The FREE RANGE TRIO is a collaborative ensemble that features three heavy weight players in the Louisville Jazz Scene. At the helm is Gabe Evens. Gabe is a pianist, composer and professor of jazz piano at the University of Louisville. Holding down the low end is Chris Fitzgerald. Chris is a prominent jazz bassist, and well respected jazz educator and clinician. He has been a member of the Louisville jazz community as both a teacher and performer since 1985.
Drummer Gary Claude is a dynamic and inventive drummer who was a fixture in the Louisville jazz scene in the 90’s and early 2000’s. When he left Louisville, he moved to North Carolina as owner/operator of a French bistro. Since moving back in 2022, Gary has been a very active character in the scene.
