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More coverage for “Flip the Script”…
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The inventive and bold pianist Orrin Evans is back with a new project called Flip The Script. On this effort, Evans heads a fantastic trio, which includes Ben Wolfe on bass and Donald Edwards on drums. The adventurous combo stretches on mostly Evans’ originals or less-traveled works by other composers and presents it in its own refreshingly different way. The unit moves tog ...Read More
Alex Rodriguez takes on Orrin Evans “Flip the Script”…
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Two new CDs out by contemporary jazz leaders Branford Marsalis (below) andOrrin Evans (left) offer a pair of unique takes on what it means to swing in the 21st century. Both are assertive, interactive, and powerful statements, but it’s what makes them different that I find particularly fascinating.
Flip the Script is passionate and thoughtful, pointing the ...Read More
David Adler chimes in “On Orrin Evans”…
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Pianist Orrin Evans is on a hot streak. For evidence look to his recent Posi-Tone releases Freedom, Faith In Action andCaptain Black Big Band, not to mention his sideman turn with Ralph Bowen onPower Play or his work with the co-led group Tarbaby. On his new Flip the Script, the Philadelphian enlists bassist Ben Wolfe and drummer Donald Edwards for a trio ...Read More
Britt Robson’s eMusic review of “Flip the Script”…
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As a pianist, Orrin Evans features a muscular attack with a meaty tonality and impatience with elongated or predictable phrasing. As an artist, he has emerged as a formidable, increasingly indispensable presence in jazz, whether leading the balls-to-the-wall Captain Black Big Band, the politically charged Tarbaby, or small ensemble recordings. Flip The Script is a trio outing with ...Read More
Some props for Posi-Tone at Gallery 41….
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FRIDAY, JULY 13, 2012
Just a few of the great new releases….
Focusing on just a few of the really terrific new releases, this time from Positone Records produced by Marc Free:
Pianist Orrin Evans has a terific new trio date called “Flip The Script” with Ben Wolfe on bass and Donald Edwards playing the drums.
Saxophonist Ralph Bowen’s new ...Read More
Greg Thomas on Orrin Evans “Flip the Script”…
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Orrin Evans returns to NYC to ‘Flip the Script’
GREG THOMAS
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Orrin Evans is ready for his return to the East Coast.
Speaking from Japan via Skype, the pianist and composer reports that he’s been on the road a lot since February, performing and teaching. He misses his family in Philly, including his two sons, ages 14 and 19, and his wife ...Read More
Phil Freeman interviews Orrin Evans…
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Q&A: Orrin Evans On The Economics Of Trio Albums, Jazz Musicians’ Constant Reinvention, And Records That Are Too Long
Pianist Orrin Evans is a busy man. With nearly 20 albums out under his own leadership and a slew of impressive sideman performances to his credit, he’s built a sterling reputation on the modern, straight-ahead jazz scene. His music has melody ...Read More
Angelika Beener on “Flip the Script”…
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Orrin Evans ‘Flips the Script’ With 19th Release As Leader
Posted on July 9, 2012 by Angelika Beener
At an impressive nineteen albums in, pianist Orrin Evans sets out to do exactly as the title of his latest suggests. Flip The Script (Posi-Tone), out this month, refers not only to a last-minute repertoire overhaul just before the recording date, but the ...Read More
Jazzhistoryonline.com reviews “Flip the Script”…
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Orrin Evans is a complete musician. He has worked with Bobby Watson, Ravi Coltrane, and Wallace Roney, and he composes for and leads the Captain Black Big Band. As a pianist, Evans is a poised player with a deft technique,with roots in McCoy Tyner and Chick Corea. Evans’ new recording “Flip the Script” is an exceptional example of jazz piano in the modern setting. T ...Read More
JazzWax weighs in on “Flip the Script”…
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Pianist Orrin Evans digs-in on Flip the Script (Posi-Tone). For those unfamiliar with Evans, he has a commanding, McCoy Tyner-ish percussive attack that badgers you into an emotional corner. But Evans can be highly introspective, too. It’s truly impossible not to be moved by his piano’s snorting, charging and cajoling. Evans is joined here by bassist Ben Wolfe and drumm ...Read More