George Evans(I)
- Actor
George Evans is an award-winning Canadian jazz vocalist, producer,
journalist, and broadcaster. His four CDs as vocalist, of which "Eyes
For You" is the latest, have garnered high praise and airplay, both in
this country and abroad. George is a fellow of the Eugene O'Neill
Cabaret Symposium, a co-winner in the category of Best Musical Revue at
the Backstage Bistro Awards, nominated Vocalist of the Year 2002-2003
at the National Jazz Awards Canada, and twice mentioned in the Montréal
Mirror "Best Of Montréal" for his popular, long-running vocal radio
program. In the field of A&R, George has worked on a total of eight
vocal discs for Universal / Verve US, and recently acted as Producer
for "Here Come The Boys - a Canadian Crooner Collection" for Maximum
Jazz / Universal Music Canada. A recognized authority in the field of
vocal standards and jazz, George Evans has an ongoing column in Planet
Jazz Magazine out of Montréal. On radio, George was beloved for 9
seasons in Montréal, as host of two long-running pop and jazz vocal
programs, as well as two well-received pilot programs for CBC
Radio.
