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Orrin Evans

US jazz pianist

From: Trenton, United States
Since: 1975–present
Releases: 21

hard bop
jazz
jazz fusion
post-bop

About

Orrin Evans (born 28 March 1975) is an American jazz pianist. Evans was born in Trenton, New Jersey and raised in Philadelphia. He attended Rutgers University, and then studied with Kenny Barron. He worked as a sideman for Bobby Watson, Ralph Peterson, Duane Eubanks, and Lenora Zenzalai-Helm, and released his debut as a leader in 1994. He signed with Criss Cross Jazz in 1997, recording prolifically with the label. He was awarded a 2010 Pew Fellowships in the Arts.

In 2017, Evans was named the new pianist in The Bad Plus replacing Ethan Iverson. He departed amicably in 2021 to focus on leading his own ensemble.
Evans is married to vocalist Dawn Warren Evans, who is also his manager.

From Orrin Evans on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.