John Warren (Canadian musician)

John Warren
Born (1938-09-23) September 23, 1938 (age 85)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, jazz musician
Instrument(s)Baritone saxophone

John Warren (born September 23, 1938, in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian jazz musician (saxophone) and composer, known for the cooperation with John Surman and Mike Westbrook.[1]

Career[edit]

Warren has played with many of the UK's most notable modernists like John Surman and Mike Westbrook, beginning in the 1960s. Warren was a regular member of Mike Westbrook Concert Band and The Mike Westbrook Orchestra.[2][3]

Discography[edit]

  • Tales of the Algonquin (Deram, 1971), with John Surman
  • John Warren Bigband - Live (Sparkasse Bremen, 1976)
  • The Brass Project (ECM Records, 1993), with John Surman
  • Finally Beginning (Fuzzy Moon Records, 2008)
  • Following On (Fuzzy Moon Records, 2009)
  • The Traveller's Tale (Fledg'ling Records, 2017)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "John Warren Discography - Discogs.com". Discogs.
  2. ^ Fordham, John (June 5, 2012). "John Surman and John Warren – review". The Guardian. London. The Guardian.co.uk
  3. ^ "Jazz – The encyclopedia of music in Canada". Archived from the original on June 25, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2012.