David Powers Trio @ Gallery Cabaret, Chicago

World premiere of songs from the song cycle Distance Nowhere, by David A. Powers. The songs from Distance Nowhere, inspired by the poetry of Langston Hughes, are rooted in the tradition of great Afro-American jazz composers such as Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, John Coltrane, and Cecil Taylor. Like the poems that inspired them, the songs are at once sad and uplifting, affirming the possibility of living joyfully and creatively in the midst of pain and heartache.

The David Powers Trio features David Powers on piano, Matt Ulery on bass, and Michael Caskey on drums. The group's mission is to honor the great musical traditions and masters, while looking towards the future and embracing innovative and experimental compositional and improvisational possibilities.

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