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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. 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.

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Bryan Bowman: Like Minds

Read "Like Minds" reviewed by Geannine Reid


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. Opening with an up-tempo, be-bopish number entitled “Pick You Up," Bowman shows his chops with a style that is a cross between Jeff “Tain" ...

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Bryan Bowman: Like Minds

Read "Like Minds" reviewed by Edward Blanco


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 family of musicians--where father Robert is a classical pianist and Professor Emeritus at Chico State University and mom plays the cello when not practicing ...

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