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Another review for Orrin Evans “Mother’s Touch”…
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Mighty Majestic Brilliance from Orrin Evans’ Captain Black Big Band
by delarue
Big band jazz is not the most lucrative style of music: after paying twenty guys for the gig, you’re lucky if there’s anything left over for you. But some of the most exciting composers in jazz persist in writing and recording large-ensemble pieces. Darcy James Argue is probabl ...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 se ...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
irockjazz.com piece on Orrin Evans…
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It can be quite risky admitting to a well-known musician that you’ve never heard of them. One, that revelation could be result in a tongue lashing by the artist. Two, the interview could come to an abrupt end, and three, my music journalistic credentials could be damaged all in the name of honesty. Thankfully, none of these has happened…yet. Though the response I did receive (aft ...Read More
Nate Chinen reviews Orrin Evans for the NYTimes…
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Questioning Everything in a Jazz Dialogue: Socratic, Dark and Stormy
Orrin Evans Trio at Jazz Standard
Orrin Evans began one tune in his second set at the Jazz Standard on Tuesday night with a solo piano reverie, ethereal with a touch of the ominous, like Duke Ellington in a sepulchral mood. His dark but delicate sonorities slowly gathered force, until his left hand locked into a t ...Read More
Lucid Culture reviews Orrin Evans “Flip the Script”…
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Orrin Evans’ New Trio Album Is One of the Year’s Best
Pianist Orrin Evans has been on a creative rampage lately. Recorded at a single marathon session at a Brooklyn studio this past February, his latest album Flip the Script, a trio project with Ben Wolfe on bass and Donald Edwards behind the kit, does exactly that. It’s his most straightforward album under ...Read More
Downbeat includes Orrin Evans “Flip the Script” in its Editor’s Picks…
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Orrin Evans, Flip The Script (Posi-Tone)
Orrin Evans is a pianist, composer and bandleader whose reputation has been steadily rising, particularly with his Captain Black Big Band. But on his latest recording,Flip The Script, we find Evans equally powerful in the trio setting. From the first tune, “Question,” my personal answer was “Hell, yeah!” And that’s the way I fel ...Read More
SomethingElse Reviews on Orrin Evans “Flip the Script”…
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With a new album release imminent, the productive, peaking pianist Orrin Evans again demands our attention with another bread-and-butter trio event, named Flip The Script. Supported this time Ben Wolfe (bass) and Donald Edwards (drums), Evans produces a no-nonsense program of mostly originals with a few choice covers in another solid outing for this product of Philly.
Fl ...Read More