Gil Evans
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 36 years ago |
Date of birth | May 13,1912 |
Zodiac sign | Taurus |
Born | Toronto |
Canada | |
Date of died | March 20,1988 |
Died | Cuernavaca |
Mexico | |
Instruments | Piano |
Spouse | Anita Powell |
Lilian Grace | |
Job | Composer |
Arranger | |
Bandleader | |
Jazz Pianist | |
Movies/Shows | High Heels |
Absolute Beginners | |
Awards | Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album |
Grammy Hall of Fame | |
Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental Or A Cappella | |
Grammy Award for Best Original Jazz Composition | |
Canadian Music Hall of Fame | |
Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts, US & Canada | |
Children | Miles Evans |
Noah Evans | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 527512 |
Gil Evans Life story
Ian Ernest Gilmore Evans was a Canadian–American jazz pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader. He is widely recognized as one of the greatest orchestrators in jazz, playing an important role in the development of cool jazz, modal jazz, free jazz, and jazz fusion.