In 1966, George Klabin interviewed Bill Evans. George, today, is the founder and president of the Rising Jazz Stars Foundation, a nonprofit that owns Resonance Records, where he's the label's executive producer and audio engineer. Back in 1966, he was head of the jazz department at Columbia University's WKCR-FM, where he interviewed Evans during a pivotal year in Evans's career. [Photo above of George Klabin]
After George graduated, he founded Sound Ideas studio with hopes of starting a label and recording new jazz artists. In 1968, he received special permission from Evans's manager, Helen Keane, to record the trio live at New York's Top of the Gate. The tapes would be used for a double album issued on Resonance in 2012.
This nearly 14-minute interview by George with Evans on bassist Scott LaFaro first appeared on the 2009 album Scott LaFaro: Pieces Of Jade. It's worth hearing again. Go here...
