Alexis Lombre, Terri Lyne Carrington & Endea Owens

Alexis Lombre unites with bassist Endea Owens and percussionist Terri Lyne Carrington on stage as a trio for the first time at DROM!

ALEXIS LOMBRE

She discovered early that the true essence of music is not just about what you hear, but how it makes you feel. Her mission is to keep the 'Soul' in music alive. Her latest single, "Boundaries," a powerful anthem about standing up for oneself and taking ownership of personal space, was originally released in June as part of Apple Music's Juneteenth Freedom 2024 Jazz playlist for Black Music Month and became available on all music platforms as of September.

Lombre’s other releases include the single “Come Find Me,” which she describes as “lyrically, a gospel song; harmonically, a jazz song; and rhythmically, a hip-hop/R&B song. I didn’t create the song with any borders.” As JazzTimes notes, “Lombre realized early on that by refusing to be constrained by convention—whether so-called 'jazz' or otherwise—she’d be honoring, rather than defiling, the rich heritage she’d come to embrace.”

In addition to composing, producing, and performing her own music, she has toured the United States, Canada, Cuba, Brazil, France, and South Africa with artists such as Jon Batiste, Terrace Martin, Terri Lyne Carrington, Ledisi, Lizz Wright, STOUT, Keyon Harrold, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Marcus Miller, Nicole Mitchell, Jamila Woods, DJ D-Nice, and the Miles Davis Electric Band. Lombre was awarded the inaugural 2022 New Music Next Jazz Legacy Award and the 2023 Luminarts Award.

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj_ypIo_Pv4[/embed] TERRI LYNE CARRINGTON

Terri Lyne Carrington is a three-time GRAMMY® award-winning drummer, producer, educator and activist.

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ma08JKzJx68[/embed] ENDEA OWENS

Known as one of Jazz’s most vibrant emerging artists, Endea Owens is a Detroit-raised Recording Artist, Bassist, and Composer. She has been mentored by Jazz Icons the likes of Marcus Belgrave, Rodney Whitaker, and Ron Carter. She has toured and performed with Wynton Marsalis, Jennifer Holliday, Diana Ross, Rhonda Ross, Solange, Jon Batiste, Jazzmeia Horn, Dee Dee Bridgewater, and Steve Turre to name a few.

In 2018, Endea graduated from The Juilliard School, and joined the Late Show with Stephen Colbert as a member of the house band, Stay Human. Since then, Endea has won an Emmy, Grammy Award, and a George Foster Peabody Award. Endea’s work has appeared on Jon Batiste’s Grammy Award-winning album “We Are”, Oscar-nominated film Judas and the Black Messiah, and H.E.R’s widely acclaimed Super Bowl LV performance.

Endea has a true passion for philanthropy and teaching. She has taught students across the United States, South America, and Europe. In 2020, Endea founded the Community Cookout, a non-profit organization birthed out of the Covid-19 pandemic that provides meals and music to underserved neighborhoods in New York City. To date, Endea’s organization has helped feed close to 3,000 New Yorkers and has hosted over a dozen free music concerts.

In 2022, Endea composed an original piece about the life of Ida B. Wells entitled “Ida’s Crusade” for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and was also performed by the NYO Carnegie Hall Orchestra. Endea has written for brands such as Pyer Moss and Glossier. Endea is set to premiere a newly commissioned work with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and will serve as the 2023 MAC Music Innovator with the organization. In addition, to her work with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Endea is the curator for the National Arts Club and also a fellow for“Jazz is Now!” with the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, where she presents original compositions, curates series, and headlines performances for the 2022-2023 season. Endea’s debut album “Feel Good Music” is set for release in early 2023.

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