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Lafayette Harris’s accomplishments speak for themselves. Known as the “go to” pianist by other musicians and band leaders, in the last year alone, Lafayette has performed on Broadway with the THE COLOR PURPLE, toured Europe with Ernestine Anderson, played the wedding for the daughter of ABC “World News Tonight” host, Charlie Gibson and helped raise money for children with cancer in Columbus, OH. Alongside these have been Lafayette’s regular appearances at New York’s Blue Note and weekly open mic session that he hosts at the historic Lenox Lounge in Harlem, widely regarded as the “best vocal jam session” in the city by New York’s weekly listing guides

Article: Live Review

Fuchsthone Orchestra featuring Evi Filippou & UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra featuring Jazzmeia Horn at Jazzfest Bonn 2026

by Artur Moral
June 1, 2026

Fuchsthone Orchestra featuring Evi FilippouUMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra featuring Jazzmeia HornTelekom Forum Bonn, GermanyMay 9, 2026 Its host city may lack the jazz pedigree of others, but the truth is that, barely fifteen years old, Jazzfest Bonn has carved out a place among its most prestigious German counterparts--those of Moers, ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Herb Alpert, Songbook Ink/Jazz at the Ballroom, Wycliffe Gordon and Staci Griesbach Celebrate the Holidays

by Mary Foster Conklin
December 22, 2025

This broadcast includes more new holiday releases from Herb Alpert, Songbook Ink/Jazz at the Ballroom (featuring Vanessa Perea, Rob Edwards and others), Wycliffe Gordon and Staci Griesbach, plus birthday shoutouts to Honorable Men Sammy Davis Jr. (100!), Frank Sinatra, Joe Williams and Diane Schuur, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear--see them ...

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Loren Schoenberg And His Jazz Orchestra, Lisa Hilton, Tomoko Omura, Lafayette Harris, Jr., Denise King, Kris Davis

by Mary Foster Conklin
December 1, 2025

This broadcast includes new releases from Loren Schoenberg And His Jazz Orchestra, Lisa Hilton, Tomoko Omura, Lafayette Harris, Jr., Denise King, Kris Davis, with birthday shoutouts to Sheila Jordan, Gloria Lynne, Hoagy Carmichael, Dr. John and Whitney Ross-Barris, among others plus more Grammy nominees. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear--see them live, buy ...

Album

Swingin' Up in Harlem

By Lafayette Harris, Jr.

Label: Savant Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Swingin’ Up in Harlem; Living for the City; Teach Me Tonight; The Nearness of You; Stardust; St. Thomas; Over the Rainbow; It’s All in the Game; Solitude; Nat’s Blues.

Article: Album Review

Lafayette Harris Jr.: Swingin' Up in Harlem

Read "Swingin' Up in Harlem" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
May 2, 2023

It would cost top dollar to see and hear jazz musicians as busy and talented as pianist Lafayette Harris Jr., bassist Peter Washington and drummer Lewis Nash up-close and personal. On Harris' new album, Swingin' Up in Harlem, the trio cannot be seen but can definitely be heard and appreciated, which is the next best thing. ...

Album

Bend To The Light

By Lafayette Harris, Jr.

Label: Airmen Records
Released: 2015
Track listing: Bend To The Light; Take You Out; We In The House; 12 Bars; Achern; Japanese Love Poem; Old Devil Moon; Blues On The Edge; Tenderly; Geneva; Bend To The Light (Vocal Version); We In The House (Short Version).

Article: Album Review

Lafayette Harris, Jr.: Bend To The Light

Read "Bend To The Light" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
October 22, 2015

While art often takes cues from life, and life certainly offers up its fair share of trials, tribulations, and dark spells, pianist Lafayette Harris, Jr. prefers to emphasize the positive while pouring existential thought into his music. On Bend To The Light--the seventh offering from Harris over the past twenty-plus years--hope, happiness, and ...

Album

The Watcher

By Leon Lee Dorsey

Label: Landmark
Released: 2007
Track listing: The Watcher; Miles; In Rememberance Of Him; I Am With You Always; New Testament; River Of The Fire; Centre Avenue Shuffle; Cheek To Cheek;Caravan; Misty; United.

Album

In The Middle of the Night

By Lafayette Harris, Jr.

Label: Airmen Records
Released: 2007
Track listing: In the Middle of the Night; Saturday; Carmella; Darlin' Darlin' Baby; Honeylike; The Milky Way; Vamonos; The Work Song; Those Memories; Athens; A Little Feel Thing.