Biography
Bill Evans
Real name: William John Evans
Effective period / Period of releases: 1957 - 2024
American jazz pianist and composer. Younger brother of Harry EvansBorn16 August 1929 in Plainfield, New Jersey, USA, died 15 September 1980 in NYC, New York, USA (aged 51)
William John Evans (better known as Bill Evans) was one of the most famous and influential American jazz pianists of the 20th century. His use of impressionist harmony, inventive interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, and trademark rhythmically independent, "singing" melodic lines influenced a generation of pianists.
Database shared names:
Contemporary keyboardist: Bill Evans.
Jazz saxophonist: Bill Evans.
Studio technician: Bill Evans.