Femi Temowo

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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 saxophonist Soweto 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.