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Falkner Evans Through the Lens Review by Gary Hill This is the second album from Falkner Evans that I have heard and reviewed. Like the previous one, this is all solo instrumental piano music. It's part jazz, part classical and something hybrid, too. No matter where it fits genre-wise, it's a potent release. This review is available in book (paperback and hardcover) form in Music Street Journal: 2023 Volume 3 More information and purchase links can be found at: garyhillauthor.com/Music-Street-Journal-2023.

Track by Track Review

Soul Witness A piano chord starts this. That instrument holds it as it begins and arsty jazz meets classical exploration. This piano solo is nearly ten-and-a-half-minutes long, and it's experimental, expressive and evocative.

Closeness...Desire Almost a minute shorter than its predecessor, this is still epic in scale and scope. This is a great musical journey that seems almost boundless in its territorial reach.

Blues For Lucia I dig this jazzy piano exploration. It's almost as long as the opener.

Living Forever Perhaps a bit less exploratory, this has a lot of great melody and some real magic in place.

Through The Lens At less than five-and-a-half-minutes long, this is the shortest piece on the album. There seems to be a sense of danger to this piece.

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