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A world-class saxophonist who first made his mark during the 1980s with such jazz greats as Miles Davis and John McLaughlin, Bill Evans has continued to explore a variety of adventurous settings as a bandleader, from slamming funk-fusion to hip-hop-jazz to the wholly unique hybrid of bluegrass, jazz, funk and soul which he premiered on 2006s Grammy-nominated Soulgrass. On his followup to that widely acclaimed project, Evans pushes the envelope a little further in that direction on The Other Side Of Something. Evans began singing last year on his world wide Soulgrass tour, Evans steps front and center to deliver strong, confident vocals on four tracks -- the energized opener Easy Way Out, the rocking Ode To The Working Man, the strong and dramatic No Where To Go and the reflective Walk In To The Light, which also reveals a philosophical bent as a lyricist. This intriguing blend of bluegrass, funk, rock and soul heard on The Other Side Of Something comes across at times like Tower of Power meets The Flecktones.