American composer, arranger, bandleader, and pianist (1912–1988) · Canadian‐American jazz pianist and composer
| Description | American composer, arranger, bandleader, and pianist (1912–1988) Source: Wikidata |
|---|---|
| Born | 1912-05-13 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Birthplace | Toronto Toronto Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Died | 1988-03-20 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Place of death | Cuernavaca Cuernavaca Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Area | United States Source: MusicBrainz |
| Country | US Source: MusicBrainz |
| Citizenship | Canada Source: Wikidata |
| Occupation | conductor pianist composer jazz musician bandleader musician music arranger Source: Wikidata |
| Instruments | jazz piano electric piano piano Source: Wikidata |
| Genres | jazz modal jazz jazz fusion cool jazz third stream modern creative free jazz Source: Wikidata |
| Record labels | Prestige Impulse! Enja Records Verve Records EmArcy Records Antilles Columbia Records ACT Music Pacific Jazz Records Source: Wikidata |
| Member of | The Gil Evans Orchestra Gil Evans And His Orchestra Skinnay Ennis And His Orchestra The Monday Night Orchestra Miles Davis + 19 Gil Evans & Ten Gil Evans Big Band Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz |
| Awards | Grammy Hall of Fame Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album Guggenheim Fellowship Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella NEA Jazz Masters Canadian Music Hall of Fame Grammy Award for Best Original Jazz Composition Source: Wikidata |
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