Pianist John Rangel and the Tribute Trio played a program of Bill Evans' compositions. John totally owned this music: he gracefully flew through complex structures, deftly improvising around them and back. Evans engaged the bass & drums in his music in a groundbreaking way. Michael Glynn and Cal Haines were there in force, skillfully interacting with the piano. The audience was completely energized by the performance. Rangel had both classical and jazz training, and this was evident in how he handled this music. From the opening piece, "Displacement", he effortlessly blended multiple key modulations, meter changes, and syncopation. Of course, it isn't effortless, it is very hard work. This brings to mind the word used in Italian art history, sprezzatura: doing something technically very difficult with ease and grace, so that it seems effortless. Thanks, John!Check him out at http://www.johnrangel.com/
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