Ryley Duncan's Trio plays 'The Beauty of Bill Evans'

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PLS NOTE: DOORS OPEN AT 5.30PM FOR A 6PM SHOWTIME (SHOW DURATION IS 6PM-8PM) Ryley Duncan's Trio plays 'The Beauty of Bill Evans' Bill Evans’ legacy is one of generational proportions. To be able to craft a whole new language whilst revolutionising jazz is something very few have accomplished. Evans and his trio created some incredible staple albums; “Portrait in Jazz", "Explorations", "Moon Beams" which are known as pivotal in both the jazz movement and jazz education to this day. His classical-styled harmonies paired with inspired Bud Powell language birthed his very recognisable language. Sprinkled throughout these albums of reimagined jazz standards lies a rather unspoken network of compositional brilliance. Evans' 1956 album "New Jazz Conceptions" shows a glimpse into his rhythmic and harmonic knowledge of jazz music, take his track "Five" for example, which takes a modernistic approach of polyrhythmic quintuplets over a standard rhythm changes form. Beyond Bill's standards albums, forms a more sophisticated style of composition. The albums "The Bill Evans Album" (1971) (this be