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Orrin Evans Trio @ BOP STOP
March 25 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Acclaimed pianist Orrin Evans makes a highly anticipated return to BOP STOP. Last performing at BOP STOP as part of his 50th birthday tour, the Orrin Evans Trio delights and inspires with incredible musicianship and ingenuity.
Tickets for tonight are $25 each in advance, $30 day of show. This event will not be livestreamed.
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During his kaleidoscopic quarter-century as a professional jazz musician, pianist Orrin Evans has become the model of a fiercely independent artist who pushes the envelope in all directions. Evans upholds that reputation the fifth release by his Captain Black Big Band, Walk a Mile in My Shoe, which earned the ensemble its third Grammy nomination.
The title refers to a malformation of the left foot that Evans has lived with from birth, necessitating several reconstructive surgeries. But the album’s larger point is about feeling worthy, about taking ownership of the journey and doing things without waiting for the “perfect” time. Such was the motivation to release the album on Imani Records, Evans’ own flagship label since the early 2000s. The imprint relaunched in 2018 with a more expansive mission, since releasing albums by Caleb Wheeler Curtis, Tina Raymond, Luke Carlos O’Reilly, Marianne Solivan, Thomas Marriott, Milton Suggs and others.
In 2024 Evans also reconnected with Tarbaby, his venturesome and audacious trio with bassist Eric Revis and drummer Nasheet Waits – an ensemble of serious intentions and riotous humor, fervid spirit and fierce intellect, passion and purpose, all of which collides in their provocative and risk-welcoming sound. In a career marked by collaborations, You Think This Is America (Giant Step Arts) marked the first time that the trio recorded an entire album strictly in piano trio format.
Evans’ multifarious leader and collaborative projects also include the Eubanks Evans Experience, a duo pairing Evans with the eminent guitarist Kevin Eubanks; Lisa Fischer featuring the Orrin Evans Trio, a collaboration between the Grammy-winning vocalist ad Evans’ soulful unit with bassist Luques Curtis and drummer Mark Whitfield Jr.; and the Brazilian-inspired project Terreno Comum.
An influential educator, Evans is devoted to passing the torch to new generations. His students include the alto saxophonist and Blue Note artist Immanuel Wilkins, and the prodigious, Grammy-nominated pianist Brandon Goldberg. Evans also lends his experience and expertise to jazz-focused institutions as Board President of the Cape May Jazz Festival Foundation and as a board member for educational non-profit The Heart of Jazz and for the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival.
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"exemplifying the qualities that keep jazz forever young — spirit, invention and exploration" - Alan Scherstuhl, New York Times
"A leader who engenders excellence in his fellow musicians. Even as triumph over hardship motivates his music-making, his irrepressible gift infuses it with joy." —Suzanne Lorge, 4 1/2 Stars - Downbeat
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