Bradley Sowash at La Palma Room, Best Western Plus Hacienda Old Town

Acclaimed jazz pianist, composer, author and educator Bradley Sowash has delighted listeners of all ages in concert halls and churches throughout the United States and Europe for over two decades. His emotional style and formidable technique have prompted favorable reviews in national publications including The Village Voice and Billboard Magazine among others. As a sideman, he has played with such luminaries as The Cab Calloway Orchestra and The Mills Brothers. His broadcast credits include national radio airplay on NPR’s "Morning Edition" among others and he has been a regular guest on the PBS-TV series, The Piano Guy since its inception. His publications include several volumes of jazz hymn arrangements published by Augsburg Fortress Press and educational jazz piano books published by the Neil A. Kjos Music Company and Houston Enterprises....

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Acclaimed jazz pianist, composer, author and educator Bradley Sowash has delighted listeners of all ages in concert halls and churches throughout the United States and Europe for over two decades. His emotional style and formidable technique have prompted favorable reviews in national publications including The Village Voice and Billboard Magazine among others. As a sideman, he has played with such luminaries as The Cab Calloway Orchestra and The Mills Brothers. His broadcast credits include national radio airplay on NPR’s "Morning Edition" among others and he has been a regular guest on the PBS-TV series, The Piano Guy since its inception. His publications include several volumes of jazz hymn arrangements published by Augsburg Fortress Press and educational jazz piano books published by the Neil A. Kjos Music Company and Houston Enterprises.

Roaming somewhere on the musical spectrum between Ellington’s playfulness and Beethoven’s romanticism, Sowash’s music has been described as ‘contemporary jazz with classical stylings’. Every Sowash concert contains a few familiar standards, yet he is most recognized for his innate gift for instilling feelings that words leave untouched into his original compositions. Sowash’s commentaries, which reflect his vast and varied experience as a parent, modern dance collaborator, teacher, church musician, sailor, horseman, outdoor enthusiast, and world traveler, are an integral part of every performance and make his warm, poetic melodies even more accessible to casual listeners. In addition to his concert hall performances, Sowash performs jazz worship services and sacred concerts in churches nationwide.

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