John Warren (born September 23, 1938 in
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple ...
, Quebec) is a Canadian jazz musician (saxophone) and composer, known for the cooperation with
John Surman
John Douglas Surman (born 30 August 1944) is an English jazz saxophone, bass clarinet, and synthesizer player, and composer of free jazz and modal jazz, often using themes from folk music. He has composed and performed music for dance performanc ...
and
Mike Westbrook.
Career
Warren has played with many of the UK's most notable modernists like
John Surman
John Douglas Surman (born 30 August 1944) is an English jazz saxophone, bass clarinet, and synthesizer player, and composer of free jazz and modal jazz, often using themes from folk music. He has composed and performed music for dance performanc ...
and
Mike Westbrook, beginning in the '60s. He was a regular member of
Mike Westbrook Concert Band and The
Mike Westbrook Orchestra.
Discography
*''
Tales of the Algonquin
''Tales of the Algonquin'' is the seventh studio album by English jazz saxophonist John Surman recorded in 1971 and released on the Deram Records, Deram label.
Reception
John Kelman in his ''All About Jazz'' review states: "The music ranges fro ...
'' (Deram, 1971), with
John Surman
John Douglas Surman (born 30 August 1944) is an English jazz saxophone, bass clarinet, and synthesizer player, and composer of free jazz and modal jazz, often using themes from folk music. He has composed and performed music for dance performanc ...
*''The Brass Project'' (
ECM Records, 1993), with
John Surman
John Douglas Surman (born 30 August 1944) is an English jazz saxophone, bass clarinet, and synthesizer player, and composer of free jazz and modal jazz, often using themes from folk music. He has composed and performed music for dance performanc ...
*''Finally Beginning'' (Fuzzy Moon Records, 2008)
*''Following On'' (Fuzzy Moon Records, 2009)
*''The Traveller's Tale'' (Fledg'ling Records, 2017)
References
1938 births
Anglophone Quebec people
Canadian jazz composers
Male jazz composers
Canadian jazz musicians
Canadian jazz saxophonists
Male saxophonists
Living people
Musicians from Montreal
21st-century saxophonists
21st-century Canadian male musicians
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