Bryan Bowman Quintet at Chez Hanny

Drummer and composer Bryan Bowman has performed with Eric Reed, Mary Stallings, Matt Penman, Paul McCandless, Donald “Duck” Bailey, Ratzo Harris, Matt Clark, Art Hirahara, Mark Levine, Larry Vuckovich, Noel Jewkes, Sam Bevan, Peter Horvath, Keith Saunders, Peter Barshay, John Wiitala, Gary Brown, Jeff Chambers, Bob Kenmotsu, Sheldon Brown, Jeff Massanari, Randy Vincent, Grant Levin, Ben Stolorow, Leonard Thompson, Scott Foster, Fred Randolph, Michael Wilcox, Adam Shulman, John Wiitala, Hafez Modirzadeh, Dean Reilly, Masaru Koga, Harvey Wainapel, Steve Heckman, Mike Abraham, Dave Creamer, and John Shifflet. ...

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Drummer and composer Bryan Bowman has performed with Eric Reed, Mary Stallings, Matt Penman, Paul McCandless, Donald “Duck” Bailey, Ratzo Harris, Matt Clark, Art Hirahara, Mark Levine, Larry Vuckovich, Noel Jewkes, Sam Bevan, Peter Horvath, Keith Saunders, Peter Barshay, John Wiitala, Gary Brown, Jeff Chambers, Bob Kenmotsu, Sheldon Brown, Jeff Massanari, Randy Vincent, Grant Levin, Ben Stolorow, Leonard Thompson, Scott Foster, Fred Randolph, Michael Wilcox, Adam Shulman, John Wiitala, Hafez Modirzadeh, Dean Reilly, Masaru Koga, Harvey Wainapel, Steve Heckman, Mike Abraham, Dave Creamer, and John Shifflet.

His CD "Like Minds", featuring this ensemble, was released in 2015.

http://www.bryanlbowman.com/

Tenor saxophonist Bob Kenmotsu was born in Stockton, CA, and graduated from San Jose State University.

While in New York, Bob was a member of the Jack McDuff organ combo, and the Ruth Brown Band. He recorded ‘The Spark’, with Billy Hart and Ira Coleman, and ‘Bronx Tale’, with Pat Martino and Jack McDuff. Bob also played on Pat Martino’s ‘Nightwings’, with Bill Stewart and Marc Johnson.

http://www.bobkenmotsu.com

Trumpeter Ian Carey studied with Cecil Bridgewater, Charles Tolliver, Laurie Frink, John McNeil, Bill Kirchner, Maria Schneider, Joanne Brackeen, Andrew Cyrille, Billy Harper, and Reggie Workman.

In NYC he performed with Ravi Coltrane, Ted Curson, Eddie Bert, Gregoire Maret, Loren Schoenberg, Rory Stuart, Marion Brown, and Ali Jackson.

Relocating to the Bay Area, Carey performed with the Electric Squeezebox Orchestra, the Contemporary Jazz Orchestra, 8 Legged Monster, Realistic Orchestra, Matt Small, Rob Reich, Fred Randolph, Nathan Clevenger, Adam Shulman, Ed Reed, Ben Stolorow, Don Alberts, B.J. Papa, Dayna Stephens, Noel Jewkes, Bob Kenmotsu, Matt Clark, Doug Miller, and Bryan Bowman.

http://iancareyjazz.com/

Born and raised in Buffalo, New York, Matt Clark holds a BFA in Jazz Studies from Oberlin Conservatory of Music. Highly regarded as a pianist and arranger, he has performed and/or recorded with such jazz icons as Bobby Hutcherson, Benny Golson, Eddie Marshall, Jon Faddis, David “Fathead” Newman, Gene Bertoncini, Joshua Redman, and Teddy Edwards, as well as practically everyone who appeared at Jazz at Pearl's in it's heyday.

Bassist Eric Vogler studied as a youth with Los Angeles guitarists Pete Snell and G. G. Bobues, and at UC Berkeley with Bevan Manson and Steve Coleman.

Eric performs regularly in the Bay Area on both bass and guitar. Notable collaborators include Howard Wiley, Mitch Marcus, Vidya, Ambrose Akinmusire, Joshi Marshall, Sam Ospovat, Bryan Bowman, Geechi Taylor, Lorin Benedict, and Kasey Knudsen.

http://www.edgetonerecords.com/vogler.html

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