Andrew Cyrille - drums, percussion
Reggie Workman - contrabass
David Virelles - piano

Trio Imagination is a new ensemble featuring veteran musician legends Andrew Cyrille (drums) and Reggie Workman (bass), with the young virtuoso Cuban pianist David Virelles. The group formed after Oliver Lake retired from performing in early 2020, ending the renowned TRIO 3, his longtime band with Andrew and Reggie. The Bang on a Can Festival in NYC asked who else they might want to play with, and Reggie and Andrew both named David. That concert in Spring 2022 confirmed the chemistry they thought they would have. Hence, Trio Imagination.

Individually their credentials are off the charts. Andrew has played with everyone from Coleman Hawkins and Mary Lou Williams to Albert Ayler and Cecil Taylor, and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Vision Festival in NYC last year. Reggie, who played bass with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and John Coltrane in his youth, was recently named an NEA Jazz Master. David, still in his 30s, has already recorded and played with some of the most creative musicians in jazz, including Henry Threadgill, Chris Potter, Steve Coleman, and Ravi Coltrane, and has won the Downbeat Rising Star Poll on piano. Don't miss this rare chance to experience the extraordinary Trio Imagination in the beautiful Asbury Hall!


The .9 Mile Collaborative was made possible through a generous grant from The Cullen Foundation. Hallwalls Music Program is made possible through public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.

Hallwalls' presentation of Trio Imagination is supported through a Chamber Music America Presenter Consortium for Jazz grant in collaboration with Elastic Arts and Trinosophes Projects. A component of the Doris Duke Jazz Ensembles Project, Presenter Consortium for Jazz is funded by the Doris Duke Foundation.


September 9, 2023 documentation photos by Marek Lazarski