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Pianists · b. 1976

Orrin Evans

American musician

Born: 1976
Trenton
Country: United States
Record labels: Criss Cross Jazz

Biography

Orrin Evans is a jazz musician who plays piano. Orrin Evans was born in 1976 in Trenton. The music is usually filed under jazz and downtempo. Record labels: Criss Cross Jazz. Honours include Pew Fellowship in the Arts (2010).

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.

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