Endea Owens & The Cookout at Annenberg Center - Penn Live Arts

Bassist Endea Owens is among the most vibrant emerging artists in jazz. A Juilliard grad known as a member of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert band, Owens is a dynamic force who has already earned Emmy, Grammy® and George Foster Peabody Awards and collaborated with greats including Wynton Marsalis, Jazzmeia Horn, Jon Batiste and Dee Dee Bridgewater. Making her Penn Live Arts debut, Owens and her high-octane ensemble, The Cookout, serve up a mix of jazz, soul and funk in performances celebrated as “literally sparkling” with “masterful playing and exuberant charm” (NPR).