Owen Cartwright has worked as a personal assistant and tour manager for jazz legend Diane Schuur since 2004. Over his career, he has traveled to 42 countries and 825 cities, working prestigious venues like Carnegie Hall. His duties have included scheduling, hiring musicians, handling contracts and visas, and coordinating between Schuur and promoters. Some highlights include recording and performing with artists he has admired, such as Quincy Jones, B.B. King, and Nancy Wilson.
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1. OwenJ Cartwright:Bio
Personal Assistant/TourManager-Managerfor2 time GrammyJazz LegendDiane Schuur2004-Present.
Startingmy careerin2004 inthe Music Industry,Ihave beentouringaroundthe WorldwithDiane
Schuur as herPersonal Assistant, TourManagerandAssistantManagerof herillustriouscareer.Ihave
beeninvolvedwith six recordingsforDiane Schuur.Ihave worked eventsfrom100 people to58,000
people,traveledtoforty-twocountriesand825 citiesaroundthe World.My dutieshave included
personal assistantwork,stage andsoundtech.,schedules,hiringbandmembers,wardrobe,contracts,
visaapplications, hotelandplane reservations,itineraries,driver,cdandmerchandise,budgets,
interviews,TV,radio,publications,magazines, newspapers andliaisonbetweenthe artistand
promotors.I have hadthe privilege toworkinsome of the World’smostprestigiousEventsandVenue’s:
Carnegie Hall,The KennedyCenterforPerformingArts,HollywoodBowl,The GrammyGoesto China
withGrammy PresidentNeilPortnow,The GrammyMuseum, The ConcordJazzTour, The SmithCenter
Las Vegas,McCallumTheaterPalmDesert,AnnenbergTheaterPalmSprings,Orange CountyPerforming
Arts Center, Casinos,International andNationalJazzFestivals,WorldrenownJazzClubs, LincolnCenter
NewYork, The PlayboyJazzFestival, NationalandInternational Theaters, DetroitJazzFestival,BlueNote
Jazz Clubs,Ronnie ScottsLondon,Ducde LombardFrance, Marian’sBernSwitzerland,NorthSeaJazz
Festival Holland,JakartaIndonesiaJazzFestival andmanyotherstoname a few.
Some of the manyhighlightsinmycareerincluded dining,working,hangingandrecordingCD’s with
people Ihave admiredmyentire lifeinthe MusicWorld:
QuincyJonesconductsDiane Schuur,A Tribute to Ray Charles.
StilettoEntertainment,BarryManilowandGarry Kief managedDiane’scareerfor6 years.MidnightCD
Diane Schuurand B.B. Kingawards ceremonyLasVegas.
Dave Samuels,OscarCastro NevesandThe CaribbeanJazzProject.SchuurFire CD.
The Judy GarlandU S PostOffice Stamp Legendsof HollywoodSeries withLornaLuftat Carnegie Hall.
The JazzamatazzChildrenHospital WashingtonDCwithDiane SchuurandNancy Wilson.
Gang Hang: Michel LeGrand,QuinceyJones, NancyWilson,B.B.King,PattieAustin, ArturoSandoval,
Chaka Khan,George Benson,RoyHaynes,Al Jarreau, MontyAlexander,SteveTyrell, BobbyCaldwell,
Michael Feinstein,Dave Koz,Dave Samuels,OscarCastroNeves,Michael Bolton,YolandaAdams,Oleta
Adams, RoyMcCurdy, KarrinAllyson,BranfordMarsalis,JasonMarsalis,LornaLuft,Denise Williams,and
on and on.