3/13/14

Orrin Evans at the Jazz Cafe at Music Hall Center on March 20


Orrin Evans and his Trio come to Detroit's Music Hall Center for ONE performance on Thursday, March 20th at 8PM in the cozy confines of Jazz Cafe. Evans has been recognized as one of the most distinctive and inventive pianists of his generation. Not yet out of his 30s,  he has earned the titles of pianist, composer, bandleader, teacher, producer and arranger and been critically acclaimed for his imposing chops and his propulsive takes on rhythm and harmony. The New York Times described him as "... a poised artist with an impressive template of ideas at his command" - a quality that has undoubtedly assisted in keeping Orrin at the forefront of the music scene. The latest release by Evans (a Philadelphia native) “It Was Beauty” marks his 20th recording as a leader and his seventh release for the label Criss Cross, for which he began recording age 21. His recording and performing resume includes Wallace Roney, Mos Def, Common, Pharoah Sanders, Antonio Hart, Carmen Lundy, Ralph Peterson, Jr., Ralph Bowen, The Mingus Big Band, Roy Hargrove, Nicholas Payton, Branford Marsalis, Gary Bartz, Eddie Henderson, Sean Jones, Tim Warfield, Ravi Coltrane, Robin Eubanks, Duane Eubanks and Dave Douglas.



Line Up:
Orrin Evans - Piano, Madison Rast - Bass and Chris Beck - Drums

Orrin Evans at the Jazz Cafe at Detroit's Music Hall Center
March 20th, 2014 at 8pm

All tickets are ONLY $20 and are available at the Music Hall Box Office or ticketmaster.com