Laura Evans Duo

Savage Wonder presents an evening of live music featuring inventive jazz and reimagined favorites across genres and decades.

Tonight,
Pianist-vocalist Laura Evans and her duo transform familiar songs through swing, funk, and Latin-inspired jazz arrangements, blending technical mastery with adventurous musical reinterpretation.

Featuring,
Laura Evans – Piano and Vocals
Vince Leggiere – Bass

About Laura Evans,
Hudson Valley-based pianist and vocalist Laura Evans studied jazz piano and arranging at Berklee College of Music as a recipient of the Chick Corea Scholarship. She later earned a Master’s Degree in classical piano performance from Brooklyn College, where she won the Mozart Concerto Competition, before completing a Ph.D. in contemporary music composition at NYU. Her work as both composer and performer spans jazz, classical, and contemporary music, bringing a distinctly eclectic voice to every performance.

Laura’s family carries a legacy of military service through both her grandfather, a career Navy captain, and her father, who served as a Navy engineer during World War II.