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22 mag 2024 · Bill Evans, a pianist with a groundbreaking approach to harmony and a lyrical approach to improvisation, was born on this day (August 16) in Plainfield, New Jersey, in 1929. He would have turned 90 years old today. Evans studied classical music as a child and would later pursue those studies at Southeastern Louisiana University, where.
2 mag 2024 · José Alberto Medina, Tribute to Bill Evans. Jun 1, 2024 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Jamboree Jazz Club Plaça Reial 17, 08002 Barcelona. Bill Evans (1929-1980) was one of the most influential pianists in the history of jazz; a “poet,” according to writer Gene Less—lyricist of "Waltz for Debbie"—for the beautiful melodic constructions he made ...
18 mag 2024 · Tribute to Bill Evans – Brent Jarvis Trio . The Brent Jarvis Trio pays tribute to Bill Evans on May 3, 2024 at Hermanns Jazz Club in Victoria, BC, Canada:
17 mag 2024 · Bill Evans is the fine wine of jazz pianists: smooth yet potent, dry yet detailed, subtle yet profoundly nuanced. Classically trained and naturally gifted, Evans was known for introducing new shades of harmony into the jazz chordal palette, and his work with "cool jazz" giants of the mid- to late 1950s — from Chet Baker
8 mag 2024 · Then came Bill's Kenton Showcase, a 10-inch album released in 1954, on which Bill wrote originals and arranged them. The album is a West Coast jazz masterpiece. The music's sassy cool modernism arrived just as Los Angeles was becoming the model of suburbia—with fluid highways, strip malls, vast beaches lining the Pacific Ocean and temperate weather year-round.
4 giorni fa · The never-before-released sessions on Never a Dull Moment! therefore come as a welcome surprise, one endorsed by McCann himself in the liner notes. The album is a bracing reminder of his importance to the genre. It’s also loads of fun. Pianist Les McCann in action. Photo: Lakeshore Public Media.
7 mag 2024 · Bill Evans (Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock) has enjoyed a successful solo career for over 30 years and is constantly looking for new opportunities and new bands. John Medeski (Medeski, Martin & Wood, Mad Skillet) is a true pioneering keyboard legend. Keith Carlock (Sting, Steely Dan, John Mayer) is one of the most up-and-coming drummers of our time.
