Orrin Evans

Orrin Evans is a jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader. He is well-versed in hard and post-bop, neo-soul, and R&B. In addition to leading dates, he is a prolific first-call sideman, and is particularly adept at backing singers. After woodshedding in various bands, he formed the Black Entertainment label in 1995 to release his leader debut, The Trio. He signed with Criss Cross in 1996 and worked in a number of contexts: On 1997's Justin Time he led a quintet, and followed with the acclaimed octet outing Captain Black in 1998. Two more quintet albums -- Grown Folk Bizness and L...