Orrin Evans
Not to be confused with Orrin C. Evans.
| Orrin Evans | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 28 March 1975 |
| Origin | Trenton, New Jersey, United States |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Labels | Criss Cross, Posi-Tone, Palmetto, Smoke Sessions, Rogue Art |
| Website |
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Orrin Evans (born 28 March 1975)[1] is an American jazz pianist. Evans was born in Trenton, New Jersey and raised in Philadelphia.[2] He attended Rutgers University, and then studied with Kenny Barron.[2] He worked as a sideman for Bobby Watson, Ralph Peterson, Duane Eubanks, and Lenora Zenzalai-Helm, and released his debut as a leader in 1994. He signed with Criss Cross Jazz in 1997, recording prolifically with the label. He was awarded a 2010 Pew Fellowships in the Arts.[3]
Evans is married to vocalist Dawn Warren.
Discography
As leader
- The Trio (Black Entertainment, 1995)
- Justin Time (Criss Cross, 1997)
- Captain Black (Criss Cross, 1998)
- Grown Folk Bizness (Criss Cross, 1999)
- Listen to the Band (Criss Cross, 2000)
- Seed (Imani, 2000)
- Blessed Ones (Criss Cross, 2001)
- Deja Vu (Imani, 2001) [note: reissue of The Trio]
- Meant to Shine (Palmetto, 2002)
- Luvpark (Imani, 2004)
- Easy Now (Criss Cross, 2005)
- The Band – Live at Widener University [rec. 2001] (Imani, 2005)
- The Trio – Live in Jackson, Mississippi (Imani, 2006)
- Tarbaby (Imani, 2009)
- Faith in Action (Posi-Tone, 2010)
- Tarbaby: The End of Fear (Posi-Tone, 2010)
- Captain Black Big Band (Posi-Tone, 2011)
- Freedom (Posi-Tone, 2011)
- Flip the Script (Posi-Tone, 2012)
- ...It Was Beauty (Criss Cross, 2013)
- Tarbaby: Ballad of Sam Langford (Hipnotic, 2013)
- Captain Black Big Band: Mother's Touch (Posi-Tone, 2014)
- Liberation Blues (Smoke Sessions, 2014)
- The Evolution of Oneself (Smoke Sessions, 2015)
- Tarbaby: Fanon [rec. September 2011] (Rogue Art, 2016)
- #knowingishalfthebattle (Smoke Sessions, 2016)
Notes
- ↑ Stark, Karl (1999-12-02). "Young Jazz Pianist, Musical Iconoclast Orrin Evans Is A Hometown Success Story.". Articles.Philly.com. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- 1 2 Lutz, Phillip. "Orrin Evans The Instigator." Downbeat 81.11 (2014): 42-45. Print.
- ↑ "Orrin Evans: Music: 2010 Grantee," The Pew Center for Arts and Heritage. Accessed May 15, 2013.
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