BIO:
"A native of Portland, Oregon, Ben has been playing the saxophone since the age of 12. He studied Jazz and composition at Mount Hood Community College, under the direction of Dave Barduhn. Since then he's become well known in P-town for his soulfully influenced jazz style. Some of which comes from having spent his early childhood years in church singing hymns, and listening to those old gospel records.
Nominated as one of the top 10 up and coming artists in Portland (OurTown Magazine), Ben has matured into a talented writer/arranger and improviser. Blending both intelligent thought and vibrant emotion into his playing, Ben has become "a master at improvisational solos" (Ethan Machado, OurTown). In his playing you can hear murmurs of his influences: Kenny Garrett, Stanley Turrentine, Wayne Shorter, Johnny Hodges, David Sanborn, and Miles Davis."
The Ben Fowler Quintet!
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Here's the old Classic "Sunny". My arrangement for the quintet. Recorded live at Jimmy Mak's 8/31/07.
Here's an original tune of mine called "Walk With Thee", recorded live at Jimmy Mak's June 13 2008.
This one is called "So Long, So Far", recorded live at Jimmy Mak's June 13 2008. Dan Gildea plays a real nice guitar solo.