David Bowden is an award-winning bass player and composer based in Glasgow, working
across jazz, folk, and contemporary improvised music. He has toured extensively throughout the UK, and Europe and was described by BBC Radio 3 as “a gifted bass player.”

He is a founding member of the Mercury Prize-nominated Fergus McCreadie Trio, whose
third album Forest Floor won the 2022 Scottish Album of the Year Award and was praised by The Times as “one of the best jazz reinventions in some time.” The band has performed
internationally at venues including Ronnie Scott’s, London Jazz Festival, North Sea Jazz
Festival and SXSW in the USA.

David’s solo double bass project showcases the expressive range of the instrument through
original compositions and arrangements influenced by guitar music, jazz, folk, and singersongwriters.

Born of his passion for the instrument, his solo performances have featured at
festivals across the UK.
He also led the acclaimed jazz fusion group Mezcla, which blended modern jazz with funk,
rock, and global folk influences. Their debut album Shoot the Moon earned 5 stars in The
Scotsman and a nomination for the Scottish Album of the Year Award.
David won BBC Young Scottish Jazz Musician of the Year in 2017 and has performed with
ensembles including the Scottish Concert Orchestra, Manchester Collective, and Symphonic Ibiza. Beyond jazz, David is active in folk and pop scenes, performing with artists such as Beth Malcolm, Robin Adams, and Dosca.

Other highlights include recording for Spike Lee’s upcoming film Highest 2 Lowest and representing Scotland in the Criss Cross Europe 2021 international ensemble.