New Release – Bill Evans Trio Vancouver
As part of this year’s Record Day 2021 on June 12, 2021, records stores will release a newly-discovered live performance by Bill Evans. This live performance took place on June 20, 1975, at Oil Can Harry’s – an intimate jazz club in Vancouver, BC Canada. The title of this release is On A Friday Evening, and will be available on two 180-gram vinyl LPs, CD, and across digital and streaming platforms. Extensive liner notes are also included; produced by music journalist Neil Tesser, who incorporates new interviews with trio members Eddie Gómez and Elliot Zigmund. You can also order a compilation set with shirt and mug. For more information, visit the following links:
The Compositions of Bill Evans
When you do a deep dive of how Bill Evans approached compositions, you come to appreciate what a musical genius he was. This genius evolved through hard work, but was very deliberate and well-developed. Evans studied music with an intensity
A Letter to Bill Evans – Michael Wolff Trio
Jazz composer and pianist Michael Wolff has released a new album dedicated to Bill Evans. Wolff admits he was reluctant to do this dedication, but agreed based on requests from fellow musicians. https://lydialiebman.com/index.php/2024/02/09/new-release-michael-wolff-guests-with-bassist-leon-lee-dorsey-and-drummer-mike-clark-on-evocative-tribute-album-a-letter-to-bill-evans-is-out-march-8-2024-via-jazz-avenue-1/ https://youtu.be/RVAYiLJkWf8?si=jz6AXoHK4xpP-Fm9