Convocation: Doc Evans Centennial Jazz Band

Former Prairie Home Companion house pianist and bandleader Butch Thompson led an all-star group in celebration of what would have been the 100th birthday of nationally renowned jazz musician Paul "Doc" Evans. A 1929 graduate of Carleton, Evans made it big in the 1940s with a pair of recordings that launched him onto the national scene. He was a prominent musician in Chicago's jazz scene before his career went national with tours and engagements across the country. The title of the presentation was "An Introduction to Traditional Jazz."



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