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Charles Owens

  • Greg Thomas Takes Over The Stage for the Jazz Marathon

    Oct 1st, 2020 | By WTJU
    Tags: Charles Owens, Greg Thomas, Jazz Marathon, Veronica Swift, Will Evans

    Retired Albemarle High School music director Greg Thomas will have candid and revealing conversations with former students who have gone on to play professionally, as well as local and regional musicians. Featured during each program will be never-before-aired recordings and other musical surprises. This is a unique opportunity to learn about the legendary Charlottesville jazz […]

  • Hour 3: Tenor Sax Trios: JD Allen, Charles Owens, Mark Turner, Joshua Redman

    Aug 18th, 2020 | By Russell Perry
    Tags: Andrew Randazzo, Charles Owens, Devonne Harris, Gregg August, JD Allen, Jeff Ballard, Larry Genadier, Mark Turner, Rudy Royston

    Charles Owens Since Sonny Rollins’ landmark recordings in 1957 and 1958 (Way Out West, A Night at the Village Vanguard, Freedom Suite), tenor sax plus bass and drums has been an attractive format for many tenor players. As Michael J. West wrote in Jazz Times “…when jazz artists … began experimenting with chordless ensembles in […]

  • Charles Owens spins new vinyl on WTJU, Aug 8

    Aug 5th, 2019 | By Russell Perry
    Tags: Andrew Randazzo, Charles Owens, Charles Owens Trio, Devonne Harris, R4ND4ZZO BIG B4ND

    Renowned tenor sax player Charles Owens will visit WTJU during the second hour of All That Jazz (Thursday 10 – 11am) to share his new double album. The double album highlights two formats. Three And Thirteen finds Owens back with Devonne Harris on drums, and Andrew Randazzo playing electric bass. The trust, telepathy, and pocket has […]

  • Jazz at 100 Hour 100: All Jazz Is Local (2011 – 2018)

    Mar 1st, 2019 | By Russell Perry
    Tags: Aaron Binder, Andrew Randazzo, Butch Taylor, Charles Owens, Dane Alderson, Devonne Harris, Free Bridge Quintet, Hod O'Brien, Jack Kilby, Jeff Decker, John D'earth, Jonah Kane-West, Kait Dunton, Kris Monson, Madeline Holly Sales, Pete Spaar, Randall Pharr, Randy Johnston, Robert Jospe, Stephanie Nakasian, Veronica Swift

    Hod O’Brien 1936 – 2016 So far, we have broadcast ninety-nine one-hour programs to tell the story of the first 100 years of recorded jazz. We have heard the creative work of hundreds of players, composers, arrangers, and bandleaders – famous and obscure. Each of the contributors to this rich history had colleagues and bandmates […]

  • Saxophonist Charles Owens Joins Induced to Judder November 12

    Nov 5th, 2015 | By Lewis Reining
    Tags: Charles Owens, Coltrane, Induced to Judder, Juddermeister, saxophonist

    Local saxophonist Charles Owens will be joining the Juddermeister on Induced to Judder November 12th at 9:00pm. Charles will be promoting his C-ville Jazz Society artist educator’s event featuring the music of John Coltrane at the Tin Whistle, and his new cd release “A Day With Us”.

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