Hardbopjazz Posted January 19, 2022 Report Share Posted January 19, 2022 (edited) I never knew about this before Edited January 19, 2022 by Hardbopjazz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted January 19, 2022 Report Share Posted January 19, 2022 Never heard of this before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted January 19, 2022 Report Share Posted January 19, 2022 (edited) Just to clear up some inevitable confusion — it appears that the lead dancer and choreographer of this troupe is also named Bill Evans (see video down below). BUT, indeed, it would also appear that our Bill Evans was involved in the proceedings above, according to the YouTube description of the video above… Choreography: Bill Evans Music: Arranged and recorded in live performance by Bill Evans Jazz Trio (Bill Evans, Joe LaBarbara and Mark Johnson) Lighting; David Gotwald Costumes: Wade Madsen and Taffy's Videography: Erik Whitmyre Performers: Rachel Brumer, Jim Coleman, Bill Evans, Shirley Jenkins, Gregg Lizenbery, Debbie Poulsen Performed at the Seattle Center Playhouse, September 2, 1980, as part of the Bumbershoot Festival. Mixin' It Up was my second collaboration with Bill Evans, the legendary jazz pianist. We worked together in 1978 on work called Double Bill and then again in 1979 on this collage. When it was premiered at Meany Hall, University of Washington, the Bill Evans Trio were on stage with us and performed live. I'm not sure if I have footage of one of those concerts, but I'm searching my collection of thousands of VHS tapes to see if I can find one. After the initial performances with live music, we performed to recordings made in those performances and took the piece on the road. We danced in all over the country for a couple of years, with several different casts. Other dancers who performed the work in BEDCO tours included Regina DeCosse, Llory Wilson, Wade Madsen, Larry Byrne and Sheryl Sedlecek. — Bill Evans, April 1, 2021 https://www.evanssomaticdance.org/ Here’s more about the dancer Bill Evans (from the same YouTube account)… Edited January 19, 2022 by Rooster_Ties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted January 19, 2022 Report Share Posted January 19, 2022 So you are suggesting that the Bill Evans I've been listening to all these years is not a choreographer? His versatility was one of the things I most admired about him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted January 19, 2022 Report Share Posted January 19, 2022 Just how many more Bill Evanses are there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted January 19, 2022 Report Share Posted January 19, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted January 19, 2022 Report Share Posted January 19, 2022 9 minutes ago, JSngry said: Who dat? Yeah, Bill Evans, apparently— but beyond that? Cuz if there’s two sax-playing Bill Evanses, then that’s news to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted January 19, 2022 Report Share Posted January 19, 2022 Yusef Abdul Lateef (born William Emanuel Huddleston; October 9, 1920 – December 23, 2013)...Yusef Abdul Lateef (born William Emanuel Huddleston; October 9, 1920 – December 23, 2013) ...Lateef was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee as William Emanuel Huddleston. His family moved, in 1923, to Lorain, Ohio, and again in 1925, to Detroit, Michigan, where his father changed the family's name to "Evans". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yusef_Lateef Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted January 19, 2022 Report Share Posted January 19, 2022 Learn something every day. And I thought that guy looked slightly familiar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitry Posted January 19, 2022 Report Share Posted January 19, 2022 You could say it was a double Bill that night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted January 19, 2022 Report Share Posted January 19, 2022 29 minutes ago, Dmitry said: You could say it was a double Bill that night. They all fit the bill! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted January 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2022 A second video. It's all explained in the below link. https://www.jazzwax.com/2021/05/interview-bill-evans-the-dancer.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted January 26, 2022 Report Share Posted January 26, 2022 On 1/19/2022 at 0:23 PM, Hardbopjazz said: It's all explained in the below link. https://www.jazzwax.com/2021/05/interview-bill-evans-the-dancer.html Very interesting!! Thanks for posting that link -- very informative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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