Results for "Orrin Evans"

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 ...

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.

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.

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.).

Orrin Evans: Easy Now

by AAJ Staff
June 5, 2005

For those who may have been disappointed by the Philadelphia pianist-composer Orrin Evans' recent experiments with backbeats and electric keyboards, Easy Now marks a notable return to swinging on acoustic instruments. But this new venture is primarily a tribute to the late Don Evans, a gifted playwright and educator, as well as Orrin's father. ...

Live at Widener University

By Orrin Evans

Label: Imani / 88 Keys Productions
Released: 2004
Track listing: 1. Two Faces of Nasheet 2. Umoja 3. JD's Revenge 4. We Both Tried 5. WTC 911 6. Autumn Leaves 7. We Fall Down

Orrin Evans/The Band: Live at Widener University

by Terrell Kent Holmes
April 25, 2004

Live At Widener University, a two-disc set by The Band, led by pianist and educator Orrin Evans, exemplifies cohesiveness, and shows just how exciting jazz can be when a gathering of stellar musicians step up to the plate and knock it out of the park. “Two Faces of Nasheet," composed by drummer Nasheet Waits' ...

Deja Vu

By Orrin Evans

Label: Imani / 88 Keys Productions
Released: 2002
Track listing: I Want To Be Happy; Explain It To Me; 5-4-94; When Jen Came In; Rhythm-a-ning; Dorm Life; Monroe; I Love You; Big Jimmy.