A Tribute to Bill Evans with The Phil Aaron Trio

An evening of interplay, interpretation and reinvention, featuring the music of Bill Evans.

Phil Aaron: Piano

Dan Carpel: Bass

Jay Epstein: Drums

The Phil Aaron Trio has been a mainstay in the Twin Cities jazz scene for over thirty years. Phil has recorded five CD’s and has performed with many national and international musicians, including Lee Konitz, Eric Alexander, Delfeayo Marsalis, Jim Rotondi, Jim Snidero, Byron Stripling, Kendra Shank, Evan Christopher, John Fedchock, Jackie Allen and Barbara Morrison. He’s an accompanist to many Twin Cities singers and a sideman in a number of instrumental groups.

Phil Aaron has received local and international recognition as a composer for film and TV, including numerous Telly Awards, International Film Festival awards, an International Monitor award, and two Midwest Regional Emmys.
Dan Carpel has regularly worked with Javi Santiago, Zacc Harris, and Abinnet Berhanu. He frequently performed with singer/guitarist Mary Cutrufello as well as Sonny Knight and the Lakers, and he recently became a part of Dylan Hicks’ Small Screens.
Jay Epstein has put in several decades performing, recording, & touring in this jazz game. He mostly studied at the University of Impulse & Blue Note Records, then polyrhythmic concepts in Manhattan with Barry Altschul, the drummer in Chick Corea's Circle. Lived in Hollywood, Oklahoma City, Montana, Miami, Minneapolis, and played in house bands for 5 years on several cruise ship lines. Been on 7 European tours with pianists Bill Carrothers & Giacomo Aula. Shared a few choruses with Rockie Robbins, Barney Kessel, Roseanna Vitro, Manfredo Fest, Sheila Jordan, Terry Gibbs, Greg Abate, Claudio Roditi, Gary Foster, Eric Alexander, Richie Cole, JoAnne Brackeen, Ernie Watts, Wayne Johnson, Karrin Allyson, Kenny Werner, Howard Levy, Toots Thielemans, Roy Hargrove, Avashai Cohen, Roy Hargrove, Bob Dorough, and Sarah Vaughan. His CDs, 'Long Ago' & 'Easy Company', featuring bassist Anthony Cox and pianist Bill Carrothers, have garnered luminous reviews in the international press.

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