Bruce Fowler

Biography

Bruce Lambourne Fowler (born July 10, 1947) is an American trombonist and composer. He played trombone on many Frank Zappa records, as well as with Captain Beefheart and in the Fowler Brothers Band. He composes and arranges music for movies, and has been the composer, orchestrator, or conductor for many popular films. He is the son of jazz educator William L. Fowler and the brother of multi-instrumentalist Walt Fowler and bassist Tom Fowler. Bruce Fowler is participating in the Band from Utopia, the Mar Vista Philharmonic, and Jon Larsen's Strange News from Mars, featuring Zappa alumni Tommy Mars and Arthur Barrow. He also recorded albums with Air Pocket, a band including his siblings. Fowler is the recipient of the 2007 Film & TV Music Awards for Best Score Conductor and Best Orchestrator.

Known For

Zappa

as Self (archive footage)

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

as Self (archive footage)

Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation

as Self

Classic Albums

as Self

The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

as Self (archive footage)

Cheepnis

as Himself

Frank Zappa: The Present-Day Composer Refuses To Die

as Self

Frank Zappa: Phase II - The Big Note

as Self

The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart

as Himself

Band from Utopia: A Tribute to the Music of Frank Zappa

as Himself