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Dave talks with trumpeter, composer and NEA Jazz Master 2012 Jimmy Owens. They begin in the early sixties with Jimmy’s many early professional experiences. Records by Owens, Jaki Byard, Billy Cobham and the folk, blues, jazz band Ars Nova are played and discussed. Jimmy also talks about his organizing and activism in support of music and musicians. Jimmy Owens is the recipient of this year’s Award of Recognition from the Festival of New Trumpet Music in New York. He will perform in New York on September 8, 2019 in celebration and with gratitude from the community.
Tickets and reservations are necessary for Jimmy Owens’ Event on September 8 at Glassbox Theater, 55 West 13th Street, NY. Seating is very limited. To reserve your place and purchase a ticket, please visit the Festival Of New Trumpet Music: www.fontmusic.org
TRACKS PLAYED:
YOU HAD BETTER LISTEN
OLEAN VISIT 1967 – JAKI BYARD
PUT IT ALL TOGETHA – NO ESCAPING IT!!! 1970
SUNSHINE AND SHADOWS – ARS NOVA 1973
SPECTRUM – BILLY COBHAM 1973
WHAT’S THE USE – JIMMY OWENS 1976
HEAVEN by DUKE – PEACEFUL WALKING 2007
Please support this podcast and Greenleaf Music by subscribing to our exclusive series of recordings. Join us and join all our artists and creative endeavors sustainably and equitably here.
Subscribers now have access to an additional interview segment with Jimmy Owens where he discusses his large ensemble work with Thad Jones, Duke Ellington, Lionel Hampton and their influence on his own writing. Click here to listen on our EXTRAS page.
Edited by Geoffrey Countryman
By Dave DouglasDave talks with trumpeter, composer and NEA Jazz Master 2012 Jimmy Owens. They begin in the early sixties with Jimmy’s many early professional experiences. Records by Owens, Jaki Byard, Billy Cobham and the folk, blues, jazz band Ars Nova are played and discussed. Jimmy also talks about his organizing and activism in support of music and musicians. Jimmy Owens is the recipient of this year’s Award of Recognition from the Festival of New Trumpet Music in New York. He will perform in New York on September 8, 2019 in celebration and with gratitude from the community.
Tickets and reservations are necessary for Jimmy Owens’ Event on September 8 at Glassbox Theater, 55 West 13th Street, NY. Seating is very limited. To reserve your place and purchase a ticket, please visit the Festival Of New Trumpet Music: www.fontmusic.org
TRACKS PLAYED:
YOU HAD BETTER LISTEN
OLEAN VISIT 1967 – JAKI BYARD
PUT IT ALL TOGETHA – NO ESCAPING IT!!! 1970
SUNSHINE AND SHADOWS – ARS NOVA 1973
SPECTRUM – BILLY COBHAM 1973
WHAT’S THE USE – JIMMY OWENS 1976
HEAVEN by DUKE – PEACEFUL WALKING 2007
Please support this podcast and Greenleaf Music by subscribing to our exclusive series of recordings. Join us and join all our artists and creative endeavors sustainably and equitably here.
Subscribers now have access to an additional interview segment with Jimmy Owens where he discusses his large ensemble work with Thad Jones, Duke Ellington, Lionel Hampton and their influence on his own writing. Click here to listen on our EXTRAS page.
Edited by Geoffrey Countryman