jon Hendricks , Stanley Turrentine , Lionel Hampton , Al Gray and Donald Byrd . In 1992 he made guest appearances with Barbara Morrison and in 1994/95 with his own bands at European festivals. He also acted as musical director of the show Songs My Mother Taught Me with Melba Moore and the dance show Cab Calloways Legacy of Swing . Since 2003 he has accompanied Ernestine Anderson again and again . He was also involved in recordings by Slide Hampton , John Gordon , Donald Harrison , Chico Freeman , Leon Dorsey and Julian Coryell and performed in a duo with Roswell Rudd .
Discography (excerpt)
- Lafayette Is Here ( Muse , 1993, with Terell Stafford , Don Braden , Lonnie Plaxico , Cindy Blackman )
- Happy Together (Muse, 1996) with Melba Moore
- Lafayette Is Here ... Solo (Airmen, 1998)
- In the Middle of the Night (Airmen, 2007, with Ben Butler, Gary Hasse, Buddy Williams, Cafe, Norman Hedman, Terell Stafford , Donald Harrison , Kevin Louis, Cleave Guyton, Ray Naccari, Mike Hammond, Omari Fonzarelli, Alyson Williams )
- Trio Talk (Airmen, 2008) with Dwayne Dolphin , Winard Harper
- Bend to the Light (Airmen 2015, as well as Lonnie Plaxico , Willie Jones III , Thomas Dyani and Jazzmeia Horn )
Lexigraphic entries
- Leonard Feather , Ira Gitler : The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, New York 1999, ISBN 0-19-532000-X .
- Martin Kunzler : Jazz Lexicon. Volume 1: A – L (= rororo-Sachbuch. Vol. 16512). 2nd Edition. Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 2004, ISBN 3-499-16512-0 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kunzler, Jazzlexikon
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Harris, Lafayette |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 29, 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia |