On January 24, 2026, Lost In New Haven presents an immersive evening of live music and art led by New Haven–based electronic musician and producer Ionne (the performance alias of Dr. Maurice Lajuane Harris). The event bridges sound, story, and visual imagination, blending the electricity of contemporary electronica with the organic warmth of live instrumentation in a performance that mirrors the museum’s own spirit—where heritage and modern creativity meet.
Joined by acclaimed guest artists Trevor Babb (guitar) and Dylan Rowland (piano), Ionne will guide audiences through two dynamic live sets drawn from his electrifying 5015 Records releases Pathos (2025) and A Light Untruth (2025). The performance celebrates New Haven’s creative synergy across music, fashion, and visual art, unfolding within the museum’s one-of-a-kind cultural venue—a converted warehouse alive with sound, history, and community.
About the Program
The evening opens with an introductory set of original compositions by Babb and Rowland, highlighting their distinct approaches to texture, harmony, and live improvisation.
The centerpiece of the evening features Ionne’s Pathos, a five-song cycle originally composed as a soundtrack for New-Haven based designer Tea Montgomery’s fashion takeover at Union Station in June 2025. Each piece explores the emotional landscapes of pride, envy, imposter syndrome, patience, and acceptance, brought to life through Ionne’s unique blend of Afrocentric EDM, soul, and cinematic electronica. Paired with striking human‑designed, AI‑animated visual projections, the “Pathos” performance embodies a journey through emotion, identity, and self‑knowledge.
Following Pathos, Ionne, Babb, and Rowland shift into selections from A Light Untruth, Ionne’s fourth full‑length album and conceptual exploration of light and darkness, revelation and contradiction. Originally inspired by a multi-disciplinary collaboration with painter Mary Barr Rhodes and projection artist Benjamin Britton, the work examines illumination—both literal and spiritual—as a paradoxical force. Set pieces such as “Headlight,” “Spotlight,” “Sunrise,” and “The Neverending Sun” act as meditations on contrast, transformation, and the unseen forces that define truth.
About the Artists
IONNE
Ionne (Dr. Maurice Lajuane Harris) is a New Haven-based musician, producer, and creative visionary whose refined brand of electronica merges synth pop, dance, soul, and jazz with deeply human storytelling. In his hands, electronica is elevated to the level of serious music that espouses important messages, catches the ears and the feet, and finds its way into the heart and mind. A classical pianist and trumpeter by training, Ionne has worked with a range of major and independent labels and artists including EMI, Atlantic, and Universal, and has composed music for major television productions. Holding a PhD in Ethical and Creative Leadership, he integrates his philosophy into his work, believing in music and art as powerful tools for leading positive social change. Ionne is the Deputy Director of the Schwarzman Center at Yale University and a proud member of the Lost In New Haven Community Advisory Council. See
https://ionne.com
TREVOR BABB
Guitarist and composer Trevor Babb is a versatile and adventurous interpreter of contemporary repertoire. A Fulbright scholar and graduate of the Yale School of Music (D.M.A.), Babb has performed across the U.S. and internationally, collaborating with ensembles including Boston Cantata Singers, Hartford Independent Chamber Orchestra, Contemporaneous, and Black House Collective. His compositions—known for their rhythmic complexity and multi-layered textures—manifest his passion for new music and exploration across electric and classical guitar. His solo albums, Warmth (Innova Recordings) and From a Dream (Frameworks Records), showcase premier recordings from composers around the world. Babb currently teaches at Vassar College and the Connecticut Suzuki Guitar Academy. See
https://www.trevorbabbguitar.com
DYLAN ROWLAND
Dylan Rowland is a pianist from Hartford, CT with a degree in Jazz Performance from the Hartt School of Music at the University of Hartford. He has studied with alumni from the Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers band such as Javon Jackson and Steve Davis, and has taken private lessons with Cannonball Adderley Legacy Band member Richard Germanson. He currently performs with Ed Fast and Conga-Bop frequently as well as the Brazilian tap dance company Music From The Sole, but also plays with Delfeayo Marsalis as well as Rob Zappulla’s tribute band to Herb Alpert and Sergio Mendes. He has performed at venues such as Birdland Jazz Club, the Guggenheim, Joe’s Pub at Public Theater NYC, Drom, Side Door Jazz Club, and many others.
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