Jazz "A" and Jazz "B" Band with Orrin Evans

California State University Northridge Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communication Department of Music presents

Orrin Evans in Concert with CSUN Jazz A & B Bands featuring the music of The Captain Black Big Band Michael Mull and Tina Raymond, Directors Wednesday, October 5th 7:30pm Soraya Great Hall Program B Band Michael Mull, Director Here's The Captain! – Gianluca Renzi Easy Now – Orrin Evans arr. Todd Marcus Don't Call Me Wally – Orrin Evans arr. Laura Kahle Big Jimmy – Orrin Evans arr. Todd Bashore In My Soul – Gianluca Renzi Personnel: Saxophones: Finn Dunham, Antonio Navaratte, Logan Gonzalez, AJ Reyes, Kaela Seltzer Trombones: David Farley, Matteo Rivera, Andres Avila, Kevin Roman Trumpets: Macrae Eckelberry, Alex Dertavitian, Nolan Schultz, Jeremy Davalos, Mauricio Castellanos Guitar: Adrian Riachta, Matthiew Doneilo

Piano: Yumi Koshima, Isaiah Bueno

Bass: Audrey Bean, Nigel Fregozo

Drums: Osmar Barrios, Nathan Greer

Intermission A Band Tina Raymond, Director Explain It To Me – Orrin Evans arr. David Gibson Tickle – Donald Edwards arr. Todd Bashore Captain Black – Orrin Evans arr. Todd Bashore End of the Tunnel – David Gibson Prayer for Columbine – Orrin Evans arr. Todd Marcus The Art of War – Ralph Peterson arr. Todd Bashore

Personnel: Saxophones: James Day, Chris Panameno, Kosta Kutay, Eli Nania, Karine Avetisyan Trombones: Riley Baker, Thomas Mooy, Thomas Monce, Johnathan Osterloh Trumpets: Ryan Buchanan, Ethan Lavenstein-Bendall, Mark Trejo, Jordyn Brown, Zachary Robinson Guitar: Fahem Erfan, Rob Moreno

Piano: Elder Gindroz, Lana Drincic

Bass: Ryan Embola, Sophia Augustine

Drums: Gavin Harris, Jonah Shin

Orrin Evans Yamaha pianist Orrin Evans has made an art form of the unexpected. During his kaleidoscopic quarter-century as a professional jazz musician, Evans has become the model of a fiercely independent artist who pushes the envelope in all directions. Never supported by a major label, Evans has ascended to top-of-the-pyramid stature on his instrument, as affirmed by his #1-ranking as “Rising Star Pianist” in the 2018 DownBeat Critics Poll. Grammy nominations for the Smoke Sessions albums The Intangible Between and Presence, by Evans’ raucous, risk-friendly Captain Black Big Band, stamp his bona fides as a bandleader and composer.

In addition to CBBB, Evans’ multifarious leader and collaborative projects include the Eubanks Evans Experience (a duo with eminent guitarist Kevin Eubanks); the Brazilian unit Terreno Comum; Evans’ working trio with bassist Luques Curtis and drummer Mark Whitfield, Jr.; and Tar Baby (a collective trio of 20 years standing with bassist Eric Revis and drummer Nasheet Waits). One of Tar Baby’s two 2022 releases will be released on Evans’ imprint, Imani Records, which he founded in 2001 and relaunched in 2018.

Special thanks to CSUN Jazz Faculty: Tina Raymond, Gary Fukushima, Matthew Harris, Scott Whitfield, Michael Mull, Ido Meshulam, Howie Shear, Wayne Bergeron, Shai Golan, Benjamin Williams, David Robaire, Jamie Rosenn, Andrew Renfroe, Jason Harnell, Gene Coye, Erin Bentlage, Emeritus Gary Pratt, Emeritus Joel Leach.

CSUN Department of Music Faculty and Staff: John Roscigno, chair; Ric Alviso, Katherine Ramos Baker, Lorenz Gamma, Julia Heinen, Jeffry Izzo, Andrew Surmani, Liviu Marinescu, A.J. McCaffrey, Alexandra Monchick, Dmitry Rachmanov, Diane Roscetti, Lawrence Stoffel, Steven Thachuk, Hugo Vera, John Whitener, Kyle Simpson, Hilary Yip, Shawn Kolb, Tommie Norris, Phil Calvert, Vanessa Jimenez, Nicole Hovland, and Nita Sinaga Soraya Staff and Crew

The Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation The Herb Alpert Foundation