Gil Evans, Canadian-American pianist, composer, and bandleader (died 1988)

Gil Evans

Canadian-American jazz pianist (1912–1988)

Ian Ernest Gilmore Evans 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…