Ben Bowen
Ben Bowen in studio, 2011
Ben Bowen in studio, 2011
Background information
Born (1976-06-05) 5 June 1976
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • musician
  • songwriter
Years active2001–present
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 Nick Zubeck[4] at Cardinal Song studios in Guelph, and released on iTunes.

Discography

  • 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)
  • Here Comes the Train (2023)

Session work

Since 2003 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]

  • Danny Medakovic − Jolley Cut (2014)[7]
  • Old World Vulture − Trophy Lovers (2012)[8]
  • Great Aunt Ida − 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.
  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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