Gwen Laster
Biography
Gwen Laster (born 1957/1958) is an American violinist and composer. Born and raised in Detroit, she obtained her music degrees at the University of Michigan and performed as a jazz violinist. A 2025 Guggenheim Fellow, her work includes three albums, as well as a "Black Lives Matter Suite".
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
153 releases · 22 albums · active 1979–2025
- Performance · 142
- Other credits · 24
Studios: KrucialKeys Studios · Quad Recording Studios · Electric Lady Studios · Studio Plus XXX
Frequent collaborators
- Alicia Keys
- Shaggy
- Various
- Kindred The Family Soul
- William Parker
- David Peaston
- Sun Ra Arkestra
- The Sun Ra Arkestra









