DJ Duane Powell follows his ‘inner-gy’

“It’s African, it’s Afrofuturism, it’s house, it’s jazz, it’s ever-evolving”—that’s how DJ Duane Powell talks about his style. On the day he was photographed—after playing a set in Avondale’s Woodard Plaza at an event promoted by Elastic Arts, the Corner Project, and Activate Chicago—his look included a tall-brim hat custom-made by Esenshel, a T-shirt by local artist James Nelson, and a neoprene necklace by Rosanna Contadini purchased at the Silver Room.…