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| Gil Evans Centennial Celebration  Gil Evans Centennial Celebration will take place on Monday, May 21st 9PMat Highline Ballroom. The fabulous Gil Evans Orchestra led by Miles Evans, Gil's son, featuring world-class jazz artists who were long-term members performing Evans' arrangements: from Hendrix and Jaco to the Classics! Saxophones: Chris Hunter, Billy Harper, Alex Foster. Trumpet: Lew Soloff, Jon Faddis, Miles Evans. French Horn: John Clark. Tuba: Howard Johnson, Bob Stewart. Trombone: Tom "Bones" Malone, David Bargeron, Dave Taylor, Conrad Herwig. Piano, Keyboards: Gil Goldstein. Keyboards: Delmar Brown. Bass: Mark Egan. Drums: Kenwood Dennard, Bruce Ditmas Plus Special Guests: Jimmy Cobb, Airto Moreira, Lenny White, Will Lee, John Simon, Oz Noy, Matthew Garrison, plus surprise speakers, vocalists and others! Master of Ceremonies: Paul Shaffer Stephanie Crease, author of Gil Evans: Out of the Cool, has a big Gil Evans Centennial article in Down Beat. write your comments about the article :: © 2012 Jazz News :: home page |