He recorded over fifty albums as leader and received five Grammy awards. He spawned a school of "Bill Evans style" or "Evans inspired" pianists, who include some of the best known artists of our day, ...

Few musicians ever captured a profound sense of aloneness like pianist Bill Evans. Throughout a too-brief, 20-odd-year career that ended with his death in 1980, Evans used his nuanced playing to ...

During his years with Evans, Gomez set the style for piano trio bass solos. Soon, dozens of bassists were scooting up the neck to pluck fast melodies in the cello range. (SOUNDBITE OF BILL EVANS ...

He recorded over fifty albums as leader and received five Grammy awards. He spawned a school of “Bill Evans style" or “Evans inspired" pianists, who include some of the best known artists of our day, ...

William "Bill" Merritt Evans didn't have much formal training, but he became an internationally known New Orleans-style jazz musician with a flawless ear for chord changes and harmony. And for ...

He recorded over fifty albums as leader and received five Grammy awards. He spawned a school of “Bill Evans style" or “Evans inspired" pianists, who include ...