Rowan Porteous is one of the top jazz and lead trumpet players working in London today. A classically trained musician, Rowan grew up in Hull, East Yorkshire, where he began his music career playing cornet in a local brass band. He later became interested in Jazz and electronic music, and eventually graduated in Sonic Arts at Middlesex University, where he developed an algorithmic pitch following processor specifically designed for the trumpet.
Since then, he has been based in London, working on his own semi-electronic solo performances (sometimes under the name Superimpozer) as well as becoming an in demand session musician, playing a variety of styles, including Jazz, Latin and Funk.
Rowan is currently very busy, and playing with funky function bands The Reuben Richards’ Soul Train and Groove Digger, flamenco Latin fusion band Fernando’s Kitchen, and up-and-coming alt-folk outfit 6 Day Riot, as well as doing session and tuition work.
Take a look around this site to find out more about Rowan’s work and what he sounds like, or get in touch by email or Facebook to say hello.
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