John Stowell

($20-$30 | 6:30pm Show) Join Century Room in welcoming back the inimitable guitarist John Stowell to the stage! Known for his rich harmonic language and an instrument as unique as his approach to the idiom of jazz, John Stowell is a pioneering voice in the music world.

John Stowell

John Stowell began his career in the early 1970s, studying with Linc Chamberland and John Mehegan. Teaming up with bassist David Friesen, he formed a celebrated duo that toured extensively across the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Australia for seven years. Their historic 1983 Soviet Union tour marked the first public American jazz performance there in four decades.

Stowell’s international reputation grew through his work as an Artist-In-Residence at schools worldwide, contributing to jazz magazines, and appearing at prestigious events like the PDX Jazz Summit. He received recognition in Downbeat’s International Critics Poll (1978-1979), and his album Through the Listening Glass was named one of the “Ten Best Jazz Albums of the Decade” by the Los Angeles Examiner.

With a rich recording and performance history, Stowell has collaborated with legends like Milt Jackson, Lionel Hampton, and Art Farmer, leaving a lasting mark on jazz as both a performer and educator.