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Owen Howard

Drummer/Composer Owen Howard (b. June 13, 1965 Edmonton, Canada) began studying drums at the age of 15. As a young up and coming drummer in Edmonton, Owen had many opportunities to perform with many fine Canadian and international artists passing through town. In 1988 Owen received a study grant from the Canada Council for the Arts which enabled him to move to New York to complete his BFA in Jazz from The New School. It was then that Owen began to make his mark in New York.

For the past eighteen years Owen has enjoyed much success in leading his own bands. He currently has four cd's to his credit. Pentagon and Sojourn, on the Koch Jazz label, Days Before and After (co-lead with Andrew Rathbun on Fresh Sound New Talent) and most recently, Time Cycles (Fresh Sound New Talent) released in Dec 2006.

In addition to his role as a leader, Owen has performed or recorded as a sideman with such artists as Joe Lovano, Kenny Werner, Tom Harrell, Kenny Wheeler, John Abercrombie, Dave Liebman, George Garzone, Dave Holland, Eddie Henderson, Sheila Jordan, Jay Clayton and many others. Owen has appeared on over 40 releases to date and has toured extensively throughout Europe, the United States and Canada as both a leader and as a freelance artist, in a wide variety of musical contexts.

Owen also has extensive teaching experience to his credit. He has been a faculty member at The Banff Centre International Workshop and has held guest professorships at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia and The University of Fine Arts in Berlin, Germany. He has conducted workshops and clinics in the United States, Europe and Canada.

Owen currently lives with his wife Kelly and son Cooper in Brooklyn, New York.

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Owen Howard: Drum Lore Vol. 2 - More Lore

Read "Drum Lore Vol. 2 - More Lore" reviewed by Vincenzo Roggero


Scritto (cinque brani), diretto, arrangiato (gli altri cinque brani provenienti da batteristi quali Paul Motian, Tony Williams, etc.) da Owen Howard -batterista pure lui -,Drum Lore vol.2 -More Lore è album che presenta un post-bop fresco, frizzante, ben strutturato, a volte piacevolmente articolato, tutt'altro che noioso. Grazie all'apporto di ottimi musicisti tra cui segnaliamo il veterano Frank Carlberg, pianista colto, eclettico, personale sia nei progetti a proprio nome che in veste di collaboratore. In Drum Lore vol. ...

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Owen Howard: Time Cycles

Read "Time Cycles" reviewed by Andrey Henkin


There are many precedents for the drummer-led album: Art Blakey, Tony Williams, Elvin Jones, Joe Chambers, Jack DeJohnette--and that is just naming the American contingent working (generally) within the tradition. Owen Howard's new album is difficult to place squarely within the oeuvre of any of the above players and that is as it should be. Across ten tracks, Howard makes a personal statement that nods in the direction of the Blakeys, Joneses and DeJohnettes but expands upon their influence, instead ...

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Owen Howard: Time Cycles

Read "Time Cycles" reviewed by Martin Gladu


Rhythm is all, goes one jazz adage. But when drummer/composer/leaders abuse their privilege, their projects often fall short by grabbing knowing listeners with overly technical and acrobatic demonstrations of mere rhythmic savoir faire. When these performances are thoughtfully conceived and rendered with maturity, such recordings have the potential of winning over audiences. In Owen Howard, the Spanish Fresh Sound New Talent label presents not only a deserving composer, but a first-rate drummer as well.

Time Cycles is a ...

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BJURecords Releases New Recordings From: Nathan Parker Smith Large Ensemble, Sketches & Owen Howard!

BJURecords Releases New Recordings From: Nathan Parker Smith Large Ensemble, Sketches & Owen Howard!

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity

CD Release Celebrations! Sketches: Saturday, October 25 @ An Die Musik, Baltimore, MD Tuesday, November 4 @ Korzo (Konceptions), Brooklyn, NY Wednesday, November 19 @ The Cornelia Street Cafe, NYC Owen Howard: November 7 @ The Cornelia Street Cafe, NYC Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records, which was launched in January of 2008, and now boasts a catalog of more than forty-five recordings, proudly releases the newest wave of recordings on the label; Not Dark Yet, the debut ...

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Avi Granite's Verse, Release Of "Snow Umbrellas," Featuring Avi Granite, Ralph Alessi, Jerry Devore, Owen Howard

Avi Granite's Verse, Release Of "Snow Umbrellas," Featuring Avi Granite, Ralph Alessi, Jerry Devore, Owen Howard

Source: Antje Hübner

A NEW VOICE IN JAZZ AVI GRANITE PRESENTS HIS LATEST RELEASE AS A LEADER SNOW UMBRELLAS BY AVI GRANITEʼS VERSE featuring Avi Granite Ralph Alessi Jerry DeVore Owen Howard AVAILABLE NOW ON ITUNES AND CD BABY RECORD RELEASE SHOW - MAY 17, 2012; 8 PM at 5C, New York City Canadian-born Avi Granite is a young guitarist, composer, improviser and educator who has already performed extensively across North America and Europe. He was a grant recipient from the Canada Council ...

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Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records to Release Drum Lore, from Owen Howard

Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records to Release Drum Lore, from Owen Howard

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity

"Owen Howard has put together, from his perspective seat, a fantastic collection of creatively executed compositions by the most influential drummers of our time. Some of the hippest bandleaders and composers in jazz, have come from the drum chair. With Drum Lore, Owen Howard makes a beautiful and honest statement with his ensemble. It captivates you throughout and feels great!!! Bravo . . ." --Joe LovanoBROOKLYN JAZZ UNDERGROUND RECORDSTo Release DRUM LORE, From OWEN HOWARD(Available August ...

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Performance / Tour

Andrew Rathbun/Owen Howard Quintet @ Top of the Senator, Toronto

Andrew Rathbun/Owen Howard Quintet @ Top of the Senator, Toronto

Source: All About Jazz

Andrew Rathbun and Owen Howard bring their New York based ensemble to Toronto for a stint at the Top of the Senator from February 24 to 29. The first set is at 9.30 pm except for Sunday when it is at 8.30 pm.

The ensemble plays music that has a wide palette of textures and moods. In playing original music composed by Rathbun and Howard, the group will broaden your ideas of what jazz is and what jazz can be. ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Drum Lore Vol. 2 -...

Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records
2015

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Time Cycles

Fresh Sound Records
2007

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RuzzTone Music
2007

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Pentagon

Koch Jazz
1997

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Sojourn

Koch Jazz
1995

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