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Grammy-nominated Tampa jazz man Chuck Owen steps out of comfort zone with ReSurgence concert

It’s his first time at the keys in 20 years.

By Ray Roa on Thu, Aug 22, 2019 at 12:24 pm

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Grammy-nominated Tampa jazz man Chuck Owen steps out of comfort zone with ReSurgence concert

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Not one to rest on his laurels, five-time Grammy nominee (and University of South Florida music professor) Chuck Owen is taking a break from his big jazz band and bringing a new sextet — ReSurgence, featuring Sara Caswell, Jack Wilkins, Corey Christiansen, Mark Neuenschwander and Matt Wilson — to back him as he gets behind a piano for the first time in 20 years.

Chuck Owen and ReSurgence. Wed., Aug. 27, 7:30 p.m. $10-$25. Mainstage Theatre at Hillsborough Community College, Ybor City. tampajazzclub.com.

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Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief in August 2019. Past work can be seen at Suburban Apologist, Tampa Bay Times, Consequence of Sound and The...

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