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Interview with Orrin Evans: On Big Band and Taking Bigger Stands
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Orrin Evans: On Big Band and Taking Bigger Stands
Posted on July 20, 2011 by Angelika Beener
Last week, I caught up with Orrin Evans for an interview forAlternate Takes. The pianist, composer and band leader was in town for a gig at the Zinc Bar in Greenwich Village with his much-buzzed-about big band. A couple of songs into the second set, Evans turns ...Read More
Audiophile Audition reviews Orrin Evans “Freedom”…
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There is no shortage of piano trios. A wide variety of seminal pianists have established a reputation in this venue. At times, it is challenging to differentiate from the template of being the next McCoy Tyner or Bill Evans. Orrin Evans has pushed the envelope. His recent catalogue at Posi-Tone boasts a diverse and eclectic prerogative. Straight trio (Faith In Action), frenetic so ...Read More
Phil Freeman reviews Orrin Evans “Freedom”…
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Though this review is being published on Independence Day, the title of pianist Orrin Evans‘ latest release has nothing to do with sociopolitical freedom. It’s not about musical freedom, either, at least not if your definition of that idea tilts in the direction of Matthew Shipp,Cecil Taylor, or any other practitioners of hard-line keyboard pyrotechnics.
By titling his a ...Read More
SaxShed reviews Orrin Evans “Freedom”…
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Orrin Evans (Featuring Larry McKenna) – Freedom
Pianist Orrin Evans’ latest release entitled “Freedom,” is now available from Posi-Tone Records. According to his current press kit, (this recording) “is an interpretive exploration of the music of his Philadelphia friends and mentors. This trio date features a hometown crew of sideman including the solid play ...Read More
Dan Bilawsky’s AAJ review of Orrin Evans “Freedom”…
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Philadelphia was a symbol of freedom long before Elton Johnever penned his well-known tribute to tennis legend Billy Jean King. The city was a hotspot for American revolutionaries when the British were running the show, and Philadelphia played host to the First Continental Congress and the Second Continental Congress, which signed the Declaration of Independence. This city ha ...Read More
Bruce Lindsay’s AAJ review for Orrin Evans “Freedom”….
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Orrin Evans’ first three Posi-Tone releases formed a diverse but high-quality trilogy: the piano trio (Faith In Action, 2010); the freer, more left-field small band (Tarbaby’s End Of Fear, 2010); and the hard-blowing and exciting big band (Captain Black Big Band, 2011). Hot on their heels comes Freedom, Evans’ fourth album in less than two years. The qualit ...Read More
Richard Kamins Step Tempest review of Orrin Evans “Freedom”…
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The past year has been quite a musical ride for pianist/composer Orrin Evans, especially when it comes to his relationship to Posi-Tone Records. Early in 2010, the Los Angeles-based label released the pianist’s tribute to saxophonist Bobby Watson, “Faith in Action” followed in late October by “The End of Fear” from Tarbaby, the ...Read More
The Revivalist reviews Orrin Evans “Freedom”…
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While it is common to take for granted the ease with which we find forever in our favorite tunes, the human experience dictates that the musicians creating those songs be regarded with equal parts admiration and immortality. Everyone expects to lose a grandparent, but people rarely anticipate the eventual loss of a musical hero. When people lose loved ones, they retur ...Read More
Another write-up for Orrin Evans “Freedom”…
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Orrin Evans – Freedom (Posi-Tone): It’s been a good year for Philly jazz pianist and composer-performer Orrin Evans. Back in March, Evans’s Captain Black Big Band – an ensemble sometimes boasting up to 38 musicians from New York City and Philly – released their self-titled album of recordings from live dates in NYC and Chris’s Jazz Cafe in Philly, and witho ...Read More
New interview with Orrin Evans….
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Orrin Evans: Jazz cat with a plan – and deep Philly roots
By A.D. Amorosi
For The Inquirer
‘My plan is always to be playing,” says Philly pianist, composer, and arranger Orrin Evans.Judging from the last 18 months, the plan is working. He and his quartet play two shows Saturday night at Chris’ Jazz Cafe, but that’s just the latest in a very busy year a ...Read More