Grand Rapids Federation of Musicians

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 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 iTunes

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
J-Bird Music.com

Thursday, May 17, 2012
Ottawa Tavern & Jazz Kitchen
151 Ottawa Avenue Northwest Grand Rapids, MI 49503
(616) 451-8000
No Cover
6:00-9:00 PM

Sunday, June 3, 2012
Grand Rapids Festival of the Arts
Circle Stage, Downtown Grand Rapids
Free Admission
2:15-3:00 PM

Thursday, June 7, 2012
Ottawa Tavern & Jazz Kitchen
151 Ottawa Avenue Northwest Grand Rapids, MI 49503
(616) 451-8000
No Cover
6:00-9:00 PM

Thursday, July 26, 2012
Ottawa Tavern & Jazz Kitchen
151 Ottawa Avenue Northwest Grand Rapids, MI 49503
(616) 451-8000
special guest ensemble "Orquesta Tradicion"
No Cover
6:00-9:00 PM

Monday, July 30, 2012
West Michigan Jazz Society's
"Jazz at the Zoo" Series
John Ball Park, Grand Rapids, MI
special guest ensemble "Orquesta Tradicion"
6:00 - 8:30 PM

Friday, August 3, 2012
Old Town Lansing Jazz Festival
Jackson National Stage
Intersection of Turner & East Grand River
Lansing, MI
7:00-8:00 PM

Thursday, August 23, 2012
Ottawa Tavern & Jazz Kitchen
151 Ottawa Avenue Northwest Grand Rapids, MI 49503
(616) 451-8000
No Cover
6:00-9:00 PM

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

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"	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