Jazz Articles about David Evans

About David Evans

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Album Review

Call him a scholar, educator, performer, singer, guitarist. David Evans is all of these and, above all else, a preservationist revered for his knowledge of the blues and a commitment to its survival. He has worked preserving the blues for the last forty-five years. He received a Grammy for best album notes for Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues: The Worlds of Charley Patton (Snapper, 2003).

Evans was a musical partner with iconic guitarist/vocalist Alan Wilson, before the formation of Canned ...

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David Evans: I Didn't Know About You

Read "I Didn't Know About You" reviewed by Elliott Simon

by Elliott Simon
February 4, 2005

David Evans is an expressive tenor player who, like a unique vocalist, can use his horn to bring a fresh take to a timeless standard. For I Didn't Know About You , he has engaged a top shelf piano trio that has him successfully maneuvering through a wide range of sentiment to inspire an array of emotions. The result is a most satisfying session.

Joining Evans for his trip down memory lane is an all-star band with the versatile Mike ...

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