Pianist Orrin Evans and his trio with bassist Eric Revis and drummer Tina Raymond play the Andrew Hill composition “Dusk” during their performance on June 15, 2025, part of the 42nd San Francisco Jazz Festival.

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About this concert:
Carrying on the proud tradition of masterful Philadelphia keyboardists, Orrin Evans is “jazz’s most resourceful and invigorating contemporary pianist” (The New York Times) He performed at the 42nd San Francsico Jazz Festival with his trio including bassist Eric Revis and drummer Tina Raymond.

Steeped in music from his childhood, Evans cut his teeth in the Philly club scene where he was mentored by Shirley Scott, Trudy Pitts, Charles Fambrough, and Mikey Roker, and studied with fellow Philadelphian Kenny Barron at Rutgers University.
He released his Criss Cross debut, Justin Time, at the age of 21, and parlayed his sideman stints with saxophonists Bobby Watson and Branford Marsalis and drummer Ralph Peterson Jr. into a superlative career as a composer and bandleader. To date he’s released 25 albums in multiple settings, won a 2010 Pew Fellowship in the Arts, and topped multiple DownBeat Critic’s Polls.

In addition to his trio and quartet, Evans leads the Captain Black Big Band and the trio Tarbaby with bassist Eric Revis and drummer Nasheet Waits, and famously replaced pianist Ethan Iverson in The Bad Plus in 2017, serving a three-year stint with the band and releasing two albums.

Evans’ most recent album, 2024’s Walk a Mile in My Shoe, was recorded with the Captain Black Big Band and received a GRAMMY nomination for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album.

PERSONNEL:
Orrin Evans: piano
Eric Revis: bass
Tina Raymond: drums