California Bluegrass Reunion, Bill Evans, Jim Nunally, Max Schwartz, Sharon Gilchrist, and Mike Witcher

Introducing Bill Evans, the saxophonist who needs no introduction! This virtuosic saxophonist hailing from Clarendon Hills Illinois is the main event at this huge Jazz Lugano festival this afternoon. I immediately have to jump in headfirst and talk about where the music that he plays comes from. Yes, he studied at one of the best Universities under Miles Davis but the soul that he manages to convey through his music is so deep routed, combining such flawless technique, if a little sloppy sometimes, of course I would rather get goose bumps over saying “wow”. Evans is truly one of those instrumentalists who has that balance between the two, and knows how to mix it accordingly catering to the audience. He demonstrates this fantastically in the solo of “Don’t Worry ‘bout Me” where he fills bars and bars with tasteful segments of music, endorsing his jazz routes and fusing them with a more bluesy orientated style of playing. A musician who truly knows how to put his stamp on a piece of music.