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Evans' most famous trio was with Scott LaFaro on bass and Paul Motian on drums, who played together from 1959-1961 and developed an almost-telepathic sense of interplay.

In addition, Powers faculty members Lisle Kulbach and Jay Rosenberg will perform with their fellow 'Voices of the Turtle'A ensemble member Ian Pomerantz a variety of instruments, including violin, harp, psaltery, dumbek, rebec and bouzouki as the trio presents some of the Mediterranean musical traditions of the Sephardic Jews.A 2. Drop-in on a ... (more)

Throughout his 20-year career as a solo artist, multi Grammy nominated saxophonist Bill Evans has explored a variety of musical settings that go well beyond the confines of traditional jazz, including hip-hop, fusion, reggae, Brazilian and slamming funk.

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There was just something about his playing that said you'd better listen carefully or it would disappear and you will have missed it.

Chris M. Slawecki has been published in music industry and related publications for more than thirty years and has served AllAboutJazz.com as Senior Editor since 1997.

The Billy Test Trio will perform from 7 to 11 p.m. today at the Deer Head Inn, 5 Main St., Delaware Water Gap.

That's how Riverside Records titled the jazz pianist's second album in 1958, and 54 years later, everybody just seems to be digging Evans even more.

Chick Corea's Further Explorations , with Eddie Gomez on bass and Paul Motian on drums, is my favorite jazz album of the year so far.

Meet Al Scott: Al Scott has been playing the piano for over 10 years, and first became influenced by the music of Michael Jackson.

Clean Feed records label is as eclectic a label as it is an authentic jazz voice.

John first fell under the spell of free jazz in the 1970s when he wistfully regarded the loft jazz scene from across the Atlantic By inviting English saxophonist John Butcher to join them in a Lisbon studio, the Portuguese Red Trio executed a stroke of genius.

The biggest names in jazz have flocked to a basement in New York City's Greenwich Village: Lorraine Gordon's The Village Vanguard.

Pianist Chick Corea recorded this homage to the late pianist Bill Evans with former Evans collaborators Eddie Gomez on bass and drummer Paul Motian recorded live in 2010 at the Blue Note in New York City.

Marian McPartland's Peabody Award-winning Piano Jazz radio series profiling various musicians has been popular for 25 years and has featured over 300 musical guests.

Following the success of Bill Evans: The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961 the Concord Music Group has slated for release several historically complete thematic sets.

Ben Folds , Bill Evans , Blood Sweat & Tears , Bobby Colomby , Brett Dennen , Chick Corea , Chris Botti , Colbie Caillat , Eric Marienthal , Herbie Hancock , Jimmy Haslip , Joe Berlinger , John Mayer , Kenny G , Lil' Kim , Michael Brauer , Notorious B.I.G. , Paul Motian , Paul Simon , Pete Tong , Randy Brecker , Red Garland , Simon & Garfunkel , ... (more)

Two years ago, this Corea-led trio played a two-week residency at New York's Blue Note club that honored the late piano genius Bill Evans .

When three musicians of this caliber go on "Further Explorations," it is worthwhile to follow their path.

Jazz, like several twentieth century art forms, has for decades seemed to gain acceptance as a scholarly concern in part because of a number of renowned writers and critics heralding something that was once, remarkably, regarded as vulgar, base entertainment for the base masses, and now deemed America's indigenous artistic progeny.