Researched musician profile
About Ross Clowser
Clowser’s official biography identifies him as a Saint Paul-based guitarist, composer, improviser, and scholar. It describes a practice informed by jazz, post-rock, improvised music, American experimentalism, electronic music, and musicology.[1]
The artist’s project map distinguishes the Ross Clowser Quartet from Starflower, People Electric, free improvisation, electronic programming, and visual-art collaborations. That structure keeps his leader group separate from duo, ensemble, and interdisciplinary work.[1][2]
This Is How We Move Through Time, released in 2025, collects nine Clowser compositions performed with pianist Joe Strachan, bassist Josh Granowski, and drummer Tarek Abdelqader. The artist’s EPK and Bandcamp pair the album with an original art book of paintings, photographs, and liner notes.[3][4]
Ross Clowser Quartet
The artist’s biography identifies the quartet with Joe Strachan, Josh Granowski, and Tarek Abdelqader as a principal project.[1]
This Is How We Move Through Time
The 2025 debut album documents nine original pieces and the quartet’s group-improvisation approach.[3][4]
Music and visual art
The album project includes an artist-created book of paintings, photographs, and liner notes.[3][4]