Heralded as a “powerhouse of a showman” (Glide Magazine), a “legitimate jazz triple threat” (Critical Jazz) and a drummer who “take[s] a back seat to no one” (The New York Times), performer, producer and educator Ulysses Owens Jr. goes the limit in the jazz world and beyond. Owens has been named a Rising Star by DownBeat’s Critics Poll for five years straight. He is a recipient of the 2013 ASCAP Plus Award, the 2014 Global Music Award and the 2015 Jazz at Lincoln Center Swing! Award. Claiming three successful albums of his own (It’s Time for U, Unanimous, and Onward and Upward.) Owens has gained special attention for his performances on the GRAMMY award-winning albums Dedicated to You (Kurt Elling) and The Good Feeling (Christian McBride Big Band.) An active faculty member of the Jazz Studies Program at his alma mater, the Juilliard School. He also oversees programming for hundreds of children and teens as Artistic Director for Don’t Miss a Beat, Inc., a youth-empowerment non-profit