"MOVIN ON": Jim Beard, pno; Jon Herington, gtr; Anthony Jackson, bs; and Ben Perowski, dr.
"A MORNING VIEW": Jim Beard, pno; Charles Fambrough, bs; and Bill Stewart, dr.
"SOUL PROPRIETOR": John Swana, tpt; Sam Yahel, org; Peter Bernstein, gtr; and Brian Blade, dr.
"KEEP THE CHANGE": Ryan kisor, trumpet; Gregory Hutchinson, drums; Rueben Rogers, bass; Orrin Evans, piano.
"FIVE" : John Swana, trumpet; Sam Yahel, Organ; Dana Hall, drums; Peter Bernstein, guitar.
Influences
King Curtis, Stan Getz, Earl Bostic, Zoot Sims, Cannonball Adderly, Pat LaBarbera (teacher of 8 years), Sonny Stitt, Bird, and Trane.
Studies with Richard House, Phil Nimmons, Jim Blackley, Pat LaBarbera (privately), David Baker, Eugene Rousseau (Indiana University), Bob Mintzer, James Scott, and Robert Dick (Rutgers University).
Saxophonist Ralph Bowen made his mark on the New York jazz scene in the mid-1980s recording four records for Bluenote as co-leader of OTB-Out of the Blue. He then began touring and recording with pianists Horace Silver (3 yrs)and Michel Camilo(16 yrs). In the 1990s, Bowen performed and recorded with Renee Rosnes, Hank Jones, Orrin Evans, Jim Beard, Shirley Scott, Benny Carter,and Trudy Pitts. He also began associations with bassist Charles Fambrough and pianist Orrin Evans, recording numerous CDs together in a variety of settings. With Evans, Bowen has recorded numerous cds for the Criss Cross label. Free Trade, an all-Canadian co-led quintet, recorded a self-titled CD and toured Canada in 1994. The CD won the Canadian Juno award for best mainstream jazz album. In the late 1990s, Bowen joined the Ralph Peterson Jr. Fo'tet, recording the recently released CD Back to Stay, featuring Michael Brecker. Bowen is also a co-leader of LUPARK, a Philly based jazz/funk/hip-hop/soul ... band along with Orrin Evans, Donald Edwards, and JD Walter. Bowen's fourth solo cd on the Criss Cross label entitled "Keep the Change" features Ryan Kisor, Gregory Hucthinson, Rueben Rogers, and Orrin Evans. His latest recording featuring Sam Yahel, Dana Hall, John Swana, and Peter Bernstien entitled "Five" is due for release May 20, '08 on the Criss Cross Label.**EQUIPMENT: TENOR: Selmer Paris Tenor Saxophone, Reference 36 Flamingo; Selmer Paris MK VI Circa 230K; Vandoren T25 and T55 Tenor Saxophone Mouthpieces, Vandoren Masters Ligature, Vandoren Java 4 reeds. ALTO: Selmer Paris Alto Saxophone, Reference 54 "Kookaburra";Vandoren V5 A45 and V16 8S Alto Saxophone Mouthpieces; Vandoren Optimum Ligature; Vandoren Java 3 reeds. SOPRANO: Selmer Paris Soprano Saxophone; Vandoren S25 Soprano Saxophone Mouthpiece; Vandoren Optimum Ligature; Vandoren Blue Box 3 reeds.
Thanks so much for the Add–and your friendship. We enjoyed your music very much. Thanks for sharing it with all of us. It's a pleasure having you among our friends! We've added two blogs about Umano, plus four more new compositions, making ten on our page. We hope you and your friends visit us and enjoy our music, too. We wake up every morning and play the music of the new MySpace friends who have arrived at our site during the night. It occurred to us that these friends (you are among them) are almost universally positive, whether they be novices or legends, and without regard to their station in life or the country they occupy. Although it's not an original thought, it also occurred to us that we couldn’t hold a verbal conversation with most of these friends, but we have bridged that gap by expressing our art honestly with each other. We all have been filling the world with our music and art, in the hope that our messages of love and human understanding will have an impact on the world at large. What a gift and what an opportunity we have received from this technology!
Hey Ralph - saw/heard you at the Fielder tribute concert. It was great to hear the Rutgers jazz band again, and all the awesome guest artists (including yourself :-) Take care & best of luck to you.
Hello Ralph ! It was a honnor and pleasure to meet you and to play with you on saturday 4th; I hope to see you again. Take care and continue to play so great. baptiste
Your show in Paris was excellent and very inspirational with a lot of energy,spirit,good vibes and new musical roads taken, thanks for that. Outstanding CD ! Hope to hear you soon somewhere on the Globe. Un abrazo Fuerte !!!
