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Bryan Bowman

Bryan Bowman is a drummer and composer in the San Francisco Bay Area. Born in Los Angeles, he was surrounded by music from an early age. His Father Robert Bowman is a classical pianist and a Professor Emeritus of the music department at Chico State University. His mother Andrea, a psychologist by trade, plays the cello and is an avid folk dancer specializing in numerous Balkan styles. These diverse influences guided his musical journey toward the study of not only the drumset and piano, but of North Indian Tabla drumming and vocal music as well. He finds a consistent source of inspiration in the folk music of Bulgaria and Macedonia. He has performed with Eric Reed, Mary Stallings, Matt Penman, Paul McCandless, Donald "Duck" Bailey, Deron Johnson (keyboardist with Miles Davis), Ratso Harris, Matt Clark, Art Hirahara, Mark Levine, Larry Vuckovich, Noel Jewkes, Sam Bevan, Gilad Altsman, Peter Horvath, Keith Saunders, Peter Barshay, Greg Daugelli, John Wiitala, Gary Brown, Jeff Chambers, Bob Kenmotsu, Sheldon Brown, Jeff Massanari, Randy Vincent, Grant Levin, Ben Stolorow, Leonard Thompson, Eric Vogler, Ollie Dudek, Tom Griesser, Scott Foster, Joshi Marshall, Lorenzo Farrell, Fred Randolph, Jessie Marquez, Ravi Abcarian, Michael Wilcox, Don Beck, Adam Shulman, John Wiitala, Hafez Modirzadeh, Goh Nokumura, Dean Reilly, John-Carlos Parea, Masaru Koga, Harvey Winapel, Tom Pattitucci, Steve Heckman, Ivan Milev, Nikolay Kolev, Ryan Francesconi, Bruno Pelletier, Michael Wilcox, Mike Abraham, Noah Schenker, Dave Creamer, John Shifflet. He toured the United States with RCA recording artists Monica Behan and Deron Johnson opening up for artists such as Fiona Apple and Shawn Colvin. He has also recorded and performed in the international music scene which such artists as the acclaimed Bulgarian accordionist Ivan Milev and Trio Mopmu with Lily Storm. Bryan studied music at The Berklee College of Music in Boston, CSU Long Beach, CSU Chico and the Ali Akbar College of Music

Field Guide

By Andy Ostwald

Label: Digital Victrola
Released: 2022
Track listing: SONAR by Kenny Clarke & Gerald Wiggins; FALLING GRACE by Steve Swallow; SWEET EMMA by Nat Adderley; VIRGO by Wayne Shorter; TO WISDOM THE PRIZE by Larry Willis; MEADOW'S EDGE by Andy Ostwald; MEMORIES OF TOMORROW by Keith Jarret; I HEAR A RHAPSODY by Fragos, Baker, and Gasparre; BEATRICE by Sam Rivers; LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE by Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke; THE WEDDING by Abdullah Ibrahim. All tunes feature the trio except for THE WEDDING which is arranged for solo piano.

Like Minds

By Bryan Bowman

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2015
Track listing: Pick You Up; The Undone; Needles Everywhere; Entitled; Restless Boy; Other One; Sleeping Cutie; Baloo's; Upper Hand; Like Minds; Border.

Bryan Bowman: Like Minds

by Geannine Reid
July 29, 2015

Drummer and composer Bryan Bowman creates his recording debut with Like Minds, a well-executed set of eleven original compositions falling into the contemporary jazz category with a strong foundation of post-bop. Bowman's quintet is comprised of: Bob Kenmotsu on tenor saxophone, Ian Carey on trumpet and flugelhhorn, Matt Clark on piano and Doug Miller on bass. ...

Bryan Bowman: Like Minds

by Edward Blanco
June 16, 2015

A fixture in the San Francisco Bay Area jazz scene for some time, drummer and composer Bryan Bowman makes his recording debut as leader on Like Minds, a well-crafted eleven-piece musical statement of original contemporary jazz containing a touch of bop, blues and some burning accessible material delivered with a lot of spirit. Hailing from a ...