Warren Benbow profile picture

Warren Benbow

CD available on iTunes soon...

About Me

Warren BenbowFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.Warren Benbow is a New York-based drummer who has worked and recorded with Nina Simone, Weldon Irvine, Jr.,Larry Willis with Eddie Gomez on the CD "Inner Crisis", Olu Dara, Jimmy Owens with Chris White and Kenny Barron, Rickie Byars-Beckwith, Phyllis Hyman, Michael Urbaniak, Billy "Spaceman" Patterson, Teruo Nakamura. Theatre and film artists Bill Duke, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Gilbert Moses, Chapman Roberts, Melvin Van Peebles and was an original member of James Blood Ulmer's band 'Odyssey.' While at the High School of Performing Arts in New York City Mr. Benbow studied drums and percussion with Jazz percussionist Warren Smith and with Morris Goldenberg of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Later at The Mannes College of Music he studied with Walter Rosenberger, also of the Philharmonic, and with Korean percussion teacher Dong Wong Park. While studying at the Jazzmobile with Freddie Waits and Albert Tootie Heath, Benbow was introduced by Waits to jazz vocalist Betty Carter, and his career as a professional drummer began. He has toured with Ulmer and played on Ulmer's albums 'Odyssey', and 'Reunion'. Their latest recording is titled 'Back in Time'. In addition to his jazz work, he has also worked as an actor and musician in Broadway musical productions. He has performed on television, in the studio, and in clubs or concert halls around the world with artists Whitney Houston, Gwen Guthrie, LL Cool J, Nancy Wilson, Mavis Stalpes, Brian McKnight, SWV, Mary J. Blige and others.Warren attended the Rutgers Summer Institute on Jazz Education conducted by Lewis Porter, has studied composition with John Corigliano, and has a Bachelor of Science degree in Music.As a clinician, Warren is available for: 1. Acoustic Jazz performance with Trio, Quartet, or Quintet.2. Education/Lecture demos:3. Private Drum lessons, and Drum clinics.Warren Benbow's three CD's are now available at the iTunes, Rhaposdy and Emusic Internet music stores. ..
I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V3.6 !
Artists Warren has performed with.From Warren's CD soundtrack "L. A. Odyssey".Warren on drums with Whitney Houston.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/23/2006
Band Members: Odyssey The Band.Charles Burnham-electric violin. James "Blood" Ulmer-guitar and vocals. Warren Benbow-drums. CD available at: http://www.pirecordings.com
Record Label: Pi Recordings
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Jazz Times Magazine "Odyssey the Band" Review.

CD Reviews from the March 2006 issueODYSSEY BANDBack in Time (Pi)Every performance by guitarist James "Blood" Ulmer is a trip "back in time." You can hear field hollers in Ulmer's music. You can hear ...
Posted by Warren Benbow on Tue, 23 May 2006 10:49:00 PST

Odyssey The Band/ Dusted Reviews.

Dusted ReviewsArtist: Odyssey the BandAlbum: Back in TimeLabel: Pi RecordingsReview date: Apr. 2, 2006In a fairly recent radio interview, James Blood Ulmer performed a voice-and-guitar lament for the ...
Posted by Warren Benbow on Tue, 23 May 2006 11:00:00 PST

Downbeat Magazine. Odyssey the Band- Review.

Greg Buium's gives Odyssey the Band's Back in Time 4 stars in the June issue of DownBeat and calls it "... a spellbinding candidate for album of the year. This music is filled with such vibrant forwar...
Posted by Warren Benbow on Tue, 23 May 2006 10:57:00 PST

Jeff Beck/Odyssey Band at Jimi Hendrix Tribute concert-London 2005

Patti Smith's MeltdownMeltdown: Jimi Hendrix-Songs of Experience?Extracted from Maddie's blog on June 29, 2005I've just realised something I left out of the last entry, which was the man across the ai...
Posted by Warren Benbow on Tue, 23 May 2006 10:47:00 PST