Endea Owens knew what she meant when she called her 2023 debut Feel Good Music. As a bassist, a bandleader and an organizer, she specializes in the kind of buoyant uplift that just won’t quit. You can see her putting this into practice most weeknights on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, as an engine of the house band. And you can feel it in her work with The Cookout, which has been both a working band and a model of community outreach. We talked about all of this and more with Endea at the 2025 Winter Jazzfest in New York. Stick around after the interview to hear Nate and Josh reflect on the legacy of jazz on late-night television, with a focus on Saturday Night Live as that show marks its 50th anniversary.
NPR: Bassist Endea Owens Cooks Up Jazz For The Community
NPR Music: Endea Owens and The Cookout: Tiny Desk Concert
Fresh Air: Questlove charts 50 years of 'SNL' musical hits (and misses)

Endea Owens knew what she meant when she called her 2023 debut Feel Good Music. As a bassist, a bandleader and an organizer, she specializes in the kind of buoyant uplift that just won&rsquo;t quit. You can see her putting this into practice most weeknights on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, as an engine of the house band. And you can feel it in her work with The Cookout, which has been both a working band and a model of community outreach. We talked about all of this and more with Endea at the 2025 Winter Jazzfest in New York. Stick around after the interview to hear Nate and Josh reflect on the legacy of jazz on late-night television, with a focus on Saturday Night Live as that show marks its 50th anniversary.
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<li>NPR: <a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/07/01/1011753972/bassist-endea-owens-cooks-up-jazz-for-the-community" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.npr.org/2021/07/01/1011753972/bassist-endea-owens-cooks-up-jazz-for-the-community&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1741143268706000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1Eh4OQqFdYJyIN9Pp-1XFv">Bassist Endea Owens Cooks Up Jazz For The Community</a></li>
<li>NPR Music: <a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/08/29/1116920106/endea-owens-and-the-cookout-tiny-desk-concert" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.npr.org/2022/08/29/1116920106/endea-owens-and-the-cookout-tiny-desk-concert&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1741143268706000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3QMoaeCebEFycYdjR6ssSr">Endea Owens and The Cookout: Tiny Desk Concert</a></li>
<li>Fresh Air: <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/01/27/nx-s1-5275491/questlove-snl-music-documentary" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.npr.org/2025/01/27/nx-s1-5275491/questlove-snl-music-documentary&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1741143268706000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2xkHesKzVXboCqbJZHX_y2">Questlove charts 50 years of 'SNL' musical hits (and misses)</a></li>
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WRTI and JazzDanmark present DANGEROUS SOUNDS--a podcast series in 8 episodes taking listeners on a historical journey of jazz in Denmark.  Starting back in the early 1920s when jazz first arrived on its shores from America, leading up to the time in the ‘50s and ‘60s when the small state of Denmark became a world center for jazz, the series explores the impact that shaped society and the music we listen to today.

WRTI and JazzDanmark present DANGEROUS SOUNDS--a podcast series in 8 episodes taking listeners on a historical journey of jazz in Denmark.&nbsp; Starting back in the early 1920s when jazz first arrived on its shores from America, leading up to the time in the &lsquo;50s and &lsquo;60s when the small state of Denmark became a world center for jazz, the series explores the impact that shaped society and the music we listen to today.

DANGEROUS SOUNDS: Danish Jazz in 8 Stories

DANGEROUS SOUNDS is a podcast series in 8 episodes taking listeners on a historical journey of jazz in Denmark—starting back in the early 1920s when jazz first arrived on its shores from America, and banjos and saxophones were a threat to the bourgeoisie, leading up to the time in the ‘50s and ‘60s when the small state of Denmark became a world center for jazz. The series explores how jazz has impacted and shaped society and the music we listen to today.

DANGEROUS SOUNDS is a podcast series in 8 episodes taking listeners on a historical journey of jazz in Denmark&mdash;starting back in the early 1920s when jazz first arrived on its shores from America, and banjos and saxophones were a threat to the bourgeoisie, leading up to the time in the &lsquo;50s and &lsquo;60s when the small state of Denmark became a world center for jazz. The series explores how jazz has impacted and shaped society and the music we listen to today.