Pianist Gil Evans

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Pianist

Gil Evans

Living place: Canada

Birthday: 13-5-1912

Global rank: #67472

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Pianist Gil Evans profile

Who is Pianist Gil Evans?
Influential jazz artist who contributed greatly to the development of cool jazz, modal jazz, free jazz, and jazz.
He was a arranger for the Claude Thornhill Orchestra from 1941 until 1948.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He lived in the Westbeth Artists community after moving to New York City at the age of forty.

Family life info

He was born a green, but was given the name Evans' stepfather while he was still young.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Pianist Gil Evans?
He and Miles Davis are frequent collaborators.

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Summary of Gil Evans profile

When was Pianist Gil Evans born?
Gil Evans was born in 13-5-1912, death year is , at the age of 112.
Where is Pianist Gil Evans's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Gil Evans was born in . is a Pianist, whose Zodiac is Taurus, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Rat. Gil Evans's global rank is 67472 and whose rank is 267 in list of famous Pianist.
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Events in 1912 and 13-5

Events in the world in the birth year of Gil Evans

  • The "unsinkable" oceanliner Titanic sinks on maiden voyage after colliding with an iceberg; over 1,500 drown (April 15).
  • Balkan Wars begin, resulting from territorial disputes: Turkey defeated by alliance of Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece, and Montenegro (Oct.).

Birthday Gil Evans (13-5) in history

  • Day 13-5 year 1568: Queen Mary of the Scots was defeated at the Battle of Langside and immediately fled to Northern England.
  • Day 13-5 year 1846: The United States formally declared war on Mexico after several days of fighting.
  • Day 13-5 year 1938: Louis Armstrong and his orchestra recorded the New Orleans's jazz classic, When the Saints Go Marching In, on Decca Records.
  • Day 13-5 year 1940: Winston Churchill gave his first speech as prime minister: "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat."
  • Day 13-5 year 1973: Tennis male chauvinist Bobby Riggs defeated Margaret Smith Court, 6-2, 6-1 in front of a world-wide television audience. He would lose to Billie Jean King later that year.
  • Day 13-5 year 1981: Pope John Paul II was shot and wounded by Mehmet Ali Agca as he drove through a crowd in St. Peter's Square, Rome.
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