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Ulysses Owens Jr. Clinic!
Ulysses Owens Jr.
Drummer. Author. Producer. Educator
Thanks to the following sponsors: Tama, Vic Firth, Zildjian and Remo.
Heralded as a legitimate jazz triple threat (Critical Jazz) who take[s] a back seat to no one (The New York Times), performer, producer and educator Ulysses Owens Jr. goes the limit in the jazz world and beyond.
Owens has been named a Rising Star by DownBeats Critics Poll for five years straight, 3rd Runner-Up in Classic Drum category by Modern Drummer Magazine Readers Poll. He is a recipient of the 2013 ASCAP Plus Award, the 2014 Global Music Award and the 2015 Jazz at Lincoln Center Swing! Award.
Claiming four successful albums of his own (Its Time for U, Unanimous, Onward and Upward, and Falling Forward.) Owens has also gained special attention for his performances on the GRAMMY award-winning albums Dedicated to You (Kurt Elling) The Good Feeling (Christian McBride Big Band.) GRAMMY award-nominated albums; Giant Steps, and Countdown (Joey Alexander) Out Here, Live at The Village Vanguard (Christian McBride Trio) and most recently, Nat King Cole, and Me (Gregory Porter.)
An active faculty member of the Jazz Studies Program at his alma mater, The Juilliard School, Visiting Artist in Residence at Utah State University, and Faculty Artist in Residence at Edward Waters College in Jacksonville, Florida where he teaches the Music Business course. He also oversees artistic and community programming for hundreds of children and teens as Artistic Director for Dont Miss a Beat, Inc., a youth-empowerment non-profit founded by his family in 2008 in his hometown of Jacksonville, Florida.
Owens most recent album, Songs of Freedom, features the music of Abbey Lincoln, Joni Mitchell, and Nina Simone; released by the Resilience Music Alliance record label. This album has been selected by JAZZIZ Magazine of one of 10 Jazz albums to listen to in March 2019. The album features bassist Rene Marie, Alicia Olatuja, and Theo Bleckmann as the featured vocalists, and David Rosenthal, Allyn Johnson and Reuben Rogers in the band.
Ulysses remains consistently in demand for new projects as an Artist, Producer, and Educator, remaining one of the most sought-after drummers and thought leaders of his generation. Yet what matters to him consistently is giving back and continuing to be grateful for a new day, to make a difference in the lives of others.
FULL BIO available at https://www.usojazzy.com/about
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Doors open at 1:30PM
Clinic will begin at 2:00PM Sharp!
Please allow ample time for street parking prior to the performance.
Reservations in advance are a MUST. We will be unable to promise a seat to anyone who arrives without a reservation.
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LocationContrapuntal Hall (View)
655 N. Bundy Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90049
United States
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
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