Bill Evans (trombonist)
William "Bill" Evans (born April 16, 1936 - September 10, 2019 in Eagan , Minnesota ) was an American jazz musician ( trombone , also double bass ) from Dixieland .
Live and act
Evans lived mostly in St. Paul , where he had also grown up. After taking piano lessons as a child, he learned the trombone self-taught and then belonged to various bands. Evans played a. a. with the Mississippi Counts , of which he was a founding member. He was also a member of the Dukes of Dixieland ; in the 1950s he also played bass in the Hall Brothers New Orleans Jazz Band . His main job was at West Publishing , where he was most recently in management.
Evans led the Bill Evans New Orleans Jazz Band , played in the Pig's Eye Jass Band and with the Moldy Figs , in the 1980s in the trio of pianist Butch Thompson , who formed the house band in Garrison Keillor's Prairie Home Companion . During stays in New Orleans Evans played in Fritzel's European Jazz Pub . In the field of jazz, he was involved in eleven recording sessions between 1969 and 2014, according to Tom Lord .
Discographic notes
- Bill Price: The New Yorkers Northrop Summer Concerts (1976)
- The Bill Evans New Orleans Jazz Band: Let the Great Big World Keep Turning (1996)
- Brian Carrick and Norman Thatcher: In New Orleans (GHB)
- Jamie Wight Presents: Charlie DeVore and His New Orleans Family Band (GHB, 2014)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Jim Buchta: William Evans, New Orleans-style jazz musician, dies at the 83rd Star Tribune, September 23, 2019, accessed on September 25, 2019 .
- ↑ Obituary
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed September 25, 2019)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Evans, Bill |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Evans, William |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 16, 1936 |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 10, 2019 |
| Place of death | Eagan , Minnesota |