Bill Evans - His Life and Music with Dave Thompson at California Jazz Conservatory

An in-depth look at legendary jazz pianist Bill Evans life and music. The workshop will focus both on his compositions and his harmonically rich approach to jazz standards, with a hands-on approach to provide clear insight into his compositional talent and his remarkable ability to create such profound harmonic and melodic beauty. The workshop will also take a probing look into BillÕs personal_life, with material gathered from many_of Bill's contemporaries, friends, family and colleagues. Dave Thompson has spent time with, and has had conversa- tions with many of the people intimately involved with Bill during his life and career, including Bill's widow, Nenette Evans, and Laurie Verchomin, with whom Bill lived the last year of his life...

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An in-depth look at legendary jazz pianist Bill Evans life and music. The workshop will focus both on his compositions and his harmonically rich approach to jazz standards, with a hands-on approach to provide clear insight into his compositional talent and his remarkable ability to create such profound harmonic and melodic beauty. The workshop will also take a probing look into BillÕs personal_life, with material gathered from many_of Bill's contemporaries, friends, family and colleagues. Dave Thompson has spent time with, and has had conversa- tions with many of the people intimately involved with Bill during his life and career, including Bill's widow, Nenette Evans, and Laurie Verchomin, with whom Bill lived the last year of his life. Participants will be provided extensive written materials as a complement to the workshop.

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