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JOHN STOWELL - John Stowell began
his successful career in the early 1970’s with private study with guitarist Linc
Chamberland and pianist John Mehegan. Both men were valuable mentors to John,
allowing him to play with them as he progressed in his development. Several
years later he met bassist David Friesen in New York City, and they formed a duo
that recorded and toured prolifically for seven years, with performances in the
United States,Canada, Europe and Australia. The duo continues to perform thirty
years after their first meeting. In 1983, John and David joined flutist Paul
Horn and Paul’s son Robin Horn (on drums) for a historic tour of the Soviet
Union. This was the first time in forty years that an American jazz group had
been invited to play public performances in Russia. In 1993, 1995, and 1998 John
returned to Russia, playing in numerous cities. His two sold-out performances in
Kursk may have been the first appearances there by an American jazz musician.
John continues to tour, record and teach internationally. He has been
Artist-In-Residence at schools in Germany, Indonesia, Argentina, and in the
United States and Canada. He served as assistant director and performer in
Oregon Public Broadcasting’s PDX Jazz Summit in 1991, and since 1995 has been a
contributing columnist for a number of magazines, including “Downbeat”, “Guitar
Player”, Canadian Musician”, “Soundcheck” (Germany), and “Guitar Club” (Italy). Muriel Anderson's All Star Guitar Night benefits the Music For Life Alliance
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