Now (double album / 2CD set), by Lafayette Gilchrist

Now (double album / 2CD set)

by Lafayette Gilchrist

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Thibaut Devigne An incredibly rich record, where jazz gets mixed with a lot of other sounds influences, like classical music and hip-hop. It is also very accessible yet superberly played. It's a really great piece of musical work. Favorite track: Bmore Careful.

kh1958 Thanks to this recording, I have identified my favorite piano trio in the current jazz world, and this is it.

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Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Undaunted, Now (double album / 2CD set), Dark Matter, Deep Dancing Suite, New Urban World Blues, The GoGo Suite: Live at The Windup Space, InsideOut, It Came from Baltimore: Live at the Windup Space, Vol. 1 (2CD set), and 1 more. , and , .

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1.	Assume The Position 08:56	buy track
2.	Bamboozled 06:39	buy track
3.	Rare Essence 10:27	buy track
4.	Old Shoes Come To Life 10:00	buy track
5.	On Your Belly 10:50	buy track
6.	Say A Prayer For Our Love 07:36	buy track
7.	Bmore Careful 12:30	buy track
8.	The Midnight Step Rag 08:38	buy track
9.	Tomorrow Is Waiting Now 13:33	buy track
10.	The Wonder Of Being Here 05:58	buy track
11.	Purple Blues 10:49	buy track
12.	Newly Arrived 07:14	buy track
13.	Enough 10:25	buy track
14.	Get Straight To The Point 08:19	buy track
15.	Can You Speak My Language 09:24	buy track
16.	Specials Revealed 07:43	buy track

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Drawing 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, Gilchrist’s music thrives on making surprising connections between styles and influences, boldly veering from pile-driver 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 & Treme.

Lafayette 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.

The double album NOW features Herman Burney (bass) and Eric Kennedy (drums).

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released October 2, 2020

"New Orleans barrelhouse piano, the Impressionism of Ravel, and Duke 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, The 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

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Lafayette Gilchrist's music has graced the soundtracks of David Simon’s acclaimed series The Wire, The Deuce & Treme. It draws on the span of jazz history from stride to free improv w/ inspiration from hip-hop, funk, & DC go-go, making surprising connections between styles, boldly veering from piledriver funk to piquant stride, vigorous swing to hip-hop swagger, abstraction to deep-bottom grooves. ... more

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