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Orrin Evans

Given birth to in Trenton, NJ but raised in Philadelphia, acoustic pianist Orrin Evans was one of the “Small Lions” of straight-ahead jazz who emerged within the 1990s. His primary focus is definitely hard bop, although he offers sometimes detoured into soul-jazz and R&B when support such vocalists as Denise …

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