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Jowee Omicil

Joseph Omicil Jr. "Jowee O" was born in Montreal, Canada, of Haitian descent. He began playing the Alto Saxophone at the age of 15 as part of the music ministry in his father's church. Just three short years following his introduction to the Alto, Jowee was accepted at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston where he majored in Music Education. There he added the Soprano Sax to his arsenal.

During his tenure at Berklee, he found his best friend and mentor, Kenny Garrett and rose to share stages with many like, Branford Marsalis, Richard Bona, Mike Stern, Marcus Miller, Pharoah Sanders, Jeff Tain Watts, Wyclef Jean and Marlon Saunders to name a few.

Lecco Jazz Festival 2026

by Gabriele Guala
July 29, 2026

Jowee Omicil at Warsaw Summer Jazz Days

by Marek J. Śmietański
July 19, 2026

 A collection of photos from the Jowee Omicil concert at Club Stodoła in Warsaw on July 3, 2026 featuring Yoann Danier, Andy Berald-Catelo and Elvin Bironien. Other photo reports from the same festival: Tomoki Sanders at Warsaw Summer Jazz Days, Adrian Younge at Warsaw Summer Jazz Days, Lizz Wright at Warsaw Summer Jazz Days, Mammal Hands at Warsaw ...

Miles Davis At 100: A Global Perspective

by Ian Patterson
May 26, 2026

Miles Davis' centenary has arrived. The second century begins. What changes jazz has undergone in the 100 years since Miles Dewey Davis was born in Alton, Illinois on May 26, 1926! Davis was all about change, evolution, growth, and reinvention.  A driving force behind many of the changes in direction jazz took during his ...

Gabriel Yacoub, Roberta Flack, Holly Cole, Jowee Omicil and Allen Ginsberg

by Cliff Furnald
March 15, 2025

RootsWorld Radio slips between the cracks of jazz, folk and popular idioms this month with music from two artists we recently lost: Gabriel Yacoub from France and Roberta Flack. We'll also hear from Los Lobos (US), Jaune Toujours & Gangbe Brass Band (Belgium and Benin), Irma Thomas and Galactic (US), Adrian Quesada & Abraham Alexander (US), ...

Jowee Omicil, The Young Mothers, Clemens Kuratle, Travis Laplante

by Ludovico Granvassu
March 4, 2025

A tribute to Abbey Lincoln and gems from the 1970s bookend an episode which also features mesmerizing releases by The Young Mothers, Clemens Kuratle and Travis Laplante.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Jowee Omicil “Throw It Away" Throw It Away--Single (Bash! Village) 0:16 Host ...

M.O.M.

By Louis Moutin

Label: LJ Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: AM; FRK; Abandoned Youth; M.O.M. Blues; Let's Talk; Caresse; Up and Down; Fly with the Wind; Ballade à 2 notes; Shout; Cosmic Dance; Soixante-neuf.

Bill Evans, Graham Collier and Impossible Gentlemen

by Jerome Wilson
December 7, 2022

This is an eclectic show featuring the clarinets of Darryl Harper and Tony Scott, the pianos of Bill Evans and Horace Silver, and groups such as The Impossible Gentlemen and the Leadbelly Legacy Band.Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can;t Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill ...

Amaro Freitas, Emma-Jean Thackray, Club D'Elf, Jowee Omicil and More New Releases

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 28, 2022

2022 has arrived, and from a jazz perspective, it came right after a truly spectacular year in terms of the quality and quantity of jazz albums that were released... so the pressure is on! Mondo Jazz's New Year resolution remains the same: keep searching for the most exciting, left of center, fresh, possibly under-exposed, certainly deserving ...

2020 Winter JazzFest Marathons: A Survival Guide

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 7, 2020

Believe it or not, it is that time of the year again! The holidaze are barely over and a new edition of Winter JazzFest is upon us. Knowing a jazz marathon is the perfect antidote to the holiday shopping and social marathons, producer Brice Rosenbloom and his cohorts have put together a program of gargantuan proportions. ...