Neville Bowman and Friends

Neville Bowman returns to the VJC stage with a group of fine musicians. They will be sure to you up with season’s spirits.

Long established as one of the top pianists and keyboard players in BC, Neville has gained respect both locally and internationally as a sideman, arranger, writer, producer and actor, in almost all genres. With experience as music director and/or performing in over 55 productions, he is no stranger to the stage. Beginning as a pipe organist, French horn player and heavy metal enthusiast, the path has carried him through his discovery of jazz (still his main passion), country bands, funk bands, symphony performances, and rock bands (including playing bass with the multi-award winning Ten2Nine) and musical theatre, in venues from New York to Tokyo. Working with the highly regarded and awarded Just In Time jazz trio, Neville found his voice and quickly established himself as one of the leading vocalists in the interior, using his voice not just for jazz, but in musical theatre performances. Recent years have seen him performing a commissioned piece (Redux Continuum) with Ballet Kelowna, as well as with symphonies across Canada, from Toronto to Victoria, and of course the valley’s own OSO where his trio performed an orchestrated version of Oscar Peterson’s Canadiana Suite. His own quintet, NBQ, boasts some of the finest talent in the BC interior and will be seen playing in various cities in the coming year.