Grant Gee on The Jazz Standard with Brenda Sisane

Grant Gee, an acclaimed British director known for his profound and often introspective explorations of art, music, and landscape. His latest work, Everybody Digs Bill Evans, delves into the life of one of jazz's most enigmatic and influential pianists, Bill Evans. What drew a filmmaker of Gee's caliber to the quiet intensity of Bill Evans? He speaks to us about being captivated by a Lee Friedlander photograph, the 'space, light, and lightness' in Evans' music, and the profound contrast between the artist's precise artistry and his tumultuous personal life.