Peter Evans
eter Evans is a trumpet player and composer based in New York City since 2003. Evans is part of a broad, hybridized scene of musical experimentation and his work cuts across a wide range of modern musical practices and traditions. Peter is committed to the simultaneously self-determining and collaborative nature of musical improvisation as a compositional tool, and works with an ever-expanding group of musicians and composers in the creation of new music.
His primary groups as a leader are the Peter Evans Ensemble and Being & Becoming (with Joel Ross, Nick Jozwiak and Savannah Harris). Evans has been exploring solo trumpet music since 2002 and is widely recognized as a leading voice in the field, having released several recordings over the past decade. He is a member of the cooperative groups Pulverize the Sound (with Mike Pride and Tim Dahl) and Rocket Science (with Evan Parker, Craig Taborn and Sam Pluta) and is constantly experimenting and forming new configurations with like-minded players.
As a composer, he has been commissioned by the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), Wet Ink, Yarn/Wire, the Donaueschingen Musiktage Festival, the Jerome Foundation's Emerging Artist Program, and the Doris Duke Foundation. Evans has presented and/or performed his works at major festivals worldwide and tours his own groups extensively.
He has worked with some of the leading figures in contemporary music: John Zorn, Peter Broetzmann, Pauline Oliveros, Brian Ferneyhough, Kanye West, George Lewis, Anthony Braxton, Mary Halvorson, Ambrose Akinmusere, Weasel Walter, Ingrid Laubrock, Jeff Tain Watts, Tyshawn Sorey, Jim Black, Ikue Mori, Steve Schick, and performs with both the ICE and Wet Ink. As an interpreter of notated concert music Evans' has performed works by Varese, Xenakis, Bach, Stravinsky, Elliott Carter, Marcos Balter, Agusta Read Thomas, Roscoe Mitchell, and many more.
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- Syllogistic Moments by John Sharpe
- A Quietness of Water by Vincenzo Roggero
- Genesis by Karl Ackermann
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- Live in Lisbon by Alberto Bazzurro
- Measure From Zero by Glenn Astarita
- Trumpets and Drums Live in Ljubljana by Vincenzo Roggero
- Kopros Lithos by Mark Corroto
- Ghosts by Mark Corroto
- Live in Lisbon by Troy Collins
April 13, 2017
Jazz this week: Grégoire Maret & Alicia Olatuja, Peter Evans Septet,...
September 30, 2015
Jazz this week: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Evan Parker & Peter...
September 26, 2015
StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Evan Parker and Peter Evans
December 01, 2012
Enter the "Mary Halvorson / Weasel Walter / Peter Evans - Mechanical...
September 25, 2011
Peter Evans and Nate Wooley - High Society (Carrier Records, 2011) *****
May 06, 2011
Peter Evans Quintet - Ghosts (More is More, 2011) *****
April 15, 2011
Peter Evans Quintet, "Ghosts": Further Adventures in Chop-Bop Land
February 12, 2011
Weasel Walter, Mary Halvorson and Peter Evans - Electric Fruit (Thirsty...
December 03, 2009
Yes in My Backyard: Download Peter Evans' "Micro"
February 24, 2009
Ryan Snow Presents "Basement Music Series" with Peter Evans, Adam...
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