Kevin Eubanks ended his 15-year tenure as musical director of “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno” on Friday with a song, alone on acoustic guitar. It was “Adoration,” an original ballad flecked with classical filigree, and he gave it a warmly dignified calm. He seemed unhurried and introspective, already pulling away from the frenetic clamor of the show. The moment played out like a curtain call, when an actor leaves his character in the wings and you think, “So this is who he really is.” Not that you actually know him any better.
Mr. Eubanks is being released into the wild as one of the most recognized jazz headliners in the country, and musically one of the least recognizable. To the extent that he’s a household name, it’s as a comic foil and fail-safe, the guy with the grim duty of...
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