Ulysses Owens jr and His Quintet at The Side Door Jazz Club

ULYSSES OWENS Jr. and His Quintet – Saturday Dec 6th Doors 7:30 Show 8:30* 860-434-0886

Ulysses Owens Jr. Drums/Leader is joined by Benny Benack trumpet, Braxton Cook saxophone, Christian Sands piano, Corcoran Holt bass, and a Special Guest vocalist tba.!

Ulysses Owens Jr. is steadily establishing himself as a leader in his generation of jazz artists, admired for his sensitive, fiery, and complex playing, vivid display of textural nuance, and gift for propelling a band with charisma and integrity. Both humble in person and imposing behind a kit, Owens is a two-time Grammy® Award winner who has earned his stripes as a member of bassist Christian McBride’s acclaimed trio and the driving force of McBride’s famed big band. His 2009 debut recording “It's Time For U” featured several original compositions and arrangements. In 2012, he released a second album, “Unanimous” (Criss Cross Jazz), featuring Christian McBride, Nicholas Payton, Jaleel Shaw, Michael Dease, and Christian Sands....

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ULYSSES OWENS Jr. and His Quintet – Saturday Dec 6th Doors 7:30 Show 8:30* 860-434-0886

Ulysses Owens Jr. Drums/Leader is joined by Benny Benack trumpet, Braxton Cook saxophone, Christian Sands piano, Corcoran Holt bass, and a Special Guest vocalist tba.!

Ulysses Owens Jr. is steadily establishing himself as a leader in his generation of jazz artists, admired for his sensitive, fiery, and complex playing, vivid display of textural nuance, and gift for propelling a band with charisma and integrity. Both humble in person and imposing behind a kit, Owens is a two-time Grammy® Award winner who has earned his stripes as a member of bassist Christian McBride’s acclaimed trio and the driving force of McBride’s famed big band. His 2009 debut recording “It's Time For U” featured several original compositions and arrangements. In 2012, he released a second album, “Unanimous” (Criss Cross Jazz), featuring Christian McBride, Nicholas Payton, Jaleel Shaw, Michael Dease, and Christian Sands.

In 2010, Ulysses received his first Grammy® for his performance on Kurt Elling's "Dedicated To You," and his second Grammy® for the Christian McBride Big Band album, "The Good Feeling." This year, he garnered a third nomination for Christian McBride’s Trio album, “Out Here.” Owens flexes his versatility across projects, having toured and recorded with artists including McBride, Wynton Marsalis, Kurt Elling, Diane Schuur, Renee Fleming, Monty Alexander, Terence Blanchard, Russell Malone, and Mulgrew Miller. This year marks the release of two new albums as a leader: his third album, “Onward and Upward;” and “Time is Now,” the debut album of New Century Jazz Quintet, co-led with Takeshi Obayashi for the Japanese label, Spice Of Life.

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