Jowee Omicil

Teamed with:
Branford Marsalis, Richard Bona, Mike Stern, Marcus Miller, Pharoah Sanders, Jeff Tain Watts, Wyclef Jean and Marlon Saunders, Darren Barrett, Bethoova Obas, Roy Hargrove RH Factor and many more…

Joseph Omicil Jr. "Jowee O" was born in Montreal, Canada. He began playing the Alto Saxophone at the age of 15 when as part of the music ministry in his father's church but it was an instant love affair between him and the Alto sax. Just three short years following his introduction to the Alto, "Jowee O" 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 the top to later on share stage 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. Throughout his college career, he devoted many hours helping young people as a tutor and mentor for their musical growth. Through these programs "Jowee O" first experienced American gospel at Greater Love Tabernacle where, as a Pastor's son, he held the position of Musical Director Assistant. He later went on to further his education as he entered the Thelonius Monk Institute among the 20 "hand-picked" around the US and was featured on BET Jazz.

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