Workshop in Taiwan
Lafayette is doing a class for jazz vocalists and musicians.
This Thursday, Jan. the 17th, 7pm. at Taipei Artist Village Cafe. All musicians on all instruments welcome.
For workshop description: click here
Lafayette Harris has return engagement in Taipei
Lafayette's performances in Taipei will be Jan 9, 11,19 and 25th
Jan 9th at Taipei Marsalis, Jan 11 and 25th at Sappho de Base, Jan 19th at Taipei Artist Village Cafe.
Hoping to see you Saturday at TAV!
Lafayette's workshop
Lafayette is offering a class for jazz vocalists and accompanists.
If you are interested in becoming a better jazz singer or jazz accompanist CONTACT Lafayette personally.
For workshop description: click here
Next WORKSHOP'S on Wednesday, Jan. the 30th, 6:30-9pm.
Just click CONTACT above! Looking for musicians on all rhythm instruments.
Lafayette at Smalls Oct. 4
October 4, 10pm 2012 Lafayette Harris enjoyed a succesesful return engagement at Smalls Jazz Club.
With Lafayette Harris - Piano, Jazzmeia Horn - Vocalist, Antoine Drye - Trumpet, George Delancy - Bass, Will Terrill - Drums
For the recording of Febrary 2012 performance go to: Smalls Audio
For Smalls info go to: Smalls Jazz calender.
Lenox Lounge
Lafayette appeared at 966 Fulton and The Lenox Lounge w Houston Person!
Friday Apr 6th, 2012 at 966 and May 25-26 at Lenox Lounge
For club info go to: 966 Jazz calender.
The music of jazz icon, Billie Holiday
Lafayette appeared at Opia Restaurant on June 4th. Special guest on vocals: Sheryl Renee. Also appearing was the great Steve Williams, former drummer with Shirley Horn
For club info go to: Opia Schedule.
Lafayette appeared at 966 Fulton w Bob Cunningham
Friday Apr 13th, 2012
For club info go to: 966 Jazz calender.
Lafayette appeared at Rojos w James McBride
Saturday Apr 14th, 2012
For club info go to: Rojos Roastery
Lafayette appeared at Twins Jazz Club for the first time.
Thursday Mar 29, 2012
For club info go to: Twins Jazz calender.
Abby Dobson
Lafayette gets busy with the ladies!
This past January 2012 Lafayette Harris had the ladies keeping him busy at the keys!
On January 23 at the Blue Note with Abby Dobson!
And later on January 27 at Queens Flushing Town Hall With Sunny Kim!
Lafayette performed the 7th of December 2011 in Fukuoka at "Space Terra".
Wednesday - Dec. 7, 2011, Lafayette was featured with Japanese song stylist Akemi. It was a very memorable night for all present.
Fukuoka's "Space Terra" website Click Here!
Drummer and bassist
Lafayette with grandfather
(WWII kamakaze fighter pilot) and
mother of the bassist.
Fukushima, Japan, 2011
Dec. 9, 8:30pm! Lafayette performed solo and trio at Monk's in Koriyama, Fukushima
Koriyama's information website Here
Vincent, Lafayette and Toshi
after the last set
Lafayette Harris Trio at - Sappho de Base w Vincent Hsu on bass, Toshi Miller on drums.
Lafayette's debut performance in Taiwan on Dec. 2, 2011 was a wonderful success!
Lafayette performed tunes from his recently recorded Trio session to be released in April 2012! Plus he played some things from his Previous CD's
To view Sappho de Base website Click Here!
Lafayette at Smalls Jazz Club
On Aug 3rd, Lafayette Harris & Elias Bailey were at Smalls Jazz Club again. This was their second engagement!
Lafayette hopes to perform there again in the near future!
For Smalls info go to: Smalls Jazz calender.
Ella Meets Louis!
This was a special event at the Lenox Lounge, March 20th, 2011.
For your convenience this was the list of tunes that singers could choose from. To view CLICK HERE
Billie Meets Billy
This was a special event at University of The Streets, Tuesday Feb. 8th 2011. Lafayette presents, Jazzmobile Competition winners Queen Esther and Ty Stephens performing their takes on the music of Billie Holiday and Billy Eckstine
To view video clips from the showCLICK HERE
Billie Meets Billy
This was a special event at the Lenox Lounge, Dec 12, 2010.
This was the list of tunes that singers chose from. To view CLICK HERE
White Kawai Grand Piano has been sold, finally
Lafayette had a piano for sale! This Japanese made piano was purchased in 2003 and was sold in 2012!.
The end of a long chapter!
For more photo's go to: Piano Photos
Lafayette was at The Blue Note!
Lafayette appeared at The Blue Note again with his trio on Nov. 29, 2009. This was his followup to his 2008 appearance of leading a group at the Blue Note a club where so much of his New York jazz experience took place.
Lafayette's newest CD TRIO TALK was released May of 2008.
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 nine years Lafayette is still hosting this open mic jam session every Sunday from 7 - 11 pm. Many people have come from all over the world, to sing one with Lafayette and his trio.
Besides Lafayette, the ever swinging band features Paul Beaudry on bass
For a better view of the picture go to Facebook.
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 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 9 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
Photo by Gerald Peart
Sept 28, 2005
Open mic at the Lenox Lounge
A lot of veterans have made it uptown to Lafayette's session. Rome Neal, a frequent visitor is an artist who performs and stars in MONK, his own show about Thelonious Monk. He also frequently presents plays and other performances at The Nuyorican Poets Café!
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