Grammy, Emmy, and Peabody Award winner, Endea Owens is hailed  as one of jazz’s most vibrant and versatile artists. The Detroit-raised recording artist, bassist, and composer has been mentored by jazz icons like 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 Cyrus Chestnut to name a few. 

Her extraordinary career trajectory began in 2018, when upon graduation for The Julliard School, she was invited to join The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as a member of the house band, Stay Human. Since then, 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