MAY 22-25 | Sing, Sing, Sing III
May 23, 2025
Joe Henderson Lab
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Original show description below.
Judith Owen is a provocative tour-de-force performer. Bold, beautiful, sexy, smart and fun - these are the words used to describe the pioneering vocalist and her merry band of New Orleans-based musicians, The Gentlemen Callers. With an amazing blend of song delivery prowesses and personality delighting fans across the globe, Judith and her band continue to sell-out shows across the world, with more than a hundred sold-out shows in the past 18 months. Her 2024 live album, Judith Owen Comes Alive, (voted one the best albums of 2024 by The London Times' Clive Davis), followed on the heels of her hugely successful 2022 album Come On & Get It (over 3 Million album streams and more than a million YouTube views), whilst her recent Big Band album- Judith Owen Swings Christmas - racked up over 1 million streams in only 6 weeks.
Joining Judith on tour is a remarkable ensemble of internationally acclaimed musicians otherwise known as The Callers, featuring: Australian David Blenkhorn on guitar (Cecile McLorin Salvant, Jon Faddis, Lee Konitz), David Torkanowsky on piano (Astral Project, Dianne Reeves); Kevin Louis on cornet (The Duke Ellington Orchestra, Jimmy Heath); Ricardo Pascal on saxophone (The Modern Jazz Generation, Dee Dee Bridgewater); Jamison Ross on drums (Grammy Award winner, Snarky Puppy, Dr. John) and Lex Warshawsky on double bass (Adonis Rose Ensemble).
Originally hailing from Wales in the UK but now calling New Orleans home, Owen conceived of the current album as a result of her childhood fascination with the Jazz music of some of the so-called “pioneering but oft forgotten women” of the Jazz and Blues world including Julia Lee, Blossom Dearie and Nellie Lutcher - who she discovered hidden on the shelves of her father’s record collection alongside the likes of Oscar Peterson and Jelly Roll Morton. Captivated and enchanted by these “unapologetic” chanteuses of the 40’s & 50’s, who were singing about sex - and enjoying it at a time when women were meant to sing about romance - Owen made it her mission to dig deep and find out more from both a musical and historical perspective. The result is a joyful, uplifting, and empowering project; a throw-back with a fresh feel complete with a look and style that speaks of all those delectable, hugely entertaining women who broke the glass ceiling with their stiletto heels and were ever so proud of it!
Making her SFJAZZ debut, singer Judith Owen is a performer whose stylistic range spans rock, pop, classical, jazz, blues, and musical theatre.
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Sexy, seductive spin on classic jazz and blues songs from the 1940s and ‘50s
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Sexy, seductive spin on classic jazz and blues songs from the 1940s and ‘50s
Nola.com
Personnel
Judith Owen vocals
Kevin Louis cornet
Ricardo Pascal saxophone
David Blenkhorn guitar
David Torkanowsky piano
Lex Warshawsky double bass
Jamison Ross drums
A joyous homage to some of the trailblazing women from jazz and blues history
Jazzwise
Personnel
Judith Owen vocals
Kevin Louis cornet
Ricardo Pascal saxophone
David Blenkhorn guitar
David Torkanowsky piano
Lex Warshawsky double bass
Jamison Ross drums
A joyous homage to some of the trailblazing women from jazz and blues history
Jazzwise
Watch & Listen
Judith Owen
Come On & Get It Honey
Judith Owen
Fine Brown Frame
Judith Owen
Come On & Get It Honey
Judith Owen
Fine Brown Frame
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