Ralph Bowen
His seven solo CDs (Movin' On, A Morning View, Soul Proprietor, Keep the Change, Five, Dedicated, Due Reverence, and Power Play) feature a wide variety of top shelf musicians including trumpeters John Swana and Ryan Kisor; pianists Jim Beard and Orrin Evans; Organist Sam Yahel; guitarists Peter Bernstien, Jon Herington, and Adam Rogers; bassists John Patitucci, Anthony Jackson, Charles Fambrough, Reuben Rogers, and Kenny Davis; and drummers Ben Perowski, Bill Stewart, Brian Blade, Antonio Sanchez, Gregory Hutchinson, Donald Edwards, and Dana Hall.
Gear
Ralph Bowen plays Henri Selmer Paris saxophones; Vandoren reeds, mouthpieces, and ligatures; and Avanti Flutes by Conn-Selmer exclusively.
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Album Reviews
- Standard Deviation by Glenn Astarita
Interviews
Album Reviews
- Power Play by Bruce Lindsay
- Power Play by Mark Corroto
- Power Play by Dan Bilawsky
- Due Reverence by John Patten
- Due Reverence by Woodrow Wilkins
- Due Reverence by Raul d'Gama Rose
- Due Reverence by Mark F. Turner
- Dedicated by Woodrow Wilkins
February 25, 2012
Giant Steps Album Celebrated with Clinic & Concert
June 01, 2011
New Brunswick Jazz Project garners award from City Market
April 06, 2011
Ralph Bowen - Power Play (Posi-Tone, 2011)
February 22, 2011
The Jazz Session #242: Ralph Bowen
February 01, 2011
Ralph Bowen - Power Play (2011)
December 16, 2010
Jazz Bridge Presents Ralph Bowen at Cheltenham Art Center on January...
June 12, 2009
Ralph Bowen Quartet - 6/17/09 - Smoke NYC
May 20, 2008
Ralph Bowen CD Release Party at Ortlieb's Jazzhaus on May 30, 2008
March 03, 2005
Rob Scheps & Ralph Bowen unleash their Tenor Summit Band in Oregon
”Ralph Bowen is an assured saxophonist and versatile composer who clearly enjoys spontaneous conversation with his mates. In short, Power Play is an unpretentious delight.” —Carlo Wolff, Jazz Times Magazine
”Saxophonist Ralph Bowen's Power Play is a solid and straightahead album that juxtaposes fearless up-tempo playing with pensive introspection
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