Eddie Gomez is known throughout the world as a consummate bassist, sterling educator and a musician active in a wide variety of musical settings. He has been on the music scene for more than 40 years and has worked with everyone from Bobby Darin to Giuseppi Logan. Gomez moved from Puerto Rico as a child and was playing music from an early age. He came to prominence when Bill Evans asked him to be the bassist for the pianist's trio, a position he held for 11 years. Gomez also won the 2009 Latin Grammy for Best Instrumental Album: Duets (Acqua Records, with Carlos Franzetti).
AAJ Contributor Donald Elfman interviewed Gomez recently, on the cusp of a series of performances at New York's the Blue Note, celebrating the music of Bill Evans in a trio with pianist Chick Corea and drummer Paul Motian.
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