Evolution and a fiercely open-minded approach to composition are the hallmarks of award winning saxophonist Justin Vasquez' artistry. Shedding dutifully before hitting the east and west coasts for critical apprenticeships, he has honed a boundary defying style as fluid and organic as it is impressive. On Triptych, his startlingly mature self-produced recording debut as a leader, Justin Vasquez - at 26 - is fast becoming a force in a genre he is still struggling to define. One might hear it as jazz, only with a heavy heartland sensibility.