Born in Frederick (Maryland), trumpeter Lester Bowie came from a family of musicians who put down roots in St. Louis when he was still a child. He began playing the trumpet at an early age, and young came to participate in one or another group of Rhythm & Blues. new graduate married to singer Fontella Bass and moved to Chicago in 1956. A decision was momentous for its future as a musician.

He contacted Muhal Richard Abrams, Roscoe Mitchell and Joseph Jarman, musicians, all representatives of the avant-garde jazz of the time. Read the rest of this entry »