As a classically trained vocalist and composer, improvising pianist, producer and electronic musician, Paul Fowler works across multiple genres in anything from popular music to 21st century art music. Recent projects include a film score for "Life's Blood," feat. Grammy winner Robert Mirabal, an electronic work for San Francisco-based Hope Mohr Dance, a choral work commissioned by Donald Nally (Chorus Master of the Lyric Opera) and collaborations with Paul Haas and Sympho using the laptop as an improvising instrument with orchestra. Fowler has performed across the country as well as in Japan, Ecuador, and most recently at New Orleans JazzFest. His works have been premiered at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center, among others.
“A stately passage for brass and rumbling percussion was followed by sections that were radiant, ghostly and shimmering by turns...The colorful, attractive music was an ideal showcase for these accomplished players.”
Steve Smith - New York Times
“Paul Fowler...offers up tasteful and at times, heartbreaking, keyboards.
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Deonne Kahler - Taos Hum
“Only Takada and Fowler together could have made this music so fascinating to everyone."”
Yukiko Hagiya - Music Modern
“If you really want to understand what it's like talking with the members of Jetpack Rental, just find the nearest 10 year old and give him a Red Bull, a candy bar and a twisted appreciation for music that borders on insanity.”
Neelam Mehta - Alibi
“Among the more conventional but equally colorful offerings was Paul Fowler's harp work, "From Basho,'' played by Bridget Kibbey, which combined angular lines and brash timbres with the sweeping arpeggiation associated with the harp.”
Allan Koznin - New York Times
"Fowler's tropes on musical styles pushed the envelope of chamber music well beyond this layperson's expectations or experience.
Bill Whaley - Taos Horsefly