Join Nocturne for this 3-week residency featuring Denver favorite Vlad Girshevich and his trio celebrating the legacy of one of American music’s most iconic pianists Bill Evans. Known for his masterful and romantic style, Evans helped define the impressionistic sound of midcentury jazz and his playing continues to influence musicians to this day.

Wednesdays in October, 2, 9, and 16 — Set One: 6:30 – 7:45 p.m. Set Two: 8:45 – 10 p.m.

Vlad Girshevich, started his formal music training at The Uspenski School of Music in Uzbekistan and spent 11 years studying classical music there. When he started experimenting with jazz in the 11th grade, his instructors gave him a hard time for being too creative with “free” interpretations. Vlad and his family eventually emigrated to the United States in the mid-90s. His first gigs were in Boulder with the Nina Storey Band. Herbie Hancock heard Vlad playing at an event in Aspen and subsequently invited him to participate in the Thelonious Monk Institute at Jazz Aspen/Snowmass.

Vlad is now a Denver resident and a part of the scene playing the 5 Points Jazz Festival, The Santa Fe Jazz Festival, the Vail Jazz Festival, and the Windham Chamber Festival amongst others. He has performed with Bob Berg, Stanley Jordan, Ernie Watts, Karen Briggs, Jerry Gonzales, Arturo Sandoval, and Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez. Vlad and his son (drummer Aleks Girshevich), recently recorded and released a record featuring legendary bassist Eddie Gomez called “Algorithmic Society.”

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