About
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.
Filmography
Zappa2020 · Self (archive footage)
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words2016 · Self (archive footage)
Cheepnis2014 · Himself
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation2007 · Self
Frank Zappa: Roxy, 19732007
Frank Zappa: Phase II - The Big Note2002 · Self
Band from Utopia: A Tribute to the Music of Frank Zappa2002 · Himself
Frank Zappa: The Present-Day Composer Refuses To Die2000 · Self
The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart1997 · Himself
The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels1988 · Self (archive footage)
Frank Zappa: Opopoppa Stockholm, Sweden1973