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Charles Owens Trio: '10 Years' Track by Track

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For a decade, tenor saxophonist, composer, bandleader and educator Charles Owens has been leading a trio with bassist Andrew Randazzo and drummer Devonne Harris (aka DJ Harrison). The Charles Owens Trio has celebrated this tenure with a new release, 10 Years. Chris Pearson in the Times of London wrote in his review, “The first thing you notice about Charles Owens is the tone. The American tenor saxophonist is a player of irresistible warmth." Indeed. We visit with Charles Owens and ...

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Extended Analysis

Charles Owens Trio: A Day With Us

Read "Charles Owens Trio: A Day With Us" reviewed by David A. Orthmann


Even when factoring in the vital contributions of bassist Andrew Randazzo and drummer Devonne Harris, there's no denying Charles Owens' firm hold on the nine tracks of A Day With Us. Throughout a program consisting largely of standards, the music is ruled by the broad, resonant sound of the leader's tenor saxophone and the dogged persistence that characterizes everything he plays. As if building something momentous on the spur of the moment with his wits and the force of his ...

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Live Review

Charles Owens Quartet: New York, NY, November 18, 2012

Read "Charles Owens Quartet: New York, NY, November 18, 2012" reviewed by David A. Orthmann


Charles Owens QuartetSmalls Jazz ClubNew York, NYNovember 18, 2012In 1994, Charles Owens, then a student at the New School, talked then-owner Mitch Borden into letting him run the Sunday afternoon jam session at Smalls, a fledgling basement club that had rapidly become an important incubator of young talent. The tenor saxophonist eventually earned the coveted Friday night slot, and held it for some seven years before recording Charles Owens Quartet, Live at Smalls Vol. 1 ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Blues and Synonyms

Self Produced
2023

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Charles Owens Trio: A...

Jellowstone Records
2015

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The Two Quartets

P.S.F. Records
1978

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I Stand Alone

P.S.F. Records
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