William John Evans
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William John Evans, better known as Bill Evans, was a highly influential American jazz pianist and composer renowned for his lyrical playing and innovative harmonic approach.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| William John Evans canonical | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
bandleader
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composer ⓘ human ⓘ jazz pianist ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bill Evans
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Bill Evans (pianist) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
gastrointestinal bleeding
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peptic ulcer disease ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1929-08-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1980-09-15 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Mannes School of Music
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Southeastern Louisiana College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Rusyn American
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Welsh American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
jazz improvisation
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music ⓘ |
| genre |
cool jazz
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jazz ⓘ modal jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| influenced |
Brad Mehldau
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Chick Corea NERFINISHED ⓘ Herbie Hancock NERFINISHED ⓘ Keith Jarrett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Claude Debussy
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Lennie Tristano NERFINISHED ⓘ Maurice Ravel NERFINISHED ⓘ Nat King Cole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | piano ⓘ |
| memberOf | Miles Davis Sextet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| middleName | John ⓘ |
| name | William John Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAward | Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
album "Portrait in Jazz"
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album "Sunday at the Village Vanguard" NERFINISHED ⓘ album "Waltz for Debby" NERFINISHED ⓘ composition "Turn Out the Stars" NERFINISHED ⓘ composition "Very Early" NERFINISHED ⓘ composition "Waltz for Debby" NERFINISHED ⓘ contributions to Miles Davis album "Kind of Blue" ⓘ |
| occupation |
arranger
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composer ⓘ pianist ⓘ |
| participantIn | recording of "Kind of Blue" ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City, New York, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| style |
innovative harmonic approach
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lyrical playing ⓘ |
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