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An accomplished composer, educator, critically-acclaimed recording artist of seven CDs, and concert jazz pianist, 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’s comment that "Sowash's music powerfully conjures the moods." Known for his instant audience rapport, Billboard Magazine declared "He can really move an audience along with zest and wit." His broadcast credits include national airplay (including NPR’s "Morning Edition") and Mr. Sowash continues to be a regular guest on the PBS series, "The Piano Guy," and has recently collaborated with host, Scott Houston on an instructional book titled, Play Piano In A Flash: The Next Step. Other publications by Sowash include several volumes of jazz hymn arrangements published by Augsburg Fortress Press and jazz piano books and sheets published by the Neil A. Kjos Music Company for the educational market.
Roaming somewhere on the musical spectrum between Ellington's playfulness and Beethoven's romanticism, pianist Bradley Sowash's music has been categorized 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.
Though the concert experience is vital to Sowash's artistry, he has recorded four critically acclaimed CDs. While on a hiking and fly fishing trip in 1993, Sowash was deeply inspired by the magnitude and variety of American landforms. This experience led to his first recording, Out West, which received favorable reviews in national publications. The sweet experience of raising his two daughters, tempered by the knowledge that they would grow up so fast, inspired his second release, Bittersweet, in 1996. The love of intense outdoor activities that inspired his third album, In the Moment, also caused Sowash to postpone touring following its release when he broke his arm in a fall from an untrained horse. New Age Retailer declared In The Moment "One of the best solo piano albums of 1999." The 2002 release of We Gather Together, which features hymns and spirituals, prompted Solo Piano Publications to declare Sowash, "simply one of the best pianists on the contemporary scene." Augsburg Fortress Press has published a two-volume set of accompanying sheet music. Outstanding worldwide sales prompted the follow-up release of more jazz hymns arrangements with When Saints Go Marching and For the Beauty of the Earth in 2004 which is also available in sheet music form. Sacred Jazz and Spirituals (2005) documents a live concert with his jazz quintet and a 45 voice choir.
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