[north-takoma] We're Doing it Again - Jazz in Our Backyard!
- From: Rebecca Weiss <becndan@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Danny Griffin <dangriffinphd@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2022 20:50:15 -0400
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*The Return of Lafayette Gilchrist & Co*
*Headliner*: Lafayette Gilchrist is a Baltimore pianist that you may
recognize as a main composer of music for the HBO series "The Wire", but he
is much more than a famous TV composer. In his words: "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." He also enjoyed go-go as he was coming up - listening to Chuck
Brown & his band practicing near his aunt's home, often playing jazz
standards in a different style. Lafayette observed that "it taught me that
you can combine funk grooves and jazz". And we are all the better for it.
Gilchrist will be performing with his ensemble for this concert.
Opening for Lafayette will be Takoma Park's own *Los Pollos Hermanos*,
disturbing the peace with some Latin flavored jazz. The Hermanos are Alan
Sherwin, sax, Paul Rosenberg, piano, Ernest Bland, percussion, Danny
Griffin, bass.
Please bring a folding chair. Parking in the driveway will be reserved for
the musicians. Nearest parking is on Baltimore or Takoma Ave. RSVPs
appreciated!
Saturday, September 24
3:30 - 6:00
500 Philadelphia Ave.
(301) 802-5350
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