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Genres
  
Jazz, hardbop, bigband

Years active
  
2002-present


Name
  
Ulysses Owens

Role
  
Drummer

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Born
  
December 6, 1982 (age 41) Jacksonville, Florida, United States (
1982-12-06
)

Occupations
  
bandleader, drummer, percussionist, producer, educator

Associated acts
  
Christian McBride, Ted Nash, Kurt Elling, Nnenna Freelon,

Albums
  
The Good Feeling, SCI-FI, Out Here

Music group
  
Similar People
  
Christian Sands, Christian McBride, Kurt Elling, Laurence Hobgood, Rob Wasserman

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Ulysses Owens Jr. (born December 6, 1982 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States) is an American multi Grammy Award winning drummer and percussionist, known for his work with bassist Christian McBride, and singer Kurt Elling, as well as Wynton Marsalis, Mulgrew Miller, Nicholas Payton, Benny Golson, Maceo Parker, and Joey Alexander. He is active on both the New York and international jazz scene as a sideman and band leader. He has also been named a "rising star" in the Downbeat Critic's Poll. He was the drummer on Kurt Elling's Grammy-winning album Dedicated to You: Kurt Elling Sings the Music of Coltrane and Hartman, and also on Christian McBride's Grammy-winning The Good Feeling. His composition, The Simplicity of Life, was commissioned by the string quartet ETHEL for their multimedia show ETHEL's Documerica, which is currently on a national tour.

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Biography

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Owens began playing the drums at the age of 2. He played many types of music in his younger years, centering on his experience in the church. By the time he was in his early teens, he realized that he would become a jazz musician, and received a full scholarship to study at the Juilliard School, in its inaugural jazz program. At Juilliard he began actively playing in the New York scene. Notably, he has performed with both Kurt Elling and Christian McBride, the latter with whom he is currently touring. He has recorded with many musicians and singers, and has released two full albums as a leader.

Charity work

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Owens is also the co-founder and artistic director of the charity, Don’t Miss A Beat. DMAB’s mission is “…to blend music, art, academic achievement, and civic engagement to inspire and enlighten children and teens in the Riverside and Brooklyn communities.” After graduating from Juilliard in 2006, Owens traveled the world as a jazz drummer. "I saw so many arts programs for kids, especially in other cultures, and I thought we really need something like this back home." After hearing about Jacksonville's high dropout rate and other problems with struggling youths, Owens and his family designed a program to help suspended youths stay in school. Programming also includes developing workable skills for parents so that, as noted previously, youth have self-sufficient, caring adult role models who are able to provide a safe, healthy environment for their children.

Discography

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With Christian McBride

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  • People Music (Mack Avenue, 2013)
  • Out Here (Mack Avenue, 2013)
  • Live at the Village Vanguard (Mack Avenue, 2015)

  • Ulysses Owens Kurt Elling Band Ulysses Owens Jr

    Ulysses Owens TAMA Welcomes Ulysses Owens Jr TAMA Drums

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    Ulysses Owens Season 2 Episode 1 Ulysses Owens Jr Drums performs Night In

    References

    Ulysses Owens Wikipedia


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