Evan Oberla is an artist, musician & composer based in New Orleans with a naturally dynamic sound arriving at an intersection between catchy melodious themes and instantaneous adventurous improvisation, all the while maintaining a fresh soulful groove. Finding expansion in the slightest of movements, Evan thrives in inviting the listener along a journey of expression and harmony. Throughout his career, this trombonist, multi-instrumentalist singer/songwriter, & naturally gifted performer has delved into many varied genres, honing a musical soup of influences into a style at once familiar to the ear yet uniquely his own.

 After graduating with a degree in jazz trombone performance from the Ohio State University and getting his start in nightclubs, Evan has spent the better half of his career traversing the country playing shows & festivals, recording & collaborating, and forging his own path in the music world.

 

He has released a handful of albums & EP’s of original music with various outfits over the years, including Eyope, EOP, RFG Quintet and now under his own name, with his cast of bandmates taking on the moniker of the GROW.

 

Evan Oberla & the GROW is a groovy danceable stew of musical enrichment,

and through conscious interplay converges to find the music of the now.

 

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, Lena Prima, 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.

 

Evan is endorsed by BAC horns & AMT microphones.

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