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JazzTimes piece on Orrin Evans “Captain Black Big Band”….
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The prolific pianist Orrin Evans has long been an integral part of the Philly jazz scene, as both a catalyst within the city and an ambassador to the greater jazz consciousness. His Captain Black Big Band, with its mix of hometown heroes and higher-profile New York players, embodies that duality. But with clubs closing and mentors passing away, can the City of Brotherly Love keep it ...Read More
Captain Black Big Band: Full Flavor Jazz on NPR
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Captain Black: A new superhero? Yes and no.
“Captain Black was a tobacco my father smoked,” pianist Orrin Evans says. “A good friend of mine, drummer Nasheet Waits, his father [drummer Freddie Waits] smoked Captain Black. One day, we were somewhere, and I could smell the tobacco. We just ended up talking about Captain Black. The name stuck. It’s really just a ...Read More
Giovanni Russonello interviews Noah Haidu for Capitalbop.com
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Trumpeter Jeremy Pelt has flourished in a variety of settings – playing with groups from the soul-funk outfit Soulive to the Mingus Big Band – but he’s developed an identity as a leader of the new generation of New York City’s post-bop players. This ilk’s music springs from Miles Davis’ work with Wayne Shorter in the 1960s, and prizes original compositions that ...Read More
One Track Mind: Orrin Evans on “Captain Black,” “Commitment,” “Jena 6,” others…
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On this special edition of Something Else! Reviews’ One Track Mind, we hand the reins over to Orrin Evans, a former sideman with Bobby Watson who quickly established himself as one of jazz music’s most fascinating new voices over the course of a solo career begun in 1994. Here, the pianist shares unique insights into some of his more memorable tracks.
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Something Else! Interview: Orrin Evans
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Something Else! Interview: Orrin Evans, jazz pianist, composer and bandleader
Posted by Nick DeRiso
Orrin Evans arrived amidst a wave of new jazz performers in the early 1990s. Unlike many of those young lions, however, he managed to bob up from that era’s ultimately empty retro-conservatism. “A lot of those guys, quite frankly,” Orrin says, “just gave too much ...Read More
Podcast: Marc Free and Nick O’Toole of Posi-Tone Records
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Podcast: Marc Free and Nick O’Toole of Posi-Tone Records
Posted on March 29, 2011 by anthonycekay
Today, Anthony Cekay is joined by Marc Free and Nick O’Toole of Posi-Tone Records. They discuss how Posi-Tone came into being; how they select their roster and and create a story with the albums they produce; and the state of the recording industry. You can listen her ...Read More
The Revivalist interviews Orrin Evans…
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Orrin Evans: Old Wine in New Bottles
Orrin Evans is a musician who seems to never slow down. The jazz pianist finished up a rehearsal with his eighteen-member band in Philadelphia, is set to record with saxophone great Tim Green and will embark on a European tour… all in the same week. Evans is the spokesman for the Philadelphia jazz scene, and while fathering two sons, ...Read More
A nice interview with Orrin Evans….
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Orrin Evans: Philly Is a Big Part of Who I Am.
MARCH 10, 2011
by Geo
Text and image by Jacob Colon.
Pianist Orrin Evans could live just about anywhere.
Born in Trenton and raised in Mount Airy, Evans, 36, quickly went from playing small gigs in his hometown to performing on tour throughout Western Europe and the Middle East.
The Martin Luther King High School grad has recorde ...Read More
Sarah Manning is Jason Crane’s guest on “The Jazz Session”….
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The Jazz Session #247: Sarah Manning
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Saxophonist Sarah Manning brings her personal approach to the sound of the saxophone to her newest recording, Dandelion Clock (Posi-Tone, 2010). In this interview, Manning talks about how she focuses o ...Read More
Take a minute to check out Mike DiRubbo’s in studio performance on WBGO’s The Checkout…..
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Studio Session: Mike DiRubbo Chronos Trio
March 8, 2011 by Josh Jackson
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Alto saxophonist Mike DiRubbo’s organ trio performs music fromChronos (Posi-Tone) at WBGO. Recorded February 22, 2011 in Newark, New Jersey.
Set List:
Rituals (DiRubbo)
Excellent Taste (Charette)
Eight for Elvin (DiRubbo)
Personnel:
Mike DiRub ...Read More