Origin Artist

The sax man is so on point here delighting us with smoking, straight ahead jazz...
Midwest Record

Saxophonist Ralph Bowen has made his mark on the New York jazz scene for over three decades, while bringing his "casual perfectionism" to clubs, concert halls, and festivals worldwide. Bowen's discography of over 70 titles includes associations with Orrin Evans, Michel Camilo, Horace Silver, Renee Rosnes, Kenny Garrett, Steve Wilson, Kenny Davis, Michael Mossman, Ralph Peterson Jr., Anthony Branker, and Jared Gold.

His eleven solo CDs (Movin' On, A Morning View, Soul Proprietor, Keep the Change, Five, Dedicated, Due Reverence, Power Play, Total Eclipse, Standard Deviation, and Ralph Bowen) feature a wide variety of top shelf musicians including trumpeters John Swana, Ryan Kisor, and Sean Jones; pianists Jim Beard, Orrin Evans, Bill O'Connell, and Jim Ridl; Organists Sam Yahel and Jared Gold; guitarists Jon Herington, Peter Bernstien, Adam Rogers, and Mike Moreno; bassists Anthony Jackson, Charles Fambrough, Reuben Rogers, John Patitucci, and Kenny Davis; and drummers Ben Perowski, Bill Stewart, Brian Blade, Gregory Hutchinson, Dana Hall, Antonio Sanchez, Donald Edwards, Rudy Royston, and Cliff Almond.

RECORDINGS FEATURING Ralph Bowen

Anthony Branker & Ascent

Spirit Songs

Origin 82876

Anthony Branker

Beauty Within

Origin 82719

Anthony Branker and Word Play

The Forward (Towards Equality) Suite

Origin 82663

Anthony Branker and Word Play

Uppity

Origin 82635

Anthony Branker and Ascent

Together

Origin 82627

Anthony Branker & Word Play

Dialogic

Origin 82597

Anthony Branker & Ascent

Dance Music

Origin 82579

Anthony Branker & Ascent

Blessings

Origin 82527