Orrin Evans Trio

For more than two decades, pianist Orrin Evans has made an art form of the unexpected. With more than 25 albums to his credit (and without ever relying on the support of a major label) Evans has become the model of a fiercely independent artist who’s made a habit of rattling the jazz world’s confining cages. That determination has paid off in accolades like topping the “Rising Star Pianist” category in the 2018 DownBeat Critics Poll and two GRAMMY nominations.

As a daring pianist, Evans combines raw-edged vigor and left-field nuance into a sound wholly his own. As an adventurous composer he traverses stylistic boundaries with abandon, drawing on full-throttle swing, deep rooted blues, expressive soul or bracing excursions into the avant-garde. As an audacious bandleader of the Orrin Evans Trio, he delights in daring fellow musicians to take bold risks.

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