Orrin Evans | |
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 Evans in 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | (1975-03-28)28 March 1975 (age 50) |
| Origin | Trenton, New Jersey, United States |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Labels | Criss Cross,Posi-Tone,Palmetto,Smoke Sessions,RogueArt |
| Website | www |
Orrin Evans (born 28 March 1975)[1] is an Americanjazz pianist. Evans was born inTrenton,New Jersey and raised inPhiladelphia.[2] He attendedRutgers University, and then studied withKenny Barron.[2] He worked as asideman forBobby Watson,Ralph Peterson,Duane Eubanks, andLenora Zenzalai-Helm, and released his debut as a leader in 1994. He signed withCriss Cross Jazz in 1997, recording prolifically with the label. He was awarded a 2010Pew Fellowships in the Arts.[3]
In 2017, Evans was named the new pianist inThe Bad Plus replacingEthan Iverson.[4] He departed amicably in 2021 to focus on leading his own ensemble.
Evans is married to vocalistDawn Warren Evans, who is also his manager.[5]
| Year recorded | Title | Label | Personnel/Notes |
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| 1995 | The Trio | Black Entertainment | With Matthew Parrish (bass), Byron Landham (drums); reissued in 2001 asDeja Vu on Imani |
| 1996 | Justin Time | Criss Cross | With John Swana (trumpet),Tim Warfield (tenor sax),Rodney Whitaker (bass), Byron Landham (drums) |
| 1997–98 | Captain Black | Criss Cross | WithSam Newsome (soprano sax),Antonio Hart (alto sax),Ralph Bowen (tenor sax, soprano sax, alto sax),Tim Warfield (tenor sax),Avishai Cohen (bass),Rodney Whitaker (bass),Ralph Peterson (drums) |
| 1998 | Grown Folk Bizness | Criss Cross | WithSam Newsome (soprano sax),Ralph Bowen (tenor sax, alto sax),Rodney Whitaker (bass),Ralph Peterson (drums) |
| 1999 | Listen to the Band | Criss Cross | WithDuane Eubanks (trumpet),Sam Newsome (soprano sax),Ralph Bowen (tenor sax, alto sax),Reid Anderson (bass),Nasheet Waits (drums) |
| 2000? | Seed | Imani | As Seed, with Mike Boone (bass), Rodney Green (Drums), and Dawn Warren (Vocals) |
| 2001 | Blessed Ones | Criss Cross | WithEric Revis (bass),Nasheet Waits and Edgar Bateman (drums) |
| 2002 | Meant to Shine | Palmetto | WithEric Revis (bass), Gene Jackson (drums); some tracks withSam Newsome (soprano sax) added; some tracks withRalph Bowen (tenor sax, bass clarinet, flute, soprano sax) added |
| 2003 | Luvpark | Imani | As Luvpark; withRalph Bowen (sax), Donald Edwards (drums), J. D. Walter and Dawn Warren (vocals) |
| 2004 | Live At Widener University | Imani | As The Band, withJ. D. Allen (tenor sax),Sam Newsome (soprano sax),Reid Anderson (bass), andNasheet Waits (drums) |
| 2004 | Easy Now | Criss Cross | WithRalph Bowen (soprano sax, alto sax), Mike Boone andEric Revis (bass), Byron Landham and Rodney Green (drums) |
| 2006? | The Trio – Live in Jackson, Mississippi | Imani | Trio, with Madison Rast (bass), Byron Landham (drums); in concert |
| 2006 | Tarbaby | Imani | As Tarbaby; with Stacy Dillard andJ. D. Allen (tenor sax),Eric Revis (bass),Nasheet Waits (drums) |
| 2009 | Faith in Action | Posi-Tone | With Luques Curtis (bass),Nasheet Waits, Rocky Bryant and Gene Jackson (drums) |
| 2010? | The End of Fear | Posi-Tone | As Tarbaby; withJ. D. Allen (tenor sax),Oliver Lake (alto sax),Nicholas Payton (trumpet),Eric Revis (bass),Nasheet Waits (drums ) |
| 2010 | Captain Black Big Band | Posi-Tone | As Captain Black Big Band; in concert |
| 2010 | Freedom | Posi-Tone | With Larry McKenna (tenor sax),Dwayne Burno (bass), Byron Landham (drums, percussion), Anwar Marshall (drums) |
| 2011? | Ballad of Sam Langford | Hipnotic | As Tarbaby; withOliver Lake (sax),Ambrose Akinmusire (trumpet),Eric Revis (bass),Nasheet Waits (drums) |
| 2011 | Fanon | RogueArt | As Tarbaby; withOliver Lake (alto sax),Marc Ducret (guitar),Eric Revis (bass),Nasheet Waits (drums) |
| 2011 | Mother's Touch | Posi-Tone | As Captain Black Big Band |
| 2012 | Flip the Script | Posi-Tone | With Eric Revis, Ben Wolfe, Alex Claffy and Luques Curtis (bass), Donald Edwards (drums) |
| 2013 | ...It Was Beauty | Criss Cross | WithEric Revis (bass), Donald Edwards (drums) |
| 2014 | Liberation Blues | Smoke Sessions | WithSean Jones,J. D. Allen, Luques Curtis (bass),Bill Stewart (drums); in concert |
| 2014 | The Evolution of Oneself | Smoke Sessions[6] | WithChristian McBride (bass),Karriem Riggins (drums); two tracks with Marvin Sewell (guitar) added; one track with J. D. Walter (vocals) added |
| 2016 | #knowingishalfthebattle | Smoke Sessions | Some tracks trio, with Luques Curtis (bass), Mark Whitfield Jr. (drums);Kurt Rosenwinkel andKevin Eubanks (guitar), Caleb Wheeler Curtis (sax and flute), M'Balia Singley (vocals) are added on some tracks |
| 2016 | Presence | Smoke Sessions | With the Captain Black Big Band; Troy Roberts (tenor sax), Caleb Wheeler Curtis and Todd Bashore (alto sax), John Raymond, Josh Lawrence and Bryan Davids (trumpet), David Gibson, Stafford Hunter and Brent White (trombone), Madison Rast (bass), Anwar Marshall and Jason Brown (drums) |
| 2019 | The Intangible Between | Smoke Sessions | With the Captain Black Big Band; Troy Roberts (tenor sax), Stacy Dillard (tenor and soprano sax), Immanuel Wilkins (alto and soprano sax), Todd Bashore (flute and alto sax), Caleb Wheeler Curtis (alto sax), Sean Jones, Josh Lawrence and Thomas Marriott (trumpet), David Gibson, Stafford Hunter and Reggie Watkins (trombone), Dylan Reis, Eric Revis, Luques Curtis and Madison Rast (bass), Mark Whitfield Jr., Anwar Marshall and Jason Brown (drums) |
| 2021 | The Magic Of Now | Smoke Sessions | With Vicente Archer (bass), Bill Stewart (drums), Immanuel Wilkins (alto sax) |
| 2023 | The Red Door | Smoke Sessions | Nicholas Payton (trumpet), Wallace Roney (trumpet), Gary Thomas (tenor sax & flute), Larry McKenna (tenor sax), Robert Hurst (bass), Buster Williams (bass), Marvin "Smitty" Smith (drums), Gene Jackson (drums) |
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