Feb 05 2009
The Innovative & Intellectual Jazz Piano Of Bill Evans
By Duane Shinn
Bill Evans was born on the 6th of August, 1929 in Plainfield, New Jersey. He started learning to play the piano when he was six years old. In 7 years, he added two more instruments to his repertoire. His first gig was when his brother Harry had to be substituted for Buddy Valentino’s band. He was familiar with the music it was the same kind of music that he was practicing at home. new orleans jazz festival He continued playing boogie-woogie there on in clubs in and around New York City.
He was awarded a scholarship to Southeastern Louisiana University where he played to an audience Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto in a recital in 1950. new orleans jazz festival
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