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When did Bill Evans return to New York City?
In July 1955, Evans returned to New York City and enrolled in the Mannes College of Music for a three-semester postgraduate course in musical composition
What was Bill Evans' first job upon returning to New York City?
Evans played in mostly low-profile Tuxedo gigs at the Friendship Club and the Roseland Ballroom, as well as Jewish weddings, intermission spots, and over-40 dances
What kind of job did Bill Evans find after low-profile Tuxedo gigs at the Friendship Club and the Roseland Ballroom, as well as Jewish weddings, intermission spots, and over-40 dances?
Bill Evans played solo opposite the Modern Jazz Quartet at the Village Vanguard, where one day he saw Miles Davis listening to him. Evans also met Thelonious Monk.
Did any of the low-profile 'Tuxedo gigs', solo gigs in which Bill Evans was seen by Miles Davis or meeting Thelonious Monk amount to something larger?
Evans soon began to perform in Greenwich Village clubs with Don Elliott, Tony Scott, and Mundell Lowe; as well as with bandleader Jerry Wald.

Question: Did he experience success with that?
Self-contained rewrite: Did Bill Evans experience success with networking?