Petite Fleur, Evan
Christopher, Les Victoires du Jazz 2009
(Sidney Bechet)
Evan Christopher performing Sidney
Bechet's Petite Fleur with the Pierre
Christophe trio. This tribute to Bechet
was a part of France's 2009 jazz award
show, "Les Victoires du Jazz." It was
broadcast on France 3 television on
September 3, 2009. Evan CHRISTOPHER
(clarinet) Pierre CHRISTOPHE (piano),
Raphael DEVER (bass) Mourad BENHAMMOU
(drums).
NPR awards Evan the Central Time Zone
live broadcast for their annual New
Year's Eve celebration "Toast of the
Nation." Donna's Bar & Grill hosts the
show featuring Tom McDermott, Matt
Perrine, and Shannon Powell
December, 2008:
Paris record company Fremeaux &
Associates re-releases "Django à la
Créole" in their catalog. The CD is
included among the top 10 Jazz CD's for
2008 in the London Times.
October 26, 2008:
Evan's group performs for the New
Orleans Saints game in London.
April 21, 2008:
With pianist Tom McDermott, Evan
receives a "Big Easy" award for "Best
Traditional Jazz Artist"
April 21, 2008:
As a feautured soloist with the New
Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Evan performs
for President Bush during a summit of
the North American leaders in New
Orleans.
April 11-13, 2008:
Evan debuts "Django à la Créole" in the
U.S. with performances at the French
Quarter Festival in New Orleans.
April 2008:
"Django à la Créole's" self-titled CD is
released to critical acclaim with four
star reviews in the London Times, The
Scotsman, and Jazzman magazine (Paris).
January 2008:
Evan accepts an invitation to coach a
student ensemble performing New Orleans
style jazz at the University of New
Orleans.
December, 2007:
Evan included in the Downbeat Critic's
poll among the Rising Star
Clarinetists.
December, 2007:
"Delta Bound" gains critical acclaim
with four stars (out of five) in
Downbeat, a review by Nat Hentoff in
Jazz Times, by Ben Ratliff in the NY
Times, and included in the Village
Voice's Top 50 CD's for 2007.
December, 2007:
Evan officially moves back to New
Orleans.s
September, 2007:
Arbor's Records releases Evan's CD
"Delta Bound" featuring Dick Hyman.
August 2007:
Evan debuts a new project, "Django à la
Créole," at the Haugesund International
Jazz Festival.
April, 2007:
The "JazzTraditions PROJECT releases
their debut CD in the United States in
New York and New Orleans.
August 18, 2006:
Evan's "JazzTraditions PROJECT records
their debut CD, «Introduction: Live at
the Meridien» in Paris.
July 2, 2006:
Evan performs at the Montreux Jazz
Festival in Ahmet Ertegun's tribute to
his late brother Nesuhi.
