SongAh Chae Trio – a narrative driven jazz shaped from sacred texts.

Final Chapter of Trilogy - All Day Long - First Single Out Now

Trilogy

Across three albums, SongAh Chae Trio has developed a cohesive body of work inspired by sacred texts.

This trilogy approaches the text as a source of emotional atmosphere and structural reflection.

Genesis:

spacious improvisation reflecting creation.

Gospels:

lyrical dialogue and exploration of calling.

Psalms:

meditative and collective improvisation.

MORE VIDEOS

Come and See - (Live Performance at UPV Jazz Festival)

Calling in the Wilderness - (Live Performance at UPV Jazz Festival)

Second Chapter of Trilogy - Calling in the Wilderness (Studio Recording)

Second Chapter of Trilogy - After Forty Days and Nights (Studio Recording)

Artistic Concept - The Trilogy:

Across three albums, SongAh Chae Trio has developed a cohesive body of work inspired by the Book of Psalms. This trilogy approaches the Psalms not as text to be interpreted directly, but as a source of emotional atmosphere and structural reflection.

The project explores how instrumental music can carry a sense of continuity and depth without relying on voice or explicit narrative. Instead, meaning emerges through pacing, silence, and interaction.

Over the course of the trilogy, the music gradually moves toward reduction—shedding excess and arriving at a more distilled language, where each element holds greater weight and presence.

SongAh Chae Trio,

based in Valencia, Spain, performs contemporary jazz where composition and improvisation merge into a single evolving voice.

Rather than fixed compositions, these materials are reshaped in performance through structure, space, and interaction.

Trio Lineup:

  • SongAh Chae — piano

  • Manos Stratis — double bass

  • Joshua Wheatley — drums

Selected Performances:

  • EFG London Jazz Festival

  • Madrid Jazz Festival

  • Jimmy Glass Jazz Club (residency)

  • Fifty-fifty Jazz Festival

  • UPV Jazz Festival

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