Gil Evans
Sign in to saveAmerican composer, arranger, bandleader, and pianist (1912–1988)
Key facts
- Born
- Gilmore Ian Ernest Green , May 13, 1912, Toronto , Ontario , Canada
- Died
- March 20, 1988 (1988-03-20) (aged 75), Cuernavaca , Mexico
- Genres
- Jazz cool jazz modal jazz free jazz fusion
- Occupations
- Musician composer arranger bandleader
- Instrument
- Piano
- Years active
- 1933–1988
- Labels
- Prestige World Pacific Impulse! RCA , Verve Columbia King EmArcy
- Formerly of
- Claude Thornhill Orchestra Gil Evans Orchestra
- Website
- gilevans .com
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Official website
Gil Evans website
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gil
- Family name
- Evans
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Toronto
- Place of death
- Cuernavaca
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- modern creative
- Instrument
- electric piano
- Record label
- Enja Records
- Official website
- gilevans.free.fr
- Image
- Ryo-gil.jpg
- Residence
- Westbeth Artists Community
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- Commons category
- Gil Evans
- date of birth
- 1912-05-13
- date of death
- 1988-05-20
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1933-00-00
- name in native language
- Gil Evans
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Encyclopedic overview
Ian Ernest Gilmore Evans (né Green; May 13, 1912 – March 20, 1988) 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. He is best known for his acclaimed collaborations with Miles Davis.
Early life
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