Everybody Digs Bill Evans

Det er 1961 i New York. Den legendariske jazzpianisten Bill Evans har satt sammen den perfekte trioen, bestående av han selv på piano, Paul Motian på trommer og Scott LaFaro på bass. Kort tid etter innspillingen av det som skulle bli to av de mest kritikerroste livealbumene noensinne – Sunday at the Village Vanguard og Waltz for Debby – dør LaFaro i en bilulykke. Evans er lammet av sorg og slutter å spille.

EVERYBODY DIGS BILL EVANS er et vakkert kunstnerportrett med Anders Danielsen Lie i rollen som Evans. Filmen hadde premiere på filmfestivalen i Berlin, hvor regissør Grant Gee vant prisen for beste regi.

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Jazz pianist Bill Evans is paralysed by grief when one of his band members dies.

It is 1961 in New York City. Legendary jazz pianist Bill Evans has put together the perfect trio, consisting of himself, Paul Motian on drums and Scott LaFaro on bass. A short time after the recording of what would become two of the most critically acclaimed live albums ever – Sunday at the Village Vanguard and Waltz for Debby – LaFaro dies in a car accident. Evans is paralysed by grief and stops playing.

EVERYBODY DIGS BILL EVANS is a beautiful artist portrait with Anders Danielsen Lie in the role of Evans. The film premiered at the Berlinale, where director Grant Gee won the Best Director award.