Grant Gee's new film zeroes in on Bill Evans's grief-stricken 1961 months
Director Grant Gee, known for music documentaries, has made his first narrative feature about jazz pianist Bill Evans, focusing on a few months in 1961 after the death of his bassist Scott LaFaro. The film, titled Everybody Digs Bill Evans, stars Anders Danielsen Lie and Laurie Metcalf. Gee describes it as a study of artistic crisis and transformation.
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