Trombonist Jeff Owen
Jeff Owen has been a freelance musician and music educator in the Greater Cincinnati area since 1973. He holds Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Music Education, and Master of Music degrees from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, where he studied with Paul Piller, Frank Brown, and Betty Glover.
Jeff worked as a music educator for 27 years in the Newport Independent and Erlanger/Elsmere Independent School Districts in Northern Kentucky, teaching both instrumental and vocal music. He also has served as an instructor and clinician for a variety of music programs throughout the Greater Cincinnati area.
Over the course of his career, Jeff has performed with many of Greater Cincinnati’s premier ensembles, including: Carmon DeLeone’s New Studio Big Band, the Masterworks Jazz Orchestra, the Psychoacoustic Orchestra, the Paragon Big Band, the Cincinnati Ballet Orchestra, and of course, the Blue Wisp Big Band.