Orrin Evans W/joanna Pascale Valentines! at The Side Door Jazz Club

Orrin Evans with Vocalist Joanna Pascale - For a very special Valentine's date we hope to see you at The Side Door on February 14th - Doors 7:30pm, show 8:30pm 860-434-0886 www.thesidedoorjazz.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qArAIXk0AYw

Two time Grammy nominee and Pew Fellow, Orrin Evans has been recognized as one of the most distinctive and inventive pianists of his generation. In a short span of time Orrin has earned the titles of pianist, composer, bandleader, teacher, producer and arranger. The New York Times described the pianist 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. 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. His Christmas show with Chelseas Baratz at The Side Door will go down in local jazz lore! More details here: http://www.orrinevansmusic.com/about.html...

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Orrin Evans with Vocalist Joanna Pascale - For a very special Valentine's date we hope to see you at The Side Door on February 14th - Doors 7:30pm, show 8:30pm 860-434-0886 www.thesidedoorjazz.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qArAIXk0AYw

Two time Grammy nominee and Pew Fellow, Orrin Evans has been recognized as one of the most distinctive and inventive pianists of his generation. In a short span of time Orrin has earned the titles of pianist, composer, bandleader, teacher, producer and arranger. The New York Times described the pianist 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. 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. His Christmas show with Chelseas Baratz at The Side Door will go down in local jazz lore! More details here: http://www.orrinevansmusic.com/about.html

And Joanna Pascale: Since emerging onto Philadelphia’s jazz scene, Pascale has established herself as a compelling and skilled vocalist. “Joanna is a highly sophisticated singer,” claims Philadelphia Metro. She has a working repertoire of over four hundred songs and has appeared and recorded with jazz giants such as trumpeter and Director of Jazz Studies at Temple University, Terell Stafford; sax pyrotechnic and critic’s rave, Tim Warfield; legendary drummer, Mickey Roker, piano virtuoso, Cyrus Chestnut and others. She performs three nights a week with her quintet at the Loews Hotel in Philadelphia. In August 2006, she was selected for the Pennsylvania Performing Arts on Tour roster. On top of a busy performing and recording schedule, the Temple alum is also a member of the vocal faculty at Temple University. She teaches private voice and ensemble lessons, as well as conducts performance practices and workshops.

Pascale began her musical education as a listener. “I gravitated to Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, and Jimmy Scott albums,” recalls Pascale. “I memorized these songs as if they were a part of my generation’s popular music.” “When I started going to jam sessions, singers would always perform the same couple of songs,” stated Pascale.“It would amaze me that gems like Serenade in Blue or Once In a While, for example, would fall through the cracks. I made it my mission to learn these under performed standards, and to search for other songs that I felt should be remembered.” www.joannapascale.com

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