Monday 18 January 2010

SPOTLIGHT ON BILL WARFIELD BIG BAND



Artist Information

Biography
Recognized as a dynamic and innovative trumpeter, composer and bandleader, Bill Warfield has energized audiences for more than a decade. His two groups the Bill Warfield Octet and the New York Jazz repertory orchestra play a salsa and funk-tinged style of Hard-Bop ranging from classic to modern. Bill has performed with such artists as Ornette Coleman, Dave Liebman, Paul Anka, Mel Torme, Randy Brecker, David Sanborn and Sonny Stitt among others. He currently has 7 recordings on the market that have garnered much critical acclaim

Instrumentation
Leader and trumpet- Bill Warfield
Trpts- Bob Millikan, Danny Cahn, John Owens
Trbs- Tim Sessions, Sam Burtis
Reeds- Mark Phaneuf, Dave Riekenberg, Dave Richards, Frank Basile,
Piano- Tim Harrison, Guitar- Vic Juris, Bass- Gene Perla
Drums- Scott Neumann, Percussion- Memo Acevedo

Discography
New York City Jazz(Interplay), The City Never Sleeps(Seabreeze), Nomad, with Dave Stryker(Steeplechase), A Faceless Place(Laurel Hill), Sambra(Laurel Hill), Live at Zoellner, with Gene Ludwig(18thand Vine), Le Jazz Hot with Dave Liebman(Planet Arts, July 1, 2009 street date)

Links
http://www.myspace.com/billwarfieldbigband

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