EVAN FRANCIS was born and raised in Venice, Ca. He lived and played in the LA area until he was 23, graduating from the USC/Thornton School of music on a full music scholarship.  During that time he played and/or recorded with the likes of Billy Higgins, Dr. Art Davis, John Clayton, Stevie Wonder, Michael Buble (including an appearance on the Tonight Show), Sheila E., Christina Aguilera, Mike Keneally and the Industrial Jazz Group.   In 2003 he moved to San Francisco and has since played and recorded with artists like  Grammy Nominee Taylor Eigsti, Marcus Shelby, Lyrics Born, Goapele, Bilal, Dayna Stevens, The Jazz Mafia, and legendary Jamaican artists Mikey Dread and Prince Buster. As a composer, arranger and bandleader, he has found critical and popular success in the projects Spaceheater, Spaceheater’s Blast Furnace and The Evan Francis Group, releasing records on several labels- AlphaPup, Ropeadope and Daly City Records.  He continues to play live with The Evan Francis Group.