Bill Evans returns to the CBA Music Camp! Bill received the Steve Martin Banjo Prize in 2022 and in 2024 became a member of the American Banjo Museum Banjo Hall of Fame. Bill has been involved with bluegrass music and the banjo for over forty-five years as a player, teacher, composer, writer, and music camp teacher and director and his teaching is hands-on and down-to-earth. Bill occupies a unique niche in the banjo world: he is celebrated worldwide for both his traditional and progressive bluegrass banjo styles and his innovative original compositions.
He has recorded four critically acclaimed solo recordings, including Things Are Simple and The Banjo in America, a DVD/CD set covering music from the 1780’s to the present day. He is the author of Banjo for Dummies, Bluegrass Banjo for Dummies, Parking Lot Picker’s Songbook: Banjo Edition and 25 Great Bluegrass Banjo Solos.
Bill directs his own music camps across the United States, hosts six online instructional courses for Peghead Nation and will be performing with the California Bluegrass Reunion at this year’s Father’s Day Festival.
He has helped thousands of people from all over the world to find joy in the banjo and bluegrass music through his books, online courses and videos, workshops and one-on-one lessons. He feels that his greatest accomplishment has been to bring people together through the banjo.
Here’s what people are saying about Bill Evans and his latest release “Things Are Simple:”
“Bill Evans is one of my absolute favorite banjo players. His touch is gorgeous and his tunes strike a beautiful balance between creativity and tradition. It’s an honor to call him a friend and mentor.” Wes Corbett, Sam Bush Band
“Bill Evans is one of those figures whose name is almost synonymous with the American banjo. He’s not just an innovator (one fan described him as ‘the same thing to the banjo that Van Gogh was to color’), he’s also an instructor, student, author (Banjo For Dummies, among other titles) and historian of his chosen instrument. Evans’ new album, which was three years in the making, is not just a masterpiece but a celebration. These tunes – most of them instrumentals and most of them original – brim with a sense of joy and appreciation for the things, both large and small, that make a live worth living.” Bob Allen, Bluegrass Unlimited.