Evan and Jaron

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Evan and Jaron

Background information
Origin Georgia, USA
Genre(s) Folk pop
Years active 1994–present
Label(s) Sony BMG/Columbia Records
Website MySpace Page

Evan Mitchell and Jaron David Lowenstein (born March 18, 1974) are Jewish American brothers who perform as Evan and Jaron. The pair are identical twins from Atlanta, Georgia.

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[edit] Career

They began performing in the folk-pop genre in coffee houses in their hometown. In 1994, their live album, Live at KaLo's Coffee House, was released, and drew some attention. After touring for a year, in 1996 they released a second independent album, Not from Concentrate and performed at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. While touring they were noticed by Jimmy Buffett, who signed them to Island Records, the label on which they released We've Never Heard Of You, Either in 1998. In 2000, they released Evan and Jaron for Sony BMG Music Entertainment/Columbia Records. The album proved to be their commercial breakthrough, spawning the hit singles "Crazy for This Girl", "From My Head to My Heart", and "The Distance". At the height of their success, Evan started a family and the touring ceased. Their most recent album, Half Dozen, offered more of Americana/country sound and included six songs as well as three additional bonus tracks. They also portrayed The Everly Brothers on NBC's American Dreams.

Evan and Jaron can be seen every week on USA Network's Character Road Trip.

In March 2006, the pair appeared on ABC's reality TV show, American Inventor, showcasing their Pit Port, a container for discarded seeds and pits in various fruits and nuts.

In 2008, they released an album called 52 Sundays. The album was released one song per Sunday for a year; hence the name. It's only available online, with no actual physical CD.

[edit] Personal life

They are observant Jews and keep Shabbat even while on tour, refusing to play on Friday nights. Evan is 5 minutes older than Jaron. Their older brother is a rabbi who lives in Baltimore, MD. Their older sister Andrea is married to a rabbi and lives with him in Israel. They have a younger sister, Merissa, who took a Cinema History college course with Evan. Evan was married Nov 26 of 2000 to Kassini Cohen. They welcomed their first daughter Ayla in 2003.

[edit] Discography

Evan and Jaron have released six studio albums to date. Their most recent album, 52 Sundays, was recorded one song per Sunday for a year, and was completed on September 21, 2008.

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