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Captain Black Big Band: Captain Black Big Band
by Mark F. Turner
Pianist Orrin Evans has been on a roll, with the release of a couple of diamond Posi-Tone releases in 2010: Faith in Action -- dedicated to friend and mentor, saxophonist Bobby Watson--and the old school yet highly progressive thinking of The End of Fear , with Tarbaby trio-mates, drummer Nasheet Waits and bassist Eric Revis. But ...
Captain Black Big Band: Captain Black Big Band
by Bruce Lindsay
The man behind the Captain Black Big Band is pianist Orrin Evans. The ensemble's eponymous debut recording is a CD of such style, musicality and instrumental power that it seems only right to ensure that Evans gets the credit upfront. This is straight-ahead, swinging, big band music, recorded at three live performances in New York and ...
Captain Black Big Band: Captain Black Big Band
by Dan Bilawsky
The Posi-Tone label has positioned itself as a prime purveyor of small group jazz, with artists like pianist Orrin Evans leading the way, and both parties are breaking new ground with the release of The Captain Black Big Band. After putting out dozens of small group sessions, the label has taken a bold step in a ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Orrin Evans
All About Jazz is celebrating Orrin Evans' birthday today! Orrin Evans“The clear-cut best pianist of his time..." is how Hot House Magazine" described Orrin Evans in 1998, praise which was echoed again in the summer of 2002... more Website | Photos | Articles Follow Orrin Evans Put ...
One Track Mind: Orrin Evans, "Jena 6 " (2011)
By Nick DeRiso Turns out, it actually does mean a thing, even if it ain't got that swing. For something like 80 years now, that old Duke Ellington cliche worked as the clarion call of big band music, but its mantra has also become its curse. Subsequent generations moved on to genres with more complexity, a ...
Ralph Bowen: Power Play
by Bruce Lindsay
With over 20 years experience as a recording artist and composer, saxophonist Ralph Bowen has a mastery of straight-ahead jazz that is immediately apparent on Power Play, his third album for the Posi-Tone label. Bowen's first two Posi-Tone releases, 2009's Dedicated and 2010's Due Reverence were quintet recordings. For Power Play, he trims down to an ...
Multi-talented Trombonist Ernest Stuart Releases First CD "Solitary Walker" March 15
From humble beginnings to headlining Philadelphia and New York City clubs, Ernest Stuart is a multi-talented trombonist who's played alongside The Duke Ellington Orchestra, Branford Marsalis, Billy Paul, The O'Jays, Charles Tolliver Big Band and Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, among others. Stuart's heavily awaited debut CD, Solitary Walker, rolls out nationally on March 15, 2011 ...
Ralph Bowen: Power Play
by Dan Bilawsky
Saxophonist Ralph Bowen has always been an original, despite being tagged as one of the neo-traditionalist young lions of the '80s. A quarter century has gone by since Bowen came to semi-prominence as a member of Out Of The Blue, yet this mega-talent still manages to fly just under the radar, despite impressive dates like this ...
Jazz Bridge Present Pianist Neil Podgurski at the Mt. Airy Presbyterian Church on February 10th
Appearing at the Mt. Airy Presbyterian Church, 13 E. Mt. Pleasant Ave, Philadelphia, PA, on Thursday February 10th will be pianist Neil Podgurski with bassist Brian Howell and drummer Wayne Smith. One show: 7:30-9PM. Known throughout Philadelphia as a prodigious pianist, Neil Podgurski has been performing for 19 years up and down the East Coast. A ...
Jazz Bridge Presents Orrin Evans!
Appearing at the Collingswood Community Center, 30 E. Collings Ave, in Collingswood, NJ, on February 3, 2011 will be pianist Orrin Evans, bassist Mike Boone, and drummer Anwar Marshall. One Show: 7:30-9 p.m. Admission: $10/$5 for students. No advance sales. Free Refreshments! For info: 856-858-8914 Heralded by jazz critic Ben Ratliff of the New York Times ...
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