- Femi Temowo
Femi Temowo (born 15 September
1976 ) is a British jazz musician. Although known primarily for his guitar playing, Femi is also a well known producer and songwriter.He discovered and became passionate about the guitar at age 17 when he joined his local church choir, a couple of years later he was introduced to the music of
Wes Montgomery which ignited his love of jazz guitar in particular.He obtained a degree in Jazz Studies from
Middlesex University in 2001 and became a well-known session player on the European music scene for several years. In 2003 British alto saxophonistSoweto Kinch , who asked him to form part of his award-winning quartet, approached him. He has recorded two albums with Kinch, the debut "Conversations With The Unseen " released in 2003 and was nominated for a Mercury Music Prize. The second album entitled "A Life In The Day Of B19 – Tales Of The Tower block ", was released in September 2006.Also in September 2006 Femi released his own debut album entitled "
Quiet Storm ". The album, unlike most things he had recorded before show the different facets of his musicality; featuring musicians such as spoken word artist Zena Edwards, drummer Troy Miller and bassist Michael Olatuja.
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