Ten years ago, musician Winston Damon would have said he was influenced by jazz, rock, and funk. Today he names Brazilian, African, Balinese, East Indian, and Afro-Cuban music as his favorites. He says he felt straitjacketed playing Western pop. It started to seem too stiff and confining. “The cerebralness, the disconnection, the ego put me off,” says the 29-year-old Damon. “People seemed to relate to music like football rather than making love. It was more like competition than community. The primal element was missing.”
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Winston Damon and Ulele will perform this Sunday as part of “Muse, Music, and Moves,” a benefit for the Guild Complex. The program also includes poet Gwendolyn Brooks and the Alyo Children’s Dance Theatre. It takes place from 5 to 8 PM at the Chicago Historical Society, 1601 N. Clark; tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door (children get in for $5). For reservations or information, call 278-2210.
