Wally Evans

Wally Evans grew up in Wales with music all around him. He played piano and sang in church. He later learned to play the guitar and worked in several bands at night and worked in a power plant by day. For two years he studied electronic musical instrument technology in London before being hired by Rose-Morris Company as the assistant factory manager. In 1970 he joined the Rosetti Company as an electronic engineer and worked closely with Yanagisawa saxophones before forming his own company, A&W Ltd. Wally brought the saxophone line with him when he joined the Barnes & Mullins Company, which was proud to focus on the Yanagisawa brand. Throughout his long career, Wally seemed to be effortless at bringing people together for strong and positive collaborations as well as long-lasting friendships.