Charles Owens

Jazz and session saxophonist, born 4 May 1939 in Phoenix, Arizona. He played with the Buddy Rich Orchestra, Mongo Santarmaria, Bobby Bryant, Henry Franklin, Patrice Rushen, the Gerald Wilson Orchestra, James Newton, John Carter, Horace Tapscott, the Clayton/Hamilton Jazz Orchestra and Frank Zappa. For the guitarist, see Charles Owens (2). For the saxophonist born in 1972, see Charles Owens (3).