Frank Owens

Frank Owens (* before 1966) is an American pianist and keyboardist who worked in jazz and pop as well as in theater and television productions.

Live and act

Owens played in New York in 1966 with Clifford Jordan , with which the first recordings were made, in the following years with Harvey Brooks , Ernie Wilkins , Louis Armstrong , Bobbi Humphrey , Sonny Stitt and Bucky Pizzarelli ; He also accompanied vocalists such as Astrud Gilberto , Sylvia Syms , Trudy Richards , Lena Horne and Ruth Brown . In 1969 he put the soul-jazz album Oliver! Olé! (Columbia), followed by Brown 'N Serve (Encounter Records, 1973), on which u. a. Bernard Purdie and Hugh McCracken performed , as well as Frank Owens Plays the Music of Eddie Heywood . He also worked as a pianist for various Broadway productions such as Ain't Misbehavin , Maurice Hines' Uptown It's Hot! and Sophisticated Ladies , as musical director of the first David Letterman Show in 1980 . He also appeared on the television shows It's Showtime at the Apollo , Eubie Blake: A Century of Music (PBS) and Christmas in Washington (TNT). As musical director, he has worked for Johnny Mathis , Chubby Checker , Melba Moore , Johnny Nash , Connie Francis , John Denver , Irene Cara , Lesley Gore , Freda Payne , Petula Clark and Keith David throughout his career . He also worked on numerous television commercials. In the field of jazz he was involved in 38 recording sessions between 1966 and 2005.

personal data
SURNAME	Owens, Frank
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American pianist and keyboardist
DATE OF BIRTH	before 1966