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Started by saxophonist Michael Doyle upon moving to West Michigan from New York. Evidence has been a hard bop haven for some of the state's best jazz players for almost ten years. Drawing upon his experiences in New York with such great musicians and teachers as David Leibman, Barry Harris, Milt Hinton and Branford Marsalis, Doyle and Evidence take an audience directly to The City. The band's credits include performances with guitarist Mark Elf and Delmark Records' vibraphonist Jim Cooper, as well as appearances at the annual Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp Jazz Festival, the Lansing Old Town Jazz Festival, and the Grand Rapids Jazz and Blues Festival. They have also performed in live broadcasts for local jazz radio stations and are a regular performer on WGVU Radio Jazz Night, and have even opened for Bill Cosby! Contact the band at: evidence90@hotmail.com For hiring information. MySpace User? Visit us at www.myspace.com/evidencejazz Download "The Message" at DigStation.com Download "Soulville" at DigStation.com Download "Untitled" at DigStation.com The band would like to invite you to check out the following links: Smitty Music Co. fredknappmusic.com chrislawrencemusic.org Steve Talaga's web page Michael Doyle's Selmer Artist Page	Evidence's Third Album "The Message" was nominated for 2007 Best Local Jazz Album of the Year by WYCE. Also nominated for the 2007 Best Song of the Year By WYCE is "The Message" . "A nice mix of hard bop and contemporary Latin sounds" - Forrest Dylan Bryant, Jazz Times Magazine "Tight, fluent swing" - Phillip McNally of Cadence Magazine "Strongly presented" - Michael P Gladstone of www.allaboutjazz.com "Brilliantly recorded" - Lazaro Vega of Blue Lake Public Radio click above to listen to the disc's title track "Untitled" UNTITLED (J-Bird Records) is a 6-song combination of solid funk in the tradition of Art Blakey and the best of the 1960's Blue Note Records. Lazaro Vega says: "a new voice on the G.R. jazz scene"	*July 28, 2008* West Michigan Jazz Society’s "Jazz at The Zoo" 6:30 PM John Ball Park Zoo, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504 *August, 29 2008* Grand Rapids Art Museum 5:00-7:00 PM 101 Monroe Center, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503 *October, 25 2008* St. John’s Lutheran Church 7:00 PM 56050 Buckhorn Rd, Three Rivers, Michigan 49093 *November 14, 2008* Schuler Books & Music 7:30 PM 2660 28th Street SE, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49512
	click above to listen to "Spirit of Capricorn" Evidence's Second Album "Soulville" won them the title of 2002 Best Local Jazz Album from the WYCE Jammies Awards in Grand Rapids. (seen below) Stuart Kremsky of Cadence Magazine says: "a reliably swinging hard bop ensemble"
	"Solid and entertaining" - Mark F. Turner, All About Jazz.com "Evidence provides a great example of how much great jazz is being made." - Shaun Dale www.jazzreview.com