# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/bill-evans
# Generated: 2026-08-12T21:10:42.905Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/bill-evans"
name: "Bill Evans"
slug: "bill-evans"
description: "William John Evans was an American jazz pianist and composer who worked primarily as the leader of his trio. His extensive use of impressionist harmony, block chords, innovative chord voicings, and trademark rhythmically independent \"singing\" melodic lines continue to influence jazz pianists today."
tagline: "American jazz pianist (1929–1980)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bill_Evans_(1961_publicity_photo_by_Steve_Schapiro).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1929-08-16"
deathDate: "1980-09-15"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  sourceConfidence:     90
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
totalFollowers: 79900
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    title: "Discogs"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump