- Warren Benbow
Warren Benbow (b.
December 22 1954 inNew York City ) is ajazz drummer who has worked withNina Simone ,Larry Willis ,Eddie Gomez ,Olu Dara ,Walter Bishop, Jr. , and was an original member of James Blood Ulmer's band Odyssey.At the High School of Performing Arts, Benbow studied drums and percussion with Warren Smith and
Morris Goldenburg of theNew York Philharmonic . Later at Mannes College he studied withWalter Rosenberger , also of the Phil, and withDong Wong Park .While studying in the
Jazzmobile withFreddie Waits and Albert “Tootie” Heath Benbow was introduced by Waits to jazz vocalistBetty Carter , and his career as a professional drummer began. He toured with Ulmer and played on Ulmer's albums "Odyssey", "Bloody Guitar", "Part Time", "Live At The Caravan Of Dreams", and "Reunion". In addition to his jazz work, he has also worked on Broadway, and has also worked in pop withWhitney Houston ,Gwen Guthrie ,LL Cool J ,SWV , andMary J. Blige .In 2005 Benbow toured Europe with Ulmer's reformed band, Odyssey.
References
* [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=1752 Warren Benbow] , allaboutjazz.com
* [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=5986 "Drummer reunites with Ulmer"] allaboutjazz.com, May 2005
* [http://outbreakin.hp.infoseek.co.jp/jamesulmer.htm James Blood Ulmer discography]
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