Jazz guitarist, Frank Evans, died on February 6th 2007 at the age of 76. A former member of Tubby Hayes Quartet, Frank performed and recorded most often as a solo guitarist. Since the mid-60s, Frank generally shunned the London scene, preferring to operate from his home in Bristol. He took up the guitar at the age of 11 and learned his craft, without formal tuition, through a lengthy apprenticeship in jazz clubs, ballrooms and restaurants around the world.
Frank Evans‘ debut album was recorded at a concert in 1966 with Tubby Hayes and Tony Coe (’77 Records, Doug Dobell). After further albums on the ‘Saydisc’ label, Frank set up his own label ‘Blue Bag’ to release his solo album ‘Noctuary‘ (BB101) Although today countless musicians have set up their own label and are able to distribute their music digitally, this was an unusual move at the time.