Ben Bowen (born 5 June 1976 in England) is a Canadian trumpet player and children's musician from

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, Canada. Bowen studied jazz trumpet at

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and

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. 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

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entitled '' The Bumblebee EP'', which one reviewer called ''"wonderfully gentle and soothing." 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 at Cardinal Song studios in

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, 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,

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, Junetile,

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, Valery Gore, Nick Zubeck, Brian MacMillan, Bellewoods, and

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. * Danny Medakovic − Jolley Cut (2014) *

− Trophy Lovers (2012) *

− Nuclearize Me (2012) * Valery Gore − ''Avalanche to Wandering Bear'' (2008) trumpet on ''Scared'', ''Great Lakes and Sparrow'' *

− ''The Millions Too Many'' (2007) brass on ''The Millions Too Many'', ''No Stations'', ''Canadian Shield and Ethic of the Pioneer''

References

External links

Official webpage

Official children's music website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bowen, Ben 1976 births Living people Canadian trumpeters Male trumpeters York University alumni Humber College alumni Musicians from Hamilton, Ontario Canadian children's musicians 21st-century trumpeters 21st-century Canadian male musicians