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Growing up in Port Orange, FL as the oldest of three siblings, Joshua Bowlus started piano lessons at age five. He trained classically throughout his childhood with private lessons at Stetson University until he began high school. He credits both his high school band director Andrew Kidd and local pianist and teacher Harold Blanchard for sparking his interest in jazz, introducing him to the legendary sounds of masters such as Ahmad Jamal, Oscar Peterson, Thelonious Monk and more. Bowlus was awarded the Louis Armstrong award in high school and continued his music education at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, studying under pianists Kevin Bales & Keith Javors. The head of the UNF jazz department and legendary alto saxophonist Bunky Green served as Joshua’s primary mentor through his later years in college. Since graduating from college in 2006, he has built his musical career as a jazz pianist in the Southeast region, as both bandleader and sideman for various groups and artists.

Album

Along the Way

By Clarence Hines

Label: OA2 Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: In Transit; Carry On; A Tad of Thad; April Green; All This Time; Altered States; Evening Song; What's Up With That?

Song of the Day

Altered States

November 12, 2026

Album: Along the Way
By Clarence Hines
Label: OA2 Records
Released: 2026
Duration: 08:27

Album

Sleigh Ride

By Joshua Bowlus

Label: Bold City Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Christmas is Coming; Sleigh Ride; Frosty the Snowman; All I Want for Christmas; I’ll Be Home For Christmas; My Favorite Things; Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas; Merry Christmas Baby; Jingle Bells; The Great Pumpkin Waltz; Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!; O Come, O Come Emmanuel; The Christmas Song

Article: Album Review

Joshua Bowlus: Sleigh Ride

Read "Sleigh Ride" reviewed by La-Faithia White

by La-Faithia White
December 29, 2023

Sleigh Ride is a modern jazz Christmas gift from pianist and composer Joshua Bowlus which will brighten the holiday season. Joshua performs as the bandleader for his own trio and quartet. The thirteen-track album features long-time friends and musical collaborators Linda Cole on vocals, Juan Rollan on tenor sax, Stan Piper on bass and Ben Adkins ...

Song of the Day

Sleigh Ride

November 29, 2023

Album: Sleigh Ride
By Joshua Bowlus
Label: Bold City Records
Released: 2023
Duration: 04:45

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Pianist Joshua Bowlus Spreads Christmas Cheer With New Music

November 17, 2023

With a long overdue follow-up to his debut album in 2014 (What a Wonderful World), Joshua Bowlus collaborates again with vocalist Linda Cole to create a fresh offering of Christmas classics. This time, about half of the tracks feature Linda while the rest are instrumentals. The album cover showcases Joshua sitting at a grand piano full ...

Article: Live Review

Joshua Bowlus Trio at The Jazz Corner

by Martin McFie
December 8, 2018

Joshua Bowlus Trio The Jazz Corner Hilton Head Island, SC November 30 to December 1, 2018 As an introduction to his version of “For All We Know," Joshua Bowlus read out the lyrics while clicking his fingers loudly to lead the trio into a slow version of the 1934 ...

Article: Live Review

Live From The Jazz Corner in Hilton Head Island - Roundup

by Martin McFie
March 5, 2018

Joe Gransden & Kenny Banks The Jazz Corner Hilton Head Island, SCFebruary 2, 2018 Joe Gransden returned to The Jazz Corner on Hilton Head-Jazz Island February second and third, accompanied by pianist/composer Kenny Banks. Gransden is well-known on the island for his sixteen-piece big band performances, but there was a special ...

Article: Album Review

Larry Wilson: No Secrets No Lies

Read "No Secrets No Lies" reviewed by Geannine Reid

by Geannine Reid
July 22, 2017

Larry Wilson is a native of Cleveland, Ohio but was raised Jacksonville, Florida. He began his love affair with music at the tender age of three playing the drums in church. Unless you are fortunate enough to already know about Wilson, you'd never guess he is a young man that has just released his debut album, ...