Ben Bowen (musician)

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Ben Bowen
Ben Bowen in studio, 2011
Ben Bowen in studio, 2011
Background information
Born (1976-06-05) 5 June 1976 (age 45)
GenresChildren's music
Pop
Folk music
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter
Years active2001–present
Associated acts
Great Aunt Ida
Websitewww.benbowen.ca

Ben Bowen (born 5 June 1976 in England) is a Canadian trumpet player and children's musician from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.[1][2] Bowen studied jazz trumpet at York University and Humber College. He is a session musician for various other bands and as of 2011 has been involved in 29 studio albums.

Recent work[]

Breaking from his role as horn-player, in December 2011 he released a 5-song debut EP of traditional children's songs entitled The Bumblebee EP, which one reviewer called "wonderfully gentle and soothing."[3] Bowen sings and plays guitar on this recording, backed by his sister Anna Bowen on accordion and vocals, and his brother-in-law Ben on mandolin and vocals. It was recorded by singer-songwriter [4] at studios in Guelph, and released on iTunes.

Discography[]

Albums[]

  • The Bumblebee EP (2012)
  • Let's Sing A Song (vol.1) (2017)
  • Beautiful Day (2017)
  • Let's Sing A Song (vol.2) (2017)
  • O Watch the Stars (2018)
  • Sleep Now - lullabies (2019)

Session Work[]

Over the past ten years Bowen has worked on numerous albums as a session musician. He has played and recorded with a number of notable Canadian artists, including Lily Frost, Great Aunt Ida, Junetile, A Northern Chorus, Valery Gore, Nick Zubeck, Brian MacMillan, Bellewoods, and Old World Vulture.[5][6]

  • − Jolley Cut (2014)[7]
  • Old World Vulture − Trophy Lovers (2012)[8]
  • − Nuclearize Me (2012)[9]
  • Valery Gore − Avalanche to Wandering Bear (2008)  trumpet on Scared, Great Lakes and Sparrow[10][11][12]
  • A Northern Chorus − The Millions Too Many (2007)  brass on The Millions Too Many, No Stations, Canadian Shield and Ethic of the Pioneer[13]

References[]

  1. ^ "Interview with Ben Bowen". Who Hub.
  2. ^ "Ben Bowen". CBC Radio 3. Archived from the original on 13 July 2010.
  3. ^ "One-on-One with Ben Bowen". Michael Thomas.
  4. ^ "Nick Zubeck".
  5. ^ "Discography". Ben Bowen. Archived from the original on 17 September 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  6. ^ "Ben Bowen". All about Jazz. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012.
  7. ^ "Dan Medakovic's New Album "Jolley Cut" Has Some Nice Gems". Greater Hamilton Musician.
  8. ^ "index". oldworldvulture.ca.
  9. ^ "Album Credits". greatauntida.ca/GAI-credits.htm. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013.
  10. ^ "Do Right Music webpage". dorightmusic.com. Archived from the original on 30 April 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  11. ^ "Valery Gore". mp3.com webpage. Archived from the original on 1 November 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  12. ^ Harper, Kate. "Valery Gore Starts An Avalanche". Chart Attack.
  13. ^ "Updates Northern Chorus". Toronto Music Scene. Archived from the original on 11 June 2008.

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