Ralph Bowen
Biography Ralph Bowen
Ralph Bowen
has made his mark on the New York jazz scene for over three decades, while bringing his "casual perfectionism" to clubs, concert halls, and festivals worldwide. Bowen's discography of over 70 titles includes associations with Orrin Evans, Michel Camilo, Horace Silver, Renee Rosnes, Kenny Garrett, Steve Wilson, Kenny Davis, Michael Mossman, Ralph Peterson Jr., Anthony Branker, and Jared Gold.
His eleven solo CDs (Movin' On, A Morning View, Soul Proprietor, Keep the Change, Five, Dedicated, Due Reverence, Power Play, Total Eclipse, Standard Deviation, and Ralph Bowen) feature a wide variety of top shelf musicians including trumpeters John Swana, Ryan Kisor, and Sean Jones; pianists Jim Beard, Orrin Evans, Bill O'Connell, and Jim Ridl; Organists Sam Yahel and Jared Gold; guitarists Jon Herington, Peter Bernstien, Adam Rogers, and Mike Moreno; bassists Anthony Jackson, Charles Fambrough, Reuben Rogers, John Patitucci, and Kenny Davis; and drummers Ben Perowski, Bill Stewart, Brian Blade, Gregory Hutchinson, Dana Hall, Antonio Sanchez, Donald Edwards, Rudy Royston, and Cliff Almond.
