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Warren Oree

Warren Oree started the Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble in 1979 and has been touring the world and performing with the group at jazz festivals in Europe, the Caribbean and South America ever since. His command and demand of his upright acoustic bass mesmerizes audiences, unaccustomed to hearing the wide, colorful array of sounds that he can extract - from frenetically bowing and knocking on the base, to delicately lifting it through the air in an ecstatic dance of digital delay. He has recorded and produced nine (9) albums, of mostly all original compositions. See Discography below” . He has also recorded with Hamiett Bluiette, Khan Jamal, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Gerald Veasley, Elliott Levin and other notable jazz artists. The Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble consists of Warren Oree (acoustic bass); Umar Raheem (saxophones); Greg “Ju-Ju” Jones (drums); Doug “Pablow” Edwards (congas and percussion) and Frank Butrey (guitar).

In 2003, Warren Oree co-founded LifeLine Music Coalition, Inc.; a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting jazz and the arts in Philadelphia and is best known as the music producer for the annual West Oak Lane Jazz & Arts Festival currently in its seventh year. Warren has also composed soundtracks for several films and documentaries including “Touching Base”, which is scheduled for a 2010 release. In January 2009, Warren received a grant from GPTMC (Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation) to compose and write his jazz opera, “Never Back Down” which had its world debut in Philadelphia in July 2009. In addition, Warren has been commissioned by the Philadelphia Museum of Art to compose music for several of their paintings and exhibits, the most recent being the Beaufort Delaney tour in 2007.

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Live Review

Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble: Motown Meets Jazz at the Annenberg Center

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Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble Annenberg Center: Harold Prince Theater Motown Meets Jazz Philadelphia, PA December 11, 2015 Philadelphia-based Lifeline Music Coalition has for over a decade sponsored jazz events which are eclectic in taste and attract fans by making the music listenable and providing enjoyable atmospherics. Thus it has been with their Philadelphia Jazz and Poetry Festival, West Oak Lane Jazz and Arts Festival, Woodmere Art Museum Jazz Series, and Philadelphia United Jazz Festival. ...

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Philadelphia United Jazz Festival 2015

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Philadelphia United Jazz Festival Broad and South Street Philadelphia, PA September 14, 2015 If this review reads more like an op-ed piece than a detailed concert review, circumstances made it happen that way and enthusiasm created it. On the run, after grabbing a cannoli and a double espresso in the Italian Market, this reviewer had only just enough time to stop by at the Philadelphia United Jazz Festival to say hello to his friends, ...

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Album Review

Warren Oree and the Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble: Man Bites Dog

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This lively, creative collection of originals by Philadelphia bassist Warren Oree and his Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble swings in a straight-ahead yet sometimes provocative way. There is a suggestion of jazz as social commentary, a theme set by another bassist, the late Charles Mingus. The cover art portrays the group as individualistic rebels, and their playing is dead earnest. They want you to know that “they mean you," to paraphrase the title of Thelonious Monk's tune, although it isn't always clear ...

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Woodmere Art Museum Caps Season of Music with Poignant Tribute to Jazz Icon Dexter Gordon on June 21

Woodmere Art Museum Caps Season of Music with Poignant Tribute to Jazz Icon Dexter Gordon on June 21

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PHILADELPHIA, PA – After an exciting month of concerts inspired by the music of 1947, Woodmere Art Museum continues bringing audiences to their feet with sounds that reflect the global journey of jazz. Taking concertgoers through the months of May and June, Friday Night Jazz pays homage to the Great American Songbook, gypsy jazz, Stevie Wonder and culminates with a stunning tribute to the work of Dexter Gordon on Friday, June 21. Grammy Award-winning tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon was an ...

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City of Philadelphia Announces Jazz Appreciation Month April 2011

City of Philadelphia Announces Jazz Appreciation Month April 2011

Source: Victor L. Schermer

As part of a yearly national event sponsored by the Smithosonian Institute, Philadelphia will make April, 2011 Jazz Appreciation Month in the City of Brotherly Love. Standing on the northwest corner of the Dilworth Plaza, the city's Chief Cultural Officer, Gary P. Steuer, announced the event to the press. Plying their trade in still wintry cold weather, three members of the Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble, Warren Oree, leader, played some cool music in their overcoats, as Steuer unveiled the large banner ...

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Jazz Bridge Presents Warren Oree and the Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble!

Jazz Bridge Presents Warren Oree and the Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble!

Source: Suzanne Cloud

Appearing at the Collingswood Community Center, 30 E. Collings Ave, in Collingswood, NJ, on November 4th, 2010 will be bassist Warren Oree and the Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble. One Show: 7:30-9 p.m. Admission: $10/$5 for students. No advance sales. Free Refreshments! For info: 856-858-8914 This is our 7th season in Collingswood, and Jazz Bridge is a 501C3 nonprofit that assists our local jazz and blues musicians in crisis. Appearing with Warren Oree will be Umar Raheem on sax, drummer Greg “Ju ...

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Warren Oree and The Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble Release New CD LifeLine

Warren Oree and The Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble Release New CD LifeLine

Source: All About Jazz

Philadelphia, PA: Warren Oree & The Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble have released their sixth CD entitled: LifeLine. The Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble consists of: Warren Oree (leader, upright bass); Umar Raheem (tenor and soprano saxophone); Greg “Ju-Ju" Jones (drums); Frank Butrey (guitar) and Doug “Pablow" Edwards (congas, percussion). Guest appearances by Jeff Knoettner (keyboard) and April Strode (vocal). The LifeLine CD (Silk Skin Records) is comprised of all original compositions that are a blend of various musical styles, ranging from melodic to ...

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Warren Oree and The Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble to Reissue Po/Jazz Connection CD at Philadelphia Museum of Art

Warren Oree and The Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble to Reissue Po/Jazz Connection CD at Philadelphia Museum of Art

Source: All About Jazz

December 14, 2001— Philadelphia, PA, Warren Oree and The Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble will perform the Po/Jazz Connection on Wednesday, January 2nd at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Ben Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia from 5:00 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Po/Jazz Connection will feature UVA who will perform intermittently throughout the evening, and an open mic forum that encourages other poets to perform their work while Warren Oree and The Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble weave their music and instruments throughout the poetry, creating ...

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Man Bites Dog

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