Ben Fowler Quintet

Sun, May 10

TICKETS $25 | ALL AGES An evening of modern, original soul & gospel centric jazz led by well-known Portland composer and alto saxophonist Ben Fowler. Matt Sazima - piano Chance Hayden - guitar Ross Garlow - bass Christopher Brown - drums Ben Fowler - sax Ben Fowler is one of the defining alto saxophonists in Portland’s modern jazz scene and has been a fixture at The 1905 since it first opened, helping shape the sound and spirit of the room from the beginning. If you’ve spent time in Portland jazz circles, you’ve likely heard him — his bright, vocal alto tone cutting through a groove one night, leaning into something more conversational the next. Rooted in the lineage of players like Kenny Garrett and David Sanborn, Ben’s sound is direct and unmistakably his own. A Ben Fowler show isn’t a recital — it’s a conversation unfolding in real time. Tunes stretch and reshape depending on the room. Solos turn into exchanges. There’s humor on the bandstand, risk in the improvising, and a genuine back-and-forth between the players that pulls the audience in. By the end of the night, you don’t just feel like you watched a band — you feel like you were part of it.