Bill Evans
Bill Evans (1929-1980) is a towering figure. His unique style derived from early modern, musical impressionism and helped define the jazz trio format.
Evans’ collaborations with Tony Bennett remains the standard for voice and piano and — as Fred Hersch mentioned in our recent interview — his duo recordings with Jim Hall are iconic for that instrumentation.
Evans’ music means a great deal to me, and I wrote about it in one of my first jazz essays, “Alexa Is My Collective Unconscious.”
Randy Ingram’s Sound Within: A Celebration Of Bill Evans
Tomorrow, Ingram and Chill Tone Records will releaseSound Within: A Celebration of Bill Evans, featuring Evans trio alumni Joe La Barbera (drums) and Rufus Reid (bass).
You can listen and purchase here. On August 12, 2026, Randy Ingram Trio feat. Rufus Reid and Joe La Barbera will host a record release party at The Pocket in New York City.
Randy and I talked about Evans, his music, and the upcoming album.
Media Room Live! With Charlotte Hu
As regular listeners may recall, my June 18 interview with Charlotte Hu about her album Goyescas was postponed after lighting strikes blew a transformer a few feet from my office.
Charlotte graciously rescheduled and our interview will be broadcast at Media Room Live! July 16.
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