Evan Oberla

Evan Oberla - Trombone/Keys/Guitar/Voice

Evan Oberla is an artist, multi-instrumentalist musician & songwriter based in New Orleans with a vibrantly resonant voice. His sound is naturally dynamic arising from an intersection of melodious themes, rich harmonies and spontaneous improvisation, underpinned by a deep sense of rhythm complete with a soulful feeling.

Throughout his career, this gifted performer has delved into many varied genres, honing a musical soup of influences into a distinctly unique yet joyfully familiar style of his own.

The GROW is found in expansion from the slightest of movements; the breadth of which is found by heeding the inner world, and musically based upon the roots of Evan’s trombone imbuing the sound’s melodic and harmonic sense. Through conscious collaborative interplay, the GROW's key goal is converging to find the music of the now.

Bands & Records & Things:

After graduating with a jazz studies degree in trombone performance from Ohio State University, Evan has built his career in local scenes and on the road playing with a plethora of bands, traversing the country playing shows, festivals and making recordings.

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He has put out a handful of albums of original music with various outfits over the years,​ including Eyope, EOP, RFG Quintet and now his self titled endeavor, with his cast of bandmates taking on the moniker of the GROW.

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Along with being an active member of Flow Tribe and the New Orleans scene; a short list of artists and bands he has shared the stage, the road, and recording studio with include O.A.R., Allen Stone, Elle King, Brass Lightning, Miss Mojo, Mike Dillon, Theo Katzman, Swatkins, Kamasi Washington, Wyclef Jean, Bernhoft, Sexual Thunder!, Eric Krasno, Spoon, Rashawn Ross, Jeff Coffin, Deltaphonic, Sam Price, Burris, Magnetic Ear, Afghan Whigs, Jamison Ross, Anjelika “Jelly” Joseph, Billie Davies, Iris P, Andrew McMahon, Kelly James, Kumasi, Way Yes, Ill Poetic, Mojoflo, G. Finesse, Columbus Jazz Orchestra, Beethoven Found Philharmonic, Dierks Bentley, Cris Cab, Soja, Walk the Moon and many more.

"Music never stops, it only appears in our awareness. All the music that ever was exists now. It is the musician's job to tune into the universe and become a vessel for the music of the moment." -

Gear

Evan is an endorsing BAC Custom Horn artist as well as an AMT artist using an p808 microphone.

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