Bill Evans VansBand Allstars
“SPECIAL MILES DAVIS ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION TOUR”
Inventive, contemporary, and masterful. These are some of the words that have been used to describe the musicians in this “one of a kind“ group assembled by renaissance saxophonist Bill Evans (Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Soulgrass). Bill has had a successful solo career for over 30 years and continues to innovate with fresh ensembles. They are all here because they want to be – creating music and connecting with audiences that can feel their contagious grooves and melodies. Bill has this to say, “We have all played together in different projects over the years, and we are very excited to finally be on the same stage together, as a group, making music. We have talked about this combination of musicians for years and it’s finally happening!“ This group will be playing music from their collective backgrounds and influences – soul, funk, neo-jazz, pop. There are no boundaries. In specific for this tour Bill says “My dedication concert will seamlessly integrate Miles Davis’s original compositions with my own new, contemporary music. This performance is an homage to the tradition of musical excellence he instilled in me during my tenure in his historic comeback band, a tradition we are committed to carrying forward.”