![]() ![]() Evans is unrelated to pianist Bill Evans (1929–1980), who played with Davis in the 1950s. Notable albums recorded with Davis include The Man With The Horn, We Want Miles, Star People, and Decoy. Moving to New York city in 1979, he spent countless hours in lofts playing jazz standards and perfecting his improvisational style.Īt the age of 22, he joined Miles Davis and was part of his comeback in the early to mid–1980s. ![]() ![]() Early in his studies he was able to hear such artists as Sonny Stitt and Stan Getz at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago.Įvans attended University of North Texas and William Paterson University, where he studied with Dave Liebman, an alumnus of trumpeter Miles Davis's early 1970s bands. He attended Hinsdale Central High School and studied with tenor saxophonist Vince Micko. His father was a classical piano prodigy and until junior high school Evans studied classical clarinet. Evans was born in Clarendon Hills, Illinois, United States. ![]()
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