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LEWISBURG -- The Weis Center for the Performing Arts at Bucknell University will welcome jazz ensemble Endea Owens and The Cookout at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 17, a press release said.
Known as one of Jazz's most vibrant emerging artists, Owens is a Detroit-raised Recording Artist, Bassist, and Composer. She has been mentored by Jazz Icons the likes of Marcus Belgrave, Rodney Whitaker, and Ron Carter. She has toured and performed with Wynton Marsalis, Jennifer Holliday, Diana Ross, Rhonda Ross, Solange, Jon Batiste, Jazzmeia Horn, Dee Dee Bridgewater, and Cyrus Chestnut to name a few.
In 2018, Endea graduated from The Juilliard School and joined the "Late Show with Stephen Colbert" as a member of the house band, Stay Human. Since then, Endea has won an Emmy, Grammy Award, and a George Foster Peabody Award. Endea's work has appeared on Jon Batiste's Grammy Award-winning album "We Are," the Oscar-nominated film "Judas and the Black Messiah," and H.E.R's widely acclaimed Super Bowl LV performance.
Owens has a true passion for philanthropy and teaching. She has taught students across the United States, South America, and Europe. In 2020, Endea founded The Community Cookout, a non-profit organization birthed out of the Covid-19 pandemic that provides meals and music to underserved neighborhoods worldwide. To date, her organization has helped feed over 6,000 people.
In 2022, Owens composed an original piece about the life of Ida B. Wells entitled "Ida's Crusade" for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and was also performed by the NYO Carnegie Hall Orchestra. She has written for brands such as Pyer Moss and Glossier. Endea also premiered a newly commissioned work with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra as the 2023 MAC Music Innovator with the organization.
In addition to her work with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Endea is the curator for the National Arts Club and also a fellow for "Jazz is Now!" with the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, where she presents original compositions, curates series, and headlines performances. Beyond the stage and studio, her work has added edge and energy to fashion brands Pyer Moss and Glossier. Endea's debut album "Feel Good Music" was released in 2023.
For more information or tickets, call 570-577-1000 or visit online at Bucknell.edu/BoxOffice.