Jazz Articles about Evan Blair Whitfield

Evan Whitfield: The Art of Contemporary Improvisation

by Dan McClenaghan
September 25, 2019

Firstly, musicians are entertainers--song and dance men and women of sorts. Pianist Evan Blair Whitfield is no stranger to the entertainment side of the art. He is a multi-disciplinary performing-arts master, having worked in musical theatre productions, opera, ballet and the cruise entertainment industry. With this resume—and his deep classical music training/background—improvisation, the heart of jazz, might have taken a back seat. Whitfied's The Art Of Contemporary Improvisation says that isn't so. The album is completely improvised, an ...