YardWork Concerts
A non-profit organization established to present jazz concerts and other music events in support of professional jazz musicians and the local jazz music scene in the greater Maryland, Virginia and Washington DC area.
Lafayette Gilchrist Trio w/Brian Settles (Sets at 7:00 & 8:30 PM)
Sat, Oct 16
|Takoma Station Tavern
ALL TICKET SALES ARE FINAL...$15 Advanced / $20 Day of event


Time & Location
Oct 16, 2021, 7:00 PM
Takoma Station Tavern, 6914 4th St NW, Washington, DC 20012, USA
About the Event
Award winning pianist/composer Lafayette Gilchrist is accompanied by Brian Settles (sax), Herman Burney (bass) and Joel Santiago (drums).
"Ellington's jaggy solo-piano sound form the bedrock of Lafayette Gilchrist's style at the keyboard. But if there's one big influence on the way he thinks about rhythm, it's the deeply swinging 'pocket' of a classic go-go beat." - Giovanni Russonello, New York Times
"Lafayette Gilchrist has dug deep into [jazz piano] history...he's tapping into jazz's spiritual, historical and cultural roots. He's an old soul at ease in the modern world." - Kevin Whitehead, NPR's Fresh Air
Born in August 1967 in Washington, D.C., Lafayette Gilchrist’s life as a pianist began at 17 while he was studying economics at University of Maryland, Baltimore. On his way to an English class during his freshman year, he wandered into a recital hall and began pecking out melodies and riffs on a Steinway piano. Gilchrist…
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