Joe Bowden
Joe Bowden
DRUMS
FOR SOULPEPPER: Detroit: Music of the Motor City; The Big Easy; On A Night Like This. A Nova Scotian by birth, Joe Bowden moved to Toronto in the 1980’s to pursue his music career at Humber College. He subsequently toured with the great vocalist, Salome Bey, from ’84-’88, highlighting in a performance at Expo ’86 in Vancouver. Joe’s worked with some of Toronto’s top jazz, R&B and pop artists: Divine Brown, Alana Bridgewater, Maestro Fresh Wes, Jackie Richardson, Rich Kidd and Dave Young, to name a few. Joe performed in multiple episodes of the Showtime hit series, Soul Food, the Frankie Drake Mysteries and various commercials. Joe was the drummer for CanStage’s 2009 production of Ain’t Misbehavin’ featuring Jackie and Kim Richardson. Joe was nominated for the 2021 African Nova Scotian Entertainer of the Year and Jazz Recording of the Year awards by the East Coast Music Association. In 2023, Joe was awarded the prestigious ECMA Bucky Adams Memorial Award.
DRUMS
FOR SOULPEPPER: Detroit: Music of the Motor City; The Big Easy; On A Night Like This. A Nova Scotian by birth, Joe Bowden moved to Toronto in the 1980’s to pursue his music career at Humber College. He subsequently toured with the great vocalist, Salome Bey, from ’84-’88, highlighting in a performance at Expo ’86 in Vancouver. Joe’s worked with some of Toronto’s top jazz, R&B and pop artists: Divine Brown, Alana Bridgewater, Maestro Fresh Wes, Jackie Richardson, Rich Kidd and Dave Young, to name a few. Joe performed in multiple episodes of the Showtime hit series, Soul Food, the Frankie Drake Mysteries and various commercials. Joe was the drummer for CanStage’s 2009 production of Ain’t Misbehavin’ featuring Jackie and Kim Richardson. Joe was nominated for the 2021 African Nova Scotian Entertainer of the Year and Jazz Recording of the Year awards by the East Coast Music Association. In 2023, Joe was awarded the prestigious ECMA Bucky Adams Memorial Award.
FEATURED IN
Canadian Festival of New Musicals
