Adrianne Evans
Bass
Adrianne Evans is a bassist at Michigan State University, studying both jazz and classical bass. Having finished her classical bass performance degree under the direction of Professor Kevin Brown, she is now studying jazz bass with Professor Rodney Whitaker, as well as vocal jazz with Professor Carmen Bradford. In 2024, she was selected to be an MSU String Fellow under the direction of Professor Jean Lee. Here, she gained experience teaching by visiting different schools around Michigan and giving bass sectionals and private lessons.
Recently, Adrianne has had the opportunity to sing with the MSU jazz ensembles in Japan. She currently sings in the Andy Evans Trio in Traverse City, and in MSU's Jazz Nonet II. She has also played bass in the MSU Symphony Orchestra, Jazz Orchestra III, Salsa Verde, the Martin Luther King Dream Orchestra, as well as in the pit in various high school musicals.
