Three-time Grammy winner with his latest ensemble.

Hope College Great Performance Series

Ulysses Owens Jr. and Generation Y Live Video

Ulysses Owens Jr. covers a wide swath as a successful performer, producer, and educator. The jazz drummer has three Grammy awards and eight albums as a bandleader. He has performed on Grammy-winning recordings with Kurt Elling and The Christian McBride Big Band and is sought after by many in the jazz world.

His most recent venture is “A New Beat” with Generation Y. Jazziz Magazine voted it as one of the “10 Albums You Need to Know in 2024” and it spent eight weeks at the top of the Jazz Week Radio Charts. The band returned from Japan to play at the legendary Cotton Club and will appear at the Monterey Jazz Festival this fall.

Website: https://www.usojazzy.com/

Quotes

“[A drummer] who take[s] a back seat to no one.” (The New York Times} 

“Owens owns this one. It’s all about the grooves, good vibes, and a winning attitude.”
(All About Jazz)

“Ulysses Owens Jr. is indeed the real deal.” (Critical Jazz)