BITS & BYTES November 11, 2026: What’s happening in the Berkshires and beyond!

Endea Owens & The Cookout at MASS MoCA North Adams— On Saturday, November 14th at 8 p.m., MASS MoCA presents Endea Owens & The Cookout. Known as one of jazz’s most vibrant emerging artists, Endea Owens is a Detroit-raised recording artist, bassist, and composer. She has been mentored by jazz icons the likes of Marcus Belgrave, Rodney Whitaker, and Ron Carter. She has toured and performed with Wynton Marsalis, Jennifer Holliday, Diana Ross, Rhonda Ross, Solange, Jon Batiste, Jazzmeia Horn, Dee Dee Bridgewater, and Cyrus Chestnut, to name a few. In 2018, Owens graduated from The Juilliard School, and joined the Late Show with Stephen Colbert as a member of the house band, Stay Human, where she remained through Colbert’s final season. Since then, Owens has won an Emmy, Grammy, and a George Foster Peabody Award.

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