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Falkner Evans (Photo by Jimmy Katz)
The comfort zone is not where a truly creative artist takes up permanent residence. After three trio recordings that established him as one of the most vivid post-bop stylists on the present jazz scene, pianist and composer Falkner Evans has expanded his tonal palette for The Point Of The Moon. The result is his most ambitious and rewarding album, one that demonstrates his growth as a skilled instrumentalist and his newly emerging gifts as a small group arranger. The point of departure for Evans may be solidly crafted modern jazz with nods to hard bop and sights beyond, but his own spin on the tradition has never been so boldly executed.
Utilizing the same rhythm team – bassist Belden Bullock and drummer Matt Wilson – as his acclaimed 2007 album, ARC, Evans broadens the scope of his new recording in the shape of three additional players: tenor saxophonist Greg Tardy, trumpeter Ron Horton and, on the album’s final two tracks, keyboardist Gary Versace. In addition to seven new compositions from the leader, Evans and his compatriots also reinterpret Antonio Carlos Jobim’s bossa nova classic “O Grande Amor” and the Alec Wilder standard “While We’re Young.” Continue reading
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