Scottish National Jazz Orchestra - ‘Two Gils and a Bill’ tour April / May 2026.

Saturday, April 11, 2026

The SNJO and guest pianist / arranger will celebrate the music of Gil Evans and Bill Evans with a short Scottish tour at the end of April and beginning of May. Press release attached.

We have received the following information;

We now look forward to the SNJO’s 2025/26 Season finale, where we are joined by the great Gil Goldstein, whose original arrangements and adaptations celebrate two towering figures of jazz.

Two Gils and a Bill:
Gil Goldstein celebrates the music of Gil Evans and Bill Evans
Gil Goldstein is a five-time Grammy-winning arranger, producer, pianist and accordionist who has collaborated with Michael Brecker, Esperanza Spalding, Pat Metheny and Bobby McFerrin, among many other musicians.

Thursday
​30 Apr
​7:30pm
Glasgow
Royal Concert Hall, New Auditorium
Tickets
https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/scottish-national-jazz-orchestra-two-gils-and-a-bill

Friday
​1 May
​7:30pm
Edinburgh
Queen’s Hall
Tickets
https://www.thequeenshall.net/book/284801

Saturday
​2 May
​7:30pm
Dundee
Rep Theatre
Tickets
https://dundeerep.co.uk/book/instance/378003

On his journeys, he has met many of his idols, most notably Bill Evans, who remains a major influence on Goldstein’s music and composition. Goldstein also learned arranging from Gil Evans, playing in his orchestras until Evans’ death in 1988. Quincy Jones later asked him to reconstruct Evans’s arrangements for Miles Davis at Montreux Jazz in 1991.

As a pianist, he’s worked with Stan Getz, Chet Baker and Joe Lovano. He’s also considered one of the leading voices on accordion in jazz. He looks forward to guiding the SNJO and its audiences through a travelogue of musical experiences.

More information;
https://snjo.co.uk/whats-on/two-gils-and-a-bill-gil-goldstein-celebrates-the-music-of-gil-evans-and-bill-evans