The Big Love: Life & Death with Bill Evans
Laurie Verchomin was born and raised on the Canadian prairies. She studied piano, voice, modern dance and theater in Edmonton, Alberta. As a young woman she had the great fortune to meet jazz icon Bill Evans. Her memoir records her own awakening into love, sex, drugs, spiritual enlightenment, death and jazz as well as the incendiary ascension of one of the worlds most beloved musicians. The Big Love ~ Life & Death with Bill Evans ( Volume 1) Laurie’s first book is now in 17 countries. A French translation is in production, and The Big Love is now being considered for development as a film or stage production. She has performed selected works from the book in New York with the composer/pianist Jed Distler as a part of the Composers Collaborative, and was recently interviewed for a new documentary film about Evans. She is also in the process of creating a multi-media ebook version of The Big Love. Currently she resides on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia with her partner and devotes her time to raising her 13 year old daughter, writing, tai chi and meditation. You can find out more about Laurie and her current projects at her blog site:  laurieverchomin.com