Karl Evangelista

What Else Is There (5904441617351)

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Title What Else Is There

Author Karl Evangelista

Label Sluchaj

EAN 5904441617351

Reference DRJ 174473

LABEL CODE 5904441617351

STYLE JAZZ

DISCS NUMBER 1

• DIGIPACK EDITION

In late winter of 2021, four improvisers convened in a Chicago studio. This rare event united UK pianist Alexander Hawkins, midwestern bassist Tatsu Aoki, stalwart drummer Michael Zerang, and me, sleepless Oakland guitarist Karl Evangelista (who had arrived in O'Hare mere hours before downbeat).

During breaks, the conversation turned to music and family, two threads that seemed to dominate the waking lives of the musicians involved. Pondering this notion, Aoki asked, "What else is there?"

"What Else is There" combines my open-ended compositions with a series of dialogic free improvisations, each piece essayed with joy, intensity, and spontaneity. This record constitutes some of the best of what I have to offer, marrying spur-of-the-moment intimacy with moments of unexpected gravity.