Lafayette Gilchrist is a jazz-inspired pianist born in Washington, DC, and now based in Baltimore.

He has worked with saxophonist David Murray in his Octet, and has recorded five albums under his own leadership between 2001 and 2008, of which the last, "Soul Progressin," won Best Jazz Album in the 2009 Independent Music Awards.

His music has also been used in the television series "The Wire."

He currently leads the group "Lafayette Gilchrist and the New Volcanoes." Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.