Charles Owens Trio

Master tenor saxophonist, composer, band leader and educator Charles Owens has been playing saxophone and composing professionally for over 20 years. He lived in NYC for 12 years where he lead his own quartet and trio as well as played with many Jazz greats. Charles Owens held down a weekly Friday-night spot at the famed Smalls jazz club for 8 years. He has honed his band into a tightly knit, hard swinging, and very exciting quartet. Influenced by such tenor saxophone masters as John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, and Wayne Shorter, Charles Owens manages to evoke the power and spirit of these masters while putting his own heart, depth, and passion into his playing and his composing. Charles Owens plays with the kind of mastery, and confidence you would expect from a veteran of the most competitive and stimulating environment for jazz music in the world.

The Charles Owens Trio features drummer Devonne Harris and electric bassist Andrew Randazzo both from <a href="spotify:artist:2jQ6wRQ7yP1UrctodeuYQP" data-name="Butcher Brown">Butcher Brown</a>.