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- Name: William John Evans
- Born: August 16, 1929
- Died: September 15, 1980
- Genre: Jazz, modal jazz, hard bop, third stream, cool jazz
- Origin: Plainfield, New Jersey
- Label: Riverside Records, Verve Records, Fantasy Records
- Suffered drug addition
- Overdose lead to death
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Bill Evans was one of the most influential American jazz pianists of twentieth-century. Evans is a musician that continues to inspire jazz musicians today.
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Career
Evans began musical training in classical piano at the age of six. He was the only white jazz artist hired to play with the Miles Davis Band.Associated Acts
- George Russell
- Miles Davis
- Cannonball Adderley
- Philly Joe Jones
- Scott LaFaro
- Paul Motian
- Eddie Gomez
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Bill Evans Questions
Do you worry about paying your bills? 1 AnswerSurprisingly I don't worry about paying our bills even though our income is low. Since we've paid off all our credit cards, we have enough to pay all our bills,... read more
Do you ignore bills and put them in basket? 3 AnswersCurrently theres a couple i run away from and there are those that of course I can't. Bills you just cant run away from cuz they bite you in the butt: 1) Phon... read more
Have you paid off your medical bills? 4 AnswersI overpaid my first big bill. The hospital called implying (though not directly stating) that if I didn't prepay, my surgery might not be allowed to go through.... read more -
