(1962-03-15) March 15, 1962 (age 62) London, England
Origin
Münster, Germany
Genres
Jazz
Occupation(s)
Musician, composer
Instrument(s)
Bass
Years active
1986–present
Website
ugonnaokegwo.com
Musical artist
Ugonna Okegwo at the 2017 Oslo Jazz FestivalUgonna Okegwo 2019 Aarhus Jazz Festival
Ugonna Okegwo (born March 15, 1962) is a German-Nigerian jazz bassist and composer based in New York City.[1][2]
^"Musician Profile – Ugonna Okegwo". All About Jazz. Archived from the original on July 10, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
^"Can Ron Blake Retake Jazz's 21st Century Groove With Millennials?". Huffington Post. February 25, 2014. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
UgonnaOkegwo (born March 15, 1962) is a German-Nigerian jazz bassist and composer based in New York City. Born in London, Okegwo is the son of Christel...
bassist UgonnaOkegwo released in 2002. The album is Okegwo's first release as a leader. The album consists of five original compositions by Okegwo and five...
Billy Hart. From 2000 to 2005, it contained Jimmy Greene, Xavier Davis, UgonnaOkegwo, and Quincy Davis. In contrast to his signature recordings during the...
He has worked with Stéphane Belmondo, Michael Brecker, Mino Cinélu, UgonnaOkegwo, Leon Parker, Michel Portal, Adam Rodgers, and Cécile McLorin Salvant...
Elisabeth Kontomanou, Bruce Barth, UgonnaOkegwo, Matt Wilson, 2000 This Masquerade with Bruce Barth, Gene Jackson, UgonnaOkegwo, 2000 Global Unity with Elisabeth...
his students: Baum, Adam Kolker, Jerome Harris, George Schuller and UgonnaOkegwo, called Yard Byard or The Jaki Byard Project, using compositions Byard...
album by trumpeter-composer Tom Harrell, featuring two basses played by UgonnaOkegwo and Esperanza Spalding, with the latter doubling on vocal, Jaleel Shaw...
addition to performing with his own Quartet featuring David Kikoski, UgonnaOkegwo and Ralph Peterson, Escoffery currently performs and tours with Ben...
Standards Quartet: Heaven Steps to Seven (2018), with David Berkman, UgonnaOkegwo, and Gene Jackson The Inevitable Note (TMA Records, 2023), with Joe...
of over five years, which includes Wayne Escoffery, Danny Grissett, UgonnaOkegwo and Johnathan Blake. The album contains nine original compositions by...
of over six years, which includes Wayne Escoffery, Danny Grissett, UgonnaOkegwo and Johnathan Blake. The other albums by this group are Roman Nights...
O'Connor (born 1972) Patrick O'Hearn (born 1954) Linda Oh (born 1984) UgonnaOkegwo (born 1962) Darek Oleszkiewicz (born 1963) Eivind Opsvik (born 1973)...
Craig Handy (flute, tenor sax), Randy Brecker (flugelhorn, trumpet), UgonnaOkegwo (bass), Louis Hayes (drums) 2014 Take One Storyville Trio, with Thomas...
with such musicians as Ryan Kisor (trumpet), Igor Butman (saxophone), UgonnaOkegwo (bass) and Gene Jackson (drums). The album was released physically in...
Jaleel Shaw, Johnathan Blake, Esperanza Spalding, Wayne Escoffery and UgonnaOkegwo), Kneebody, Brecker Brothers Band Reunion (featuring Terry Bozzio),...
recorded in 2002. The other musicians were pianist Carlton Holmes, bassist UgonnaOkegwo, and drummer Terrill Will, and all ten tracks were composed by Faulk...
SteepleChase Quartet, with Walt Weiskopf (tenor sax, soprano sax), UgonnaOkegwo (bass), Billy Drummond (drums) 2010 Down East SteepleChase Trio, with...
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