Mandagsfilmen: Everybody Digs Bill Evans

Introduction by Erling Aksdal

Before the screening of Everybody Digs Bill Evans, we will be joined by Erling Aksdal for a short introduction. A jazz pianist, composer, and former academic director of the Jazz Programme at NTNU, Aksdal will share some thoughts on what makes Bill Evans one of the most influential pianists in the history of jazz, drawing on his own experiences and insights from a lifetime immersed in jazz.

About the film

See Anders Danielsen Lie as the legendary Bill Evans.

In the summer of 1961, legendary jazz pianist Bill Evans (Anders Danielsen Lie) finds his musical ideal in a trio with Scott LaFaro and Paul Motian. Together, they record two groundbreaking albums. But when LaFaro is killed in a car accident, Evans’s world falls apart. Paralyzed by grief, he withdraws from music and the people around him, while struggling with addiction, self-doubt, and the fear that he may never be able to play again.

Director Grant Gee avoids the traditional musician biopic, instead creating an atmospheric portrait of an artist in crisis, told across different periods of time. With a brilliant Anders Danielsen Lie in the lead role, Everybody Digs Bill Evans explores how grief can paralyze creativity.

Jazzfest
Jazzfest brings the global jazz scene to Trondheim and fills the city with live music. There is room for both jazz enthusiasts and those who are curious about the genre. That’s why it’s especially exciting to experience the story of Bill Evans together with Jazzfest at the cinema!

Mandagsfilmen
Every Monday at six, we screen a new quality film in collaboration with Trondheim Kino. An extra-special cinematic experience for film lovers, with the big screen and powerful sound that the film deserves.