Results for "Orrin Evans"

J.D. Walter: Being a Verb

by Victor L. Schermer
May 18, 2009

J.D. Walter is a jazz singers' singer--a purist and an innovator. Although his style has been compared to many vocal titans, it is in the same breath, uniquely his own, and he has become a singular phenomenon on the music scene. Respected and lauded by the great musicians of the contemporary circuit, ...

Tom Warner: Honoring the Legacy

by Victor L. Schermer
May 6, 2009

Tom Warner recently replaced Mervon Mehta as vice-president of programming for the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia, when the latter took the head position at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. Among his eclectic musical tastes, the accessible, warm and articulate Warner has a strong interest in jazz.

Sean Jones: The Search Within

by Mark F. Turner
April 15, 2009

No longer standing in the shadows of the greats, trumpeter Sean Jones has been coming into his own since his well received debut, Eternal Journey (Mack Avenue Records, 2004). His trajectory has coursed through four previous releases, exploring, maturing, and progressing into one of today's shining voices with The Search Within. Incorporating the ...

Orrin Evans Live DVD Recording at Chris' Jazz Cafe on January 8, 2009

January 5, 2009

Orrin Evans will be performing at Chris' Jazz Cafe on January 9, 2009. The shows are being recorded for release on DVD. SET 1 Orrin Evans and Friends SET 2 TARBABY Chris' Jazz Cafe Thursday, January 8, 2009 Sets @ 8pm & 10:00pm 1421 Samson St ...

Orrin Evan's Tarbaby Debuts at Philadelphia Art Museum on December 26th--Ortlieb's Jazzhaus on December 27th

December 8, 2008

Robin Eubanks & EB3: Live Vol. 1

by John Kelman
June 16, 2007

While ongoing developments in the area of technology have made it possible for artists to create a big band sound on a small band budget, you'd be hard pressed to find a group integrating it as seamlessly and interactively as trombonist Robin Eubanks' EB3 on Live Vol. 1. Thankfully Eubanks, rather than leaving listeners scratching their ...

Keep the Change

By Ralph Bowen

Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2006
Track listing: Boy for Sale; Who Will Buy; Elevation; For You; Thru Traffic; For D.E.; In the Good Old Summertime; Gordon; Keep the Change.

The Trio Live In Jackson, Mississippi

By Orrin Evans

Label: Imani / 88 Keys Productions
Released: 2006
Track listing: Dorm Life; Simply Green; Autumn Leaves; Lift Every Voice and Sing; Libra; Captains Prelude.

Orrin Evans: The Trio Live In Jackson, Mississippi

by Edward Zucker
October 23, 2006

Orrin Evans has recorded for the Criss Cross and Palmetto labels, but he always seems to venture back to Imani Records, his own label. This is where Evans convenes his musicians and material of choice, whether working with his “funk-fusion-R&B-electric band Luvpark, in a piano trio setting, or with a larger acoustic group, as on Live ...

Easy Now

By Orrin Evans

Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2005
Track listing: Captain Black, BM, For DE, Don't Fall Off The L.E.J., Easy Now, Bonus Round, Dance On The Moon, Dorm Life, Song For My Father, Don't Fall Off The L.E.J. (cont.).