Warren Smith (percussionist)
Warren Smith (* 13. May 1934 in Chicago , Illinois ) is an American jazz - percussionist and vibraphonist .
Live and act
Warren Smith comes from a family of musicians; his father played the saxophone and clarinet with Noble Sissle and Jimmy Noone , his mother was a harpist and pianist. He first learned to play the clarinet from his father and then studied at the University of Illinois , where he graduated in 1957. In 1958 he earned his Masters Degree in Percussion from the Manhattan School of Music . In 1957 he worked with Miles Davis as a vibraphone player and then played in a Broadway band in New York City in 1958 , also with Gil Evans . In 1961 he co-founded the Composers Workshop Ensemble . In the early 1960s he worked with Ken McIntyre and Charles Mingus ( Town Hall Concert ), accompanied Aretha Franklin , Nina Simone , Lloyd Price and Nat King Cole on recordings; He also played in numerous formations with Sam Rivers from 1964 to 1976 and in various projects by Gil Evans from 1968 to 1976 ( Plays the Music of Jimi Hendrix & There Comes a Time )
In 1969 he worked with Janis Joplin , in 1971 with Tony Williams ' formation Lifetime . Smith was also a founding member of Max Roach's percussion ensemble M'Boom (1970). In the 1970s, Smith played with Andrew White , Julius Hemphill ( Flat Out Jump Suite ), Muhal Richard Abrams , Enrico Rava , George Russell's New York Big Band , Nancy Wilson , Quincy Jones , Count Basie and Carmen McRae .
In addition to working with rock and pop musicians, he has worked on projects by Anthony Braxton ( Four (Ensemble) Compositions , 1992), Bill Dixon ( 17 Musicians in Search of a Sound: Darfur ), Henry Threadgill , Van Morrison and Joe Zawinul . During the 1970s and 1980s Warren Smith ran a loft studio called Studio Wis , where he worked with younger New York musicians such as Wadada Leo Smith and Oliver Lake . In the 1990s, played again in Broadway bands and performed with ensembles of classical music and the untempered ensemble of Bill Cole on. He taught in New York City public schools from 1958 to 1968, Third Street Settlement from 1960 to 1967, at Adelphi University 1970–71 and at SUNY-Old Westbury from 1971.
Percussionist Warren Smith should not be confused with the trombonist of the same name in the Bob Crosby band.
Selection discography
- Warren Smith and Masami Nakagawa ( RCA , 1979)
- Warren Smith and Toki (RCA, 1979)
- Warren Smith and the Composer's Workshop Ensemble (Claves, 1995)
- Cats Are Stealing My - - ( Mapleshade Records , 1998)
- Natural / Cultural Forces ( Engine Records , 2007)
- Andrew Lamb / Warren Smith / Arkadijus Gotesmanas : The Sea of Modicum (No Business, 2017)
literature
- Bielefeld catalog 1988 & 2001.
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide of Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
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| SURNAME | Smith, Warren |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz percussionist and vibraphonist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 13, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago , Illinois |