Music: Charles Owens Quintet
Charles Owens (Saxophone)
Throughout his career Owens has maintained a dedicated commitment to education. If asked what he likes most about being a musician, he immediately replies, "Teaching!... Sharing techniques and experiences with young players expedites their careers and assures that jazz will endure." In addition to private teaching, Owens, James Newton, Red Callender and John Carter co-founded the successful Wind College in 1981. For the past four years the Los Angeles Jazz Society "Jazz in Schools" Program has employed Owens as leader of an entertaining group of musicians who present free interactive jazz concerts in Los Angeles elementary schools. These concerts are designed to stimulate jazz awareness and create a future audience.
Jamael Dean (Piano)
Pianist and producer Jamael Dean is a jazz prodigy who has collaborated and performed with the likes of Kamasi Washington, Thundercat, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson and Carlos Niño. Jamael's music reflects the dual influence of his Los Angeles contemporaries and jazz ancestors, including Sun Ra, Alice Coltrane, Herbie Hancock and soul jazz drummer Donald Dean "who is also his grandfather. L.A.", he says, is "the only place I can go in the same day to a jam session with music from the 20s and 30s to another session with music in the 40s through the 80s, and after that play music with my friends from that era onwards."
Michael Alvidrez (Bass)
Bassist Michael Alvidrez, hailing from East Los Angeles, received his Bachelor of Music degree from California State University in Northridge. He has performed with The Peter Myers Orchestra, Charles Owens Orchestra, Ernie Andrews, Isla Eckinger, Javier Vergara, Dr. Bobby Rodriguez, Chuck Manning, Ramon Banda, and Barbara Morrison, and is the house bassist for the Sunday night jam session at the Central Avenue Jazz Festival.
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