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Charles Owens
Lecturer of Music (Saxophone, Director, UCI Jazz Orchestra)
Office: 103 Music & Media
Phone: 949-824–7850
E-mail: cmowens@uci.edu
B.M., California State University, Los Angeles
Charles Owens began his saxophone studies at the
University of San Diego. After completing military service he attended
the Berklee College of Music, where he studied alto saxophone with
Joe Viola.
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In 1967–68 he was a member of Buddy Rich's band,
for which he arranged "Ode to Billy Joe" for the Rich's album
Mercy, Mercy. He subsequently played with Mongo Santamaria's group for
two years.
Owens later worked with Horace Tapscott, with whom
he toured Europe in 1987, and held the baritone saxophone chair in Mercer
Ellington's orchestra. He is the leader of the Jazz Winds, a group made
up of four wind players and is currently performing with the Clayton-Hamilton
Orchestra.
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