Bass.... Eric Revis, Madison Rast, Mike Boone, Reid Anderson
Drums ...... Donald Edwards, Byron Landham, Ralph Peterson, Gene Jackson, Nasheet Waits
Sax....... Ralph Bowen, Sam Newsome, Tia Fuller,JD Allen
And Many More!
Etkilendikleri
Wow!!! Philly has been great to me.....growing up at the same time as:
Lil' John Roberts, Chris McBride, Ari Hoenig, Joey D, James Poyser, Rodney Green, Byron Landham, Jafar Baron, Farid Baron, Reid Anderson, Jo Jo Pascale, Duane Burno, Questlove, Kahmal (Jimmy), Vidal, Dre, Kevin Arthur, Jeff Bradshaw, Darryl Harper, Johnathan Blake, Jaleel Shaw, Tim Warfiled, Terrell Stafford, CRAZY ASS BILAL, Messiah Harley, MY NIGGAH Duane Eubanks, and many more!!!!
Philly Pianist that have been oh so good to me:
Uri Caine (Philly Experiment), Trudy Pitts (Aunt Trudy), Sid Simmons, Eddie Green, Shirley Scott, Jim Holton, Sam Dockery many more!!!
My fellow musicians have taught me so much:
FARWORTHY aka Ralph Peterson, Coach aka Curtis Lundy, Bobby, Branford, Tain, Rebay, Simply Green, JD (black man), JD (white man), RALPH BOWEN, Jaguar, Tracey Moore, Jean Norris, Nasheet Waits, Rodney Whitaker, Avishai Cohen, John Swana, Nicolas Payton, Roy Hargrove, Antonio Hart, Kebbie Williams, Matt Parrish, Sam Newsome, Mike Boone, Micah Jones, Tremaine Dunlap
PHILLY BOYS: Kevin, Robin, Gene, Pieces of Dream, WOOKIE, Rob Landham, George Burton, Neil Podgurski
LUVPARK PEEPS... Donald Edwards, Mark Kelly, JD Walter, Tiff Jones, DAWN, Ralph Bowen, Ron Jennings
TAR BABY PEEPS..... JD Allen, Stacey Dillard, Eric Revis, Nasheet Waits
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Since moving to New York in the winter of 1995 Orrin Evans has been recognized as one of the most distinctive and inventive pianist of his generation. In a short span of time Orrin has earned the titles of pianist, composer, bandleader, teacher, producer and arranger.
Growing up in a musical city like Philadelphia was extremly important to early development of Orrin’s career. Philadelphia afforded Orrin the opportunity to study informally with the likes of Trudy Pitts, Shirley Scott, Mickey Roker, Bobby Durham, Edgar Bateman, Sid Simmons, and formally with William Whitaker, Jack Carr, and Charles Pettaway. In 1993, after attending Girard Academic Music Program, Orrin was accepted into the Mason Gross School of The Arts at Rutgers University. While attending Mason Gross some of his teachers included Kenny Barron, Joanne Brackeen, Ralph Bowen, & Ted Dunbar. They instilled in him the importance of the fundamentals of jazz as well as the necessity of listening to and living the music.
After moving to New York in August of 1996 Orrin was invited to join Bobby Watson’s band “Horizon” on their European tour. This opportunity introduced Orrin to the New York jazz scene. His recording and performing resume includes Wallace Roney, Mos Def, Common, Pharoah Sanders, Antonio Hart, Carmen Lundy, Ralph Peterson, Ralph Bowen, The Mingus Big Band, Roy Hargrove, Nicolas Payton, Brandford Marsalis, Gary Bartz, Eddie Henderson, Sean Jones, Tim Warfield, Ravi Coltrane, Robin Eubanks, Duane Eubanks, and Dave Douglas.
Orrin’s recording career started in 1994 with a self-produced trio release called “The Trio” featuring Matthew Parrish on bass and Byron Landham on drums. The release can now be found on the Imani Record label under the title “Déjà Vu”. In 1996 he was introduced to Gerry Teekins from Criss Cross records. This relationship afforded Orrin the opportunity to release six critically acclaimed recordings for the Criss Cross label. During a hiatus from Criss Cross Orrin released recordings for the Palmetto record label and his own label Imani Records. In 2002 Orrin combined forces with drummer Donald Edwards, vocalist JD Walter, saxophonist Ralph Bowen, and his wife vocalist Dawn Warren to form the band Luvpark. The band recorded the critically acclaimed self titled album “Luvpark” and is presently working on the release of their sophomore recording.
The New York Times described the pianist as “...a poised artist with an impressive template of ideas at his command”, a quality that has undoubtedly assisted in keeping Orrin at the forefront of the music scene.
Evans spent 3 years as a teacher at the coveted Germantown Friends School where he taught middle school music and conducted three jazz ensembles. He returned to Settlement Music School to teach individual piano lessons, theory lessons and an advanced jazz ensemble. He continues to be a musical commentator, conducting workshops, clinics and master classes both in the United States and abroad, while continuing to record and tour with his own bands.
The newest Orrin Evans disc, “Live in Jackson, Mississippi”, on the Imani Records label is available at retailers or on I-Tunes.
Lately Orrin’s greatest joy has been producing projects for other artists like Sean Jones and playing with his own band, which at different times, has included such notables as Ralph Peterson, Jr., Sam Newsome, Ralph Bowen, Nasheet Waits, Reid Anderson, Eric Revis, JD Allen and Duane Eubanks.
SEAN JONES LATEST RELEASE PRODUCED BY ORRIN EVANS NOW AVAILABLE!!!!!!!!!
Orrin Evans Quartet
Orrin Evans & Ethan Iverson Duo Piano
Nasheet Waits, Reid Anderson, Sam Newsome live @ Widener playing a Dave Stoller song called WTC 911
Orrin Evans @ The Blue Moon Jazz Club in 1995 with Bilal (still in High School), Matt Parish, Byron Landham, Duane Eubanks, and Friends
Orrin, Sending you a shout out, Karen Keeps trying to get us together but timing has not been in our favor...Lets go on and make this thing happen in 09....Myles
Man! Yall tore it up.. Had my usually calm and cool friend screaming at the stage. Even without the corrected sound ...it sounded like the truth. Thank you! And thank you for the invitation. It was apprecated and enjoyed!
Hey Orrin!! I wish you and the rest of MY family a Safe, Healthy and Prosperous New Year! It was an honor to be in your presence during the holidays. I won't forget your words!!!
You're My Everything sounds beautiful man. I've always liked the way you approach a ballad. That version of It Had to Be You from "Justin Time" with you and Warfield is still a favorite of mine.
