Chuck Owen
     
 
What Others Have Said

. . . . . . . about Chuck Owen & the Jazz Surge

Jazz Masterworks Series with Chick Corea

Chick Corea performing with the Jazz Surge

Chick Corea performing with the Jazz Surge

“One of the Top 5 Concerts (any genre) in Orlando in 2007. (Chick) Corea’s performance with the big band was a free-wheeling combination of the pianist’s fleet-fingered solos and the band’s mood and muscle.”

Orlando Sentinel, Dec. 2007.

Here We Are

“The band’s boldest statement yet.”

Liner notes from “Here We Are”, Philip Booth, Feb. 2004.

“…engages the mind as well as the heart.”

Cadence, Jack Bowers, Nov. 2004.

“Owen’s inspirational creativity is mined with exceptional musical values and results.”

Jazz Educators Journal, Herb Wong, 2004.

“. . . .an imaginatively conceived exploration of the landscape of large jazz ensemble music. . . .Going that extra mile to demonstrate that cliché free ensemble writing enhanced by imaginative soloing by kindred spirits can produce an emotional entity that will thrill, excite, and expand your perception of the big band.”

Mainly Big Bands, J.R. Killoch, Dec., 2004.

Madcap

“. . . .ambitious, forward-thinking compositions.”

Downbeat, Philip Booth, Jan., 2002.

“Chuck Owen . . .leads the Surge through a set that looks forward. . . . . . . .a bravura performance.”

Tampa Tribune, Curtis, Ross, Aug. 10, 2001.

“. . . .a progressive big band playing at its finest.”

All About Jazz, Dave Nathan, Aug., 8, 2001.

“Owen knows all about hijinks, mayhem, and fun. Madcap consists of . . .knockouts.”

St. Petersburg Times, Gina Vivinetto, May 20, 2001.

“This is the kind of record one returns to with increasing pleasure.”

CD Pick of the Week. Monterey County Post, Johnny Adams, April, 2001.

“Owen never loses his lyrical sense . . . .it never stops swinging!”


Mainly Big Bands, J.R. Killoch, Feb. 28, 2001.

Chuck Owen & the Jazz Surge

One of the top 5 CDs of 1996!

Year in Review, Jazz Times, David Franklin.

Owen recalls, “Thad at his most colorful and playful.”

JazzTimes, Owen Cordle, Nov., 1996.

“Owen paints with intriguing hues . . . . .refreshes with lyrical lines and hues . . . .(and) is suffused with some of the tastiest contemporary sounds around.”

Jazz Educators Journal, Herb Wong, Sept., 1996.

“. . .it steadily builds momentum . . .(until) the ensemble lets out all the stops to bring the session to a thunderous climax. A superb big band. . . .

Cadence, Jack Bowers, July, 1996.

“Owen manages to balance the finesse of his arrangements with . .bop outbursts. A smouldering big band date.”

Jazz Journal, David Lands, April, 1996.