Peter Evans solo

This season, trumpeter Peter Evans appears on our stage no fewer than three times. On 28 August he plays with his trio ft. Jim Black & Petter Eldh, and on 29 January he brings his programme Being & Becoming. Tonight he performs solo.

Since 2002, Peter Evans has redefined what a solo trumpet performance can be. He is one of the pioneers of the form and earned early acclaim with More is More (2006, psi). His command of the instrument is total: with breath, valves and embouchure he shapes a sound world ranging from piercing harmonics to microtonal textures. He has been compared to a tightrope walker, balancing between imaginative composition and extraordinary playing.

Each set is a living composition that adapts to the acoustics of the room, the energy of the audience and the space itself. Evans brings together jazz, new music and experiment, then dismantles the frame entirely. His solo work has taken him to stages on five continents, from the Venice Biennale to clubs in Tokyo and São Paulo. Albums such as Lifeblood, The Veil and Into the Silence capture part of that work, but its essence emerges live.

‘A torrent of breathtaking, athletic and often disconcerting virtuosity’ (The New York Times).