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Bryan Bowman
Bryan Bowman is a drummer, pianist and composer in the San Francisco Bay Area
About Me
Bryan Bowman is a drummer, pianist 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. He is currently a free lance performer and
composer in the San Francisco Bay Area and is an active accompanist for the California
Jazz Conservatory both for Institute and community classes and performs there regularly
with members of the CJC staff.
Bryan's debut CD, Like Minds is available on cdBaby and iTunes. It features Bob
Kenmotsu on saxophone, Ian Carey on trumpet, Matt Clark on piano, Doug Miller on bass
and Bryan Bowman on drums and all compositions.
His new CD release, Bryan Bowman – Like Minds is available for purchase now at
cdbaby and iTunes. All of the compositions are Bryan’s originals and the recording
features Matt Clark on piano, Bob Kenmotsu on saxophone, Ian Carey on trumpet and
Doug Miller on bass.