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About Ephraim Owens
The Austin Jazz Society’s Hall of Fame biography traces Owens from Dallas and studies at Southwest Texas State University to his move to Austin in 1996. It documents early local work with trumpeter Martin Banks and the Texas Trumpets and a sustained practice in Austin clubs.[1]
The society distinguishes Owens’s own jazz work from touring and recording roles across gospel, blues, funk, Latin, rock, and pop settings. Its biography records work with Tedeschi Trucks Band, Sheryl Crow, Mumford & Sons, Patty Griffin, and other artists while keeping the Ephraim Owens Quintet identifiable as his leader setting.[1]
The Night of the Cookers, a 2002 quintet tribute to Lee Morgan, and the composition MoMoCi anchor the leader work documented by the society. Owens’s official video and distributor-authorized music channels provide direct listening paths into the playing behind that history.[1][2][3]
Austin since 1996
The Hall of Fame biography dates Owens’s move to Austin and documents decades of club and ensemble work in the city.[1]
The Night of the Cookers
Owens composed and led the 2002 quintet tribute to trumpeter Lee Morgan.[1]
Austin Jazz Hall of Fame
The Austin Jazz Society inducted Owens in 2025 after earlier Austin Music Hall of Fame and Music Awards recognition.[1]