Awards & Winners

Gil Evans

Date of Birth 13-May-1912
Place of Birth Toronto
(Ontario, Canada)
Nationality Canada
Also know as Ian Ernest Gilmore Green, Ian Ernest Gilmore Evans, Gil, Svengali, The Lone Arranger
Profession Jazz Pianist, Composer, Music Arranger, Bandleader
Ian Ernest Gilmore "Gil" Evans was a Canadian jazz pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader. He played an important role in the development of cool jazz, modal jazz, free jazz and jazz fusion, and collaborated extensively with Miles Davis.

Awards by Gil Evans

Check all the awards nominated and won by Gil Evans.

2012


Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement
Honored for : How About You
(Track from: Centennial - Newly Discovered Works Of Gil Evans (Gil Evans Project))

Nominations 2012 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement How About You
Track from: Centennial - Newly Discovered Works Of Gil Evans (Gil Evans Project)
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) Look To The Rainbow
Track from: Centennial - Newly Discovered Works Of Gil Evans (Gil Evans Project and Luciana Souza)

1999


Grammy Hall of Fame Award
Honored for : Porgy and Bess

1996


Grammy Hall of Fame Award
Honored for : Sketches of Spain

1993


Grammy Hall of Fame Award
Honored for : Miles Ahead

1988


Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Honored for : Bud and Bird
(Artist)

Nominations 1988 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album Bud and Bird

1960


Grammy Award for Best Original Jazz Composition
Honored for : Sketches of Spain
(Composers)

Nominations 1960 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Original Jazz Composition Sketches of Spain