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Orrin Evans
Jazz
The next Orrin Evans concert is scheduled for Thursday, July 3, 2025 at Linhartova Dvorana in Radovljica, Slovenia. See all 19 upcoming concerts
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About Orrin Evans
Hometown
Trenton, NJ, United States
Born
March 28, 1975
Genre
Jazz
Orrin Evans is a jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader well-versed in hard and post-bop, neo soul, and R&B. He is also a first-call sideman. He has released dozens of albums in various settings under his own name, including 2001's Blessed Ones and 2010's Faith in Action, he also leads, tours, and records with the bands Tarbaby and the Captain Black Big Band. The former's 2013 outing Ballad of Sam Langford has been heralded as a hallmark of vanguard jazz, while 2015's trio outing, The Evolution of Oneself, is regarded as one of that year's best albums. In 2018, Evans joined the Bad Plus, issuing two albums with the group before leaving in 2021. His quartet offering, The Magic of Now, followed in July.
Orrin Evans has also released music as a member of Wilsonian's Grain, The Bad Plus, Mingus Big Band, and Mingus Dynasty.
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