TRIO TALK is on the Charts!
Lafayette's newest CD finished it's second week by debuting at NUMBER 31 ON THE JAZZWEEK CHART! In it's first week it was the fifth most added CD!
Also, Lafayette will be appearing at The Iridium with the trio from the recording, Winard Harper and Dwayne Dolphin on Sept. 10, 2008
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1st set at 8:30pm: BUY NOW!
2nd set at 10:30pm: BUY NOW!
The JazzWeek Chart
Roswell Rudd
Quartet
Lafayette back in Italy with Roswell Rudd
Lafayette was in Bolzano, at the Südtirol Jazz Festival back in June, and then was back in Italy again for the Roccella Jazz Festival, in Roccella Jonica.
Lafayette with, to his left pianist
Micheal and many of Micheal's
students, after a night of song.
Summer of 2008
The Open mic is still going at the Lenox Lounge
After six years Lafayette is still hosting this open mic jam session every Sunday from 7 - 11 pm. Many people have come from all the US and as you see from the picture with these Japanese singers, all over the world, to sing one song with Lafayette and his trio.
Besides Lafayette, the ever swinging band features Paul Beaudry on bass and Dion Parson on drums.
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Lafayette visited Asia in Feb. 2008
Lafayette went to Singapore, Malaysia, Bangkok and Chiang Mai back in February of this year. He learned a lot about Asian culture and heard some good jazz players.
Here he is sitting in with Christy Smith bassist and leader of the house band at Harry's Bar in Singapore.
Some more of Lafayette's recent photos on flickr.
Lafayette is again performing with Ernestine Anderson
Lafayette recently played with the one and only Ms. Ernestine Anderson, at the Iridium this past February. Then again back in April at Dizzy's Coca Cola, NYC. They will play the Albany Jazz Festival on Sept. 6th, 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm, and look for them back at Dizzy's next Valentine week!
Check out the Albany Jazz Fest Website.
Check out a review of their performance last summer at the Monterey Jazz Festival.
Lafayette ran into TM Stevens at NAMM
Just this past January Lafayette was in CA. checking out the NAMM show. Here he is with the great bassist and producer TM Stevens. They played with killer guitarist Mark Whitfield when he was doing his "Soul Conversation!"
An article in the NY Times
about a new hotel
A New Holiday Inn Express in Brooklyn
Lafayette was riding his bike on the edge of Park Slope when he was stopped by a reporter. Click here to read the article
Left to right:
Thaddeus Exposé - Bass
Marcus Printup
Dion Parson - Drums
Lafayette Harris, Jr. - Piano
Photo by Gerald Peart
Every Sunday in Harlem, USA
The Lenox Lounge has been home to his trio for 4 years now. It’s a vocal open mic that illuminates's the talents of many vocalists.
The photo to the right is Lafayette's trio with guest performer, trumpet virtuoso, MARCUS PRINTUP...Sept 28, '05
Rome Neal, a frequent visitor
to Lafayette's open mic,
is a tremendous performer
and stars in MONK,
his own show about
Thelonious Monk.
Photo by Gerald Peart
Open mic at the Lenox Lounge
A lot of veterans have made it up to this session and also a lot of first timers just getting their feet wet.
The ever swinging band features Lafayette on piano and Paul Beaudry on bass and Dion Parson on drums.
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