Ulysses Owens Jr’s Generation Y in Concert
June 25, 7:30 pm
With Up and Over Trio
Performer, producer and educator Ulysses Owens Jr. goes the limit in the jazz world and beyond; claiming 8 successful albums of his own. Owens has also gained special attention for his performances on GRAMMY Award-winning albums by Kurt Elling & The Christian McBride Big Band. In addition to 5 Grammy nominated albums with Joey Alexander, Christian McBride Trio, John Beasley’s Monk’estra, and Gregory Porter. Both Jazziz and Rolling Stone Magazines picked his album “Songs of Freedom,” as a Top Ten Album for 2019 and in 2021 his most recent Big Band release, “Soul Conversations,” was voted the top album in May 2021 by JazzIz Magazine.