The Hope College Great Performance Series will continue its 2024-25 season with Ulysses Owens Jr. and Generation Y on Friday, Nov. 15, at 7:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.
The New York Times has described Owens as “[A drummer] who take[s] a backseat to no one.” Critical Jazz has said that “Ulysses Owens Jr. is indeed the real deal.”
Owens covers a wide swath as a successful performer, producer and educator. The jazz drummer has three Grammy awards and eight albums as a band leader. He has performed on Grammy-winning recordings with Kurt Elling and The Christian McBride Big Band, and is sought after by many in the jazz world.
His most recent venture is “A New Beat” with Generation Y. Jazziz Magazine named it one of the “10 Albums You Need to Know in 2024,” and it spent eight weeks at the top of the Jazz Week Radio Charts. The band returned from Japan to play at the legendary Cotton Club and will appear at the Monterey Jazz Festival this fall.
All About Jazz has said that “Owens owns this one. It’s all about the grooves, good vibes, and a winning attitude.”
Tickets are $29 for regular admission, $25 for senior citizens and Hope faculty and staff, $15 for children ages 18 and younger, and free for Hope students. Tickets are available at the ticket office in the Events and Conferences Office located in downtown Holland in the Anderson-Werkman Financial Center (100 E. Eighth St.). The ticket office is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and can be called at 616-395-7890. Tickets are also available online at hope.edu/tickets.
To inquire about accessibility or if you need accommodations to fully participate in the event, please email accommodations@hope.edu. Updates related to events are posted when available at hope.edu/calendar in the individual listings.
The Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts is located at 221 Columbia Ave., between Ninth and 10th streets.