CHUCK OWEN
Progressive Big Band / Third Stream / Post-Fusion Contemporary / Big Band • United States
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Chuck Owen is Distinguished University Professor of Jazz Studies at the University of South Florida where he also serves as the founding Director of the USF Center for Jazz Composition. A committed, passionate, and nationally respected educator for over 30 years; he is recognized these days, however, just as readily for his unique compositional voice and creative, colorful approach to arranging/orchestration. While steeped thoroughly in the jazz tradition; Owen does not hesitate to draw from a diverse array of additional influences – ranging from contemporary classical and American folk/blues to Latin styles, funk/hip-hop, and even country (and western!). The result is an evocative, thoughtful, and very frequently playful/joyous body of work.
Owen’s most recent work River Runs, A Concerto for Jazz Guitar, Saxophone, & Orchestra is a 5-movement, hour-long, genre-bending composition that draws its inspiration from various American Rivers , . . . . and specifically, Owen’s float
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Progressive Big Band
2023
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Post-Fusion Contemporary
2024
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