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Jeremy Warren

Jeremy Warren, born and raised in North Little Rock, AR was heavily exposed to music growing up. His mother is an organist/pianist where she played at his grandfather's and now currently his father's church in Little Rock & North Little Rock, AR. Up on graduating from high school in 2003, he received a full jazz scholarship to The University of Memphis in Memphis, TN. He received dual Bachelor Degrees in Jazz Studies and Music Education with License in May 2012. Memphis is where he credits his musical growth as a musician performing with many local/national artists as well as leading his own band whom performed every Saturday night on the famous Beale St. for two years.

Jeremy taught elementary music in the Shelby Co. Schools in Memphis, TN before moving to New York City in 2013 to attend New York University. He received his Master's Degree in Music from New York University in May 2015. Jeremy has performed and/or recorded with artists such as Deanna Martin (Daughter of Dean Martin), Andy Milne, Lenny Pickett, John Scofield, Luis Bonilia, Antonio Hart, and many more. His influences include Tony Williams, Steve Jordan, Chris “Daddy” Dave, and George “Spanky” McCurdy. Since moving to NYC, Jeremy has been working non-stop. Jeremy is currently working on his first solo album that will be released June 1, 2016. The album consists of all original material composed by Jeremy. The album has guest appearances from Lenny Pickett (SNL & Tower of Power) and Andy Milne (Dapp Theory).

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Don Braden: Earth Wind and Wonder, Vol. 2

Read "Earth Wind and Wonder, Vol. 2" reviewed by Jack Bowers


As on the first recording of this two-volume series, acclaimed tenor saxophonist Don Braden pays tribute to a couple of his coming-of-age idols, singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder and the genre-defying group Earth, Wind and Fire. Braden has chosen four of Wonder's compositions and three associated with EW&F to accompany a pair of his splendid original themes. Braden plays tenor saxophone most of the way, flute and alto flute, respectively on Wonder's “Bird of Beauty" and “Creepin.'" Needless to ...

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Melvin Smith: Perseverance

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Perseverance, Florida-bred saxophonist Melvin Smith's seventh album as leader of his own group, is a hard-blowing session on which he shows (again) that he is one of the leading bop-based reed masters on today's scene. On soprano or tenor, Smith displays a clarity of purpose and storehouse of astute phrases that serve him well at any pace and in any context. Besides alternating horns (tenor on seven numbers, soprano on four), Smith adds texture and variety to ...

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Jeremy Warren: I Can Do All Things

Read "I Can Do All Things" reviewed by Jack Bowers


If the title of drummer Jeremy Warren's debut album sounds a tad hyperbolic, that's because Warren has faced and overcome more than his share of adversity en route to living his dream. As a child, Warren was diagnosed with Stevens-Johnson syndrome, a rare and sometimes deadly disorder of the skin and mucous membranes. Told he might not live to adulthood, or could be blind, Warren underwent four corneal transplants while battling the disease. Not only did he survive SJS, Warren ...

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"Jeremy was my student and part of my musical cohort at NYU for a semester. He is a very talented and soulful drummer who has a beautiful feel and a great musical understanding."

-Lenny Pickett (SNL, Tower of Power)

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Earth Wind and...

Self Produced
2024

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Perseverance

Self Produced
2023

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I Can Do All Things

Self Produced
2016

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