NTS aired an episode dedicated to the music of Bill Evans on 29 April 2022. Bill Evans has been played over 170 times on NTS, first on 12 April 2013. Bill Evans's music has been featured on 133 episodes.

Bill Evans (born William John Evans; 16th August 1929-15th September 1980) was one of the most famous jazz pianists of the twentieth century. Along with McCoy Tyner and Oscar Peterson, he was the force behind the biggest evolution in jazz piano since Art Tatum and Bud Powell.

His use of impressionistic harmony, his inventive interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, and his syncopated and polyrhythmic melodic lines influenced…