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My Bill Evans at The Grunin Center
Where
The Grunin Center
1 College Drive
Toms River, NJ
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When
Sun, June 2, 2024
3:00 pm
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The Joel Zelnik Trio presents โMy Bill Evans โ A Personal Conversation"
This timely program is based on the dialogues between Closter residents Joel Zelnik and Bill Evans, a 7 time Grammy Award Winner, at the โVillage Gateโ during the mid-1960โs. Signature Evans works are performed and Joel plays pieces he enjoys that show the Evans influence.
Joel had the great fortune of playing at the Top of the Gate in NYC during the mid 60โs, on Monday nights. It was on these Mondays that he split sets with the Bill Evans Trio, and his greatness has stayed with Joel right up to the present. Bill said to Joel,โas a musician, itโs not what you play, but how you play it.โ Joel has lived that in his own piano playing no matter what style or circumstance. ...