hey jazz guys, how does this sound?

Bill Evans. Piano player. Jazz. Mentioned here at Talkbass quite often. Played on KOB, amongst many many other albums. Died in 1980. Probably not playing near you anytime soon. If he were, I would pay good money to see that, although I'm sure the smell would be intolerable.

Bill Evans. Banjo. Bluegrass. Never mentioned here. Probably never will be mentioned here after this one.

Bill Evans. Sax. Flute. Could be your man. Don't know what genre it is, but I don't think it's jazz. Found him diggin' on the internet, wonderin' who's playing your show. His webpage is down. For all I know he's some local bloke with a website.

Bill Evans. Welder. Father of 4. Lives in Aurora, IL with wife of 12 years.

 

Ding ding ding! We have a winner. He must be the #3 on my list.

We need a few less Bill Evans in the Jazz genre. Why can't we go check out a William Evans show, or Big Willy Evans, Will Evans, Billy Evans, Chops-bustin' Will Evans? You know?!

 

He visited the Stockholm Jazz Festival this summer. I did not see him, but I read a review. The writer labeled it as fusion, and thought it was rather boring, and described Evans as technically impressive, but lacking in "soul", or whatever. All I know, but if I were you, i'd go see him.

 

Bill Evans. Bass player featured at mp3.com. One of his MP3's circled round Napster labeled as "Les Claypool and Stanley Clarke". He didn't fool me.

http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/74/bass_man_bill_evans.html

 

Saw him with Miles in '81 or 82 (how weird is it that, two Bill Evans played with Miles?). That tour was documented on the "We Want Miles" album, pretty kicking band: Marcus Miller, Al Foster, Mike Stern and Bill Evans.

 

The 'best' Bill Evans(sax guy)I've heard is the '80s stuff with Miles(as Joe 'Lanta mentioned).

DHClasher-
Jimmy Masters & Howard Curtis are two of the better players in this area...I have only heard them doin' stuff in a 'straight ahead' vibe.
It looks like the National 'name' guy hooking up with a local rhythm section...could be cool since they shouldn't sound too rehearsed.

Kinda weird; is Bill Evans NOT playin' his usual Electric Funk/Fusion Jazz anymore?

 

Bill Evans, the saxophonist rather than the pianist, used to be a regular in the Danny Gottlieb-Mark Egan fusion group "Elements". I also have him on an old Andy Summers CD of mine. He's more of a fusion player than anything else, but he keeps interesting company. Not a Kenny G clone.

 

I still think it would've been cooler to see pianist Bill Evans. Imagine how pissed he'd be now!

 

...whaddaya have, some kinda 'time machine'?