Dave Ness, guitarist, composer and educator, has led the Dave Ness Trio with Kurt Barker, percussion and Matt Thompson, bass, for over 20 years.  The trio has released three albums “Sketches,”  “Layers,” and “Grooveness.”  These albums consist of all original compositions. “Musical globetrotting is one of the features of this delightful album…creatively accomplished record…”(Chicago Jazz Magazine review of “Layers”)