Centennial: Newly Discovered Work of Gil Evans was considered one of the finest recordings of 
2012, if not one of the most significant jazz musical endeavors of the past decade.  

- Three (!) Grammy nominations (winning for best arrangement)
- Jazz Journalist’s Association: Record of the Year
- London Sunday Time’s #1 Jazz Album
- Listing as one of Top 10 Albums by: NY Time, NPR, & JazzTimes amongst many others.

And behind it all was Ryan Truesdell, composer, arranger, and noted producer who established 
himself working alongside Maria Schneider and Bob Brookmeyer and then followed his devotion to 
the music of Gil Evans into the discovery of these previously unknown masterpieces.  

Ryan conducts the USF Jazz Ensemble in an evening of the music of Gil Evans including works from this remarkable recording