"...once seated at the piano, Mr. Hyman launched into ferocious solo improvisations that made eclectic use of Scott Joplin, Jelly Roll Morton, Fats Waller, Duke Ellington and other jazz piano greats. At 88, Mr. Hyman is widely regarded as one of jazz's most spellbinding virtuosos, a master of piano approaches, some dating back to jazz's start in the early 20th century. For the past 65 years, Mr. Hyman has been recording and performing ragtime, stride, boogie-woogie, swing, bebop and all other jazz styles in between and beyond, becoming an encyclopedic link to the music's past." -- The Wall Street Journal (2015)

"...the soaring clarinet line sounds at home amid New Orleans’ moody summer elements, as if Evan Christopher’s playing has been part of the city’s soundscape all along. And in a way, it has... Christopher doesn’t just incorporate the “Latin tinge” Jelly Roll Morton spoke of; he’s fluent in the music of the cultures from which that tinge emerged...His rare, multi-dimensional comprehension of the music’s history—along with his all-star chops and rich, lyrical tone—allow him to position the New Orleans clarinet as its own musical language. It’s a complex approach but it gives him the flexibility to riff on the early jazz tradition one minute and improvise a soul-drenched blues the next without compromising the personality of his own voice." -- Offbeat Magazine (2014)