Dr Damian Evans is a double bassist and researcher who completed his PhD studies at Technical University Dublin where he was awarded the Fiosraigh Dean of Graduates award. A research associate of the Research Foundation for Music in Ireland, he has guest lectured at University College Dublin and co-edited The Musicology Review (UCD). He established the Galway Jazz Club and Galway Jazz Festivals before moving to Dublin where he founded and chaired the 2019 Documenting Jazz conference in Dublin. He has served as Honorary Secretary for the Society for Musicology in Ireland and as Book Review Editor for the Jazz Perspectives Journal. As a double bassist, Damian has toured internationally and has played a significant role in the Irish jazz scene.
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