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Warren Benbow
Theatre and film artists Bill Duke, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Gilbert Moses, Chapman Roberts, Melvin Van Peebles and was an original member of James Blood Ulmer's band 'Odyssey.'
At the High School of Performing Arts in New York City Mr. Benbow studied drums and percussion with Jazz percussionist Warren Smith and with Morris Goldenberg of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Later at The Mannes College of Music he studied with Walter Rosenberger, also of the Philharmonic, and with Korean percussion teacher Dong Wong Park. While studying at the Jazzmobile with Freddie Waits and Albert Tootie Heath, Benbow was introduced by Waits to jazz vocalist Betty Carter, and his career as a professional drummer began. He has toured with Ulmer and played on Ulmer's albums Odyssey, and Reunion. Their latest recording is titled 'Back in Time'.
In addition to his jazz work, he has also worked as an actor and musician in Broadway musical productions. He has performed on television, in the studio, and in clubs or concert halls around the world with artists Whitney Houston, Gwen Guthrie, LL Cool J, Nancy Wilson, Mavis Stalpes, Brian McKnight, SWV, Mary J. Blige and others. Mr. Benbow has a Bachelor of Science degree in Music.
As a clinician, Warren is available for the following: 1. Acoustic Jazz performance with Trio, Quartet, or Quintet. For performances at Festivals, Concerts, Clubs, Recordings, and dance and theater events. 2. Education/Lecture demos: For Universities, Colleges, Conservatories, Music schools, High schools, Jazz camps, Master classes, Workshops, Private Drum lessons, and Drum clinics.
Warren's CD music is available now at the iTunes.
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Drummer Warren Benbow's New Book, "A Drummers Story" Now Available
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Warren Benbow
Like many drummers I started out early, and by the time I was sixteen and a half I began playing my first professional gigs. It seemed to me that I was born a drummer. Here is a little about me: I've been fortunate to have performed and or recorded with artists like: Whitney Houston, Nina Simone, LL Cool J, Betty Carter, Michal Urbaniak with Ursula Dudziak, Teruo Nakamura and Super Friends, Mary J. Blige, Nancy Wilson, Brian McKnight, James “Blood” ...
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Warren Benbow's New Book, "A Drummer's Story" Now Available!
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Warren Benbow
A Drummer’s Story by Warren Benbow is now available. Jazz is one of the major forms of musical expression. In the 1970s, jazz was moving away from strict acoustic instruments and was adding electric instruments— turning its style toward rock music. Warren Benbow, who has been playing drums since he was young, details the changes jazz music underwent in his artistic memoir, A Drummer’s Story. After attending the High School of Performing Arts in New York City, Warren Benbow started ...
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Odyssey the Band featuring James "Blood" Ulmer, Charles Burnham, and Warren Benbow Releases "Back in Time" on Pi Recordings
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All About Jazz
The role of the guitar in jazz has not mirrored its role in other modern musics. Few have risen to prominence on the instrument or grown out of the supporting role it has typically played in jazz. Of those who have, one of the most notable is James Blood" Ulmer. From his first days as Ornette Coleman's Harmolodic guitarist in Prime Time, Blood's" path to guitar innovator was a rather fast one. In the ten year period between '73, when ...
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Drummer Warren Benbow reunites with James "Blood" Ulmer, on new CD.
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All About Jazz