Bassist

Endea Owens is a Detroit-raised Recording Artist, Bassist, and Composer. She has been mentored by Jazz Icons the likes of Marcus Belgrave, Rodney Whitaker, and Ron Carter. She has toured and performed with Wynton Marsalis, Jennifer Holliday, Diana Ross, Rhonda Ross, Solange, Jon Batiste, Jazzmeia Horn, Dee Dee Bridgewater, and Cyrus Chestnut to name a few.

In 2018, Endea graduated from The Juilliard School, and joined the Late Show with Stephen Colbert as a member of the house band, Stay Human. Since then, Endea has won an Emmy, Grammy Award, and a George Foster Peabody Award. Endea’s work has appeared on Jon Batiste’s Grammy Award-winning album “We Are”, Oscar-nominated film Judas and the Black Messiah, and H.E.R’s widely acclaimed Super Bowl LV performance.

Endea Owens & The Cookout

Hart Plaza

Known as one of jazz’s most vibrant emerging artists, Grammy and Emmy-award winning Endea Owens is a Detroit-raised recording artist, bassist, and composer. She has performed with Wynton Marsalis, Jennifer Holliday, Diana Ross, Solange, Jazzmeia Horn, Dee Dee Bridgewater, and Steve Turre, and was a member of Jon Batiste’s house band, Stay Human, as well as on his Grammy-winning album We Are. Leading her dynamic ensemble The Cookout, Owens delivers joyful, soul-stirring jazz that blends infectious rhythms with a powerful message of community and activism.

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Endea Owens and The Cookout

Venetian Theater at Caramoor

Known as one of jazz’s most vibrant emerging artists, Endea Owens is a Detroit-raised recording artist, bassist, and composer. She has been mentored by jazz icons Marcus Belgrave, Rodney Whitaker, and Ron Carter. She has toured and performed with Wynton Marsalis, Jennifer Holliday, Diana Ross, Rhonda Ross, Solange, Jon Batiste, Jazzmeia Horn, Dee Dee Bridgewater, and Steve Turre, to name a few.

Monterey County Fairgrounds

Back by popular demand, jazz icon Endea Owens returns to The Hub for the second year in a row. This time she closes the International Festival.

Endea Owens

The Hub

Join us in honoring the life and work of the “first lady of jazz,” legendary pianist and composer Mary Lou Williams. Hosted by the incomparable Dee Dee Bridgewater, this year’s two-day festival features performances by Eliane Elias, Endea Owens, Ingrid Jensen and the Center Song Project, Julia Keefe’s Indigenous Big Band, and more phenomenal women leading today’s jazz scene.

Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival 2024

Kennedy Center

Hosted by visionary curator Deborah Grace Winer, Songbook Sundays returns to Dizzy’s Club with an evening honoring one of the most iconic duos in the history of show standards. Many know Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein for the enduring brilliance of Oklahoma!, Carousel, The King and I, and The Sound of Music– all of which receive inventive reimagining from each new generation of Broadway creators. But few understand the depth of their commitment to addressing social issues through music, lyrics, and character development. Don’t miss this exploratory evening that features a roster of intergenerational talent: Karrin Allyson, Jenn Gambatese, and Tyreek McDole.

Songbook Sundays: Rodgers And Hammerstein

Jazz at Lincoln Center

Makaya McCraven has "quietly become one of the best arguments for jazz’s vitality" (The New York Times). The Paris-born, Massachusetts-raised, Chicago-based drummer, composer, and producer is a multi-talented "cultural synthesizer" whose inventive process and intuitive, cinematic sound defies categorization. Composed and produced over the past 7 years, Makaya presents his latest project, In These Times, his most ambitious and personal album to date that topped Billboard Charts and made "Best Of" lists for NPR, LA Times, and The New York Times.

Makaya McCraven: In These Times with the Urban Art Orchestra Endea Owens & The Cookout

Orchestra Hall

This talent-loaded UpSwing double bill features one familiar artist well on his way to legendary status and a blazing star ready to make a brilliant first impression.

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Events

Upcoming events

Apr 25, 2026

Sullivan Fortner Trio / Endea Owens & the Cookout · San Francisco Jazz

Past events

Aug 30, 2025

Endea Owens & The Cookout · Detroit Jazz Festival

Jul 3, 2025

Endea Owens and The Cookout · Caramoor

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