Huw Warren

Bio:

One of the UK's truly independent spirits" Guardian. >>>>>>>>>>>> Welsh Pianist and composer Huw Warren is known as one of the UK's most individual and versatile creative forces with work crossing the divides between Jazz, Contemporary music and World Music. He never ceases to amaze as an intriguing and thrilling performer and composer. Winner of the highly coveted BBC Jazz Award for Innovation in 2005, Huw is known to many as co -founder of cult Brit jazzers "Perfect Houseplants" (including several ground breaking collaborations with musicians such as Andrew Manse, Pamela Thorby and the Orlando Consort) and regular arranger/musical director for contemporary folk singer June Tabor (including their most recent project "Quercus" with saxophonist Iain Ballamy) but has recently established an international presence with his ongoing work with Austrian bassist Peter Herbert ( former winner of the Hans Koller Prize) and NY improvising violinist Mark Feldman. In 2007 Huw toured Europe with the Mark Feldman Quartet alongside Drew Gress and Tom Rainey. He has also collaborated recently with singer Maria Pia de Vito (CD Dialektos released in July 2008) and NY based singer Theo Bleckmann. Previous collaborations include the welsh hymn project God only Knows/Duw a Wyr (with singer Lleuwen Steffan and saxophonist Mark Lockheart) in 2005,. This critically acclaimed reworking of hymns from the 1904-5 revival, was the subject of an S4C documentary, and culminated in Huw writing a new setting of Anne Griffiths' text Rhosyn Saron for a TV performance in 2006. Huw has also performed with Joanna McGregor, Andy Shepard, John Parricelli, Kenny Wheeler, Jim Black, Pamela Thorby, Billy Jenkins, The Fun Horns of Berlin, Billy Bragg, Eddi Reader ,Steve Arguelles, Julian Arguelles, Tim Garland, Waltraud Koettler, Maria Lamburn and Christine Tobin. As a composer Huw has been commissioned by Piano Circus, BBC, RSC, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Welsh Chamber Orchestra, Tango Siempre, LPO Renga Ensemble, ABRSM, Palladian Ensemble, Koch Ensemble, Elena Riu, and numerous festivals worldwide. In 2005 he was awarded the Arts Council of Wales Creative Wales award to produce a multi media cross genre work " This is Now! (Nawr!) involving singer Sian James and freestyle rapper Nobsta Nutts, and in 2006 collaborated with artist Gee Vaucher to produce a live jazz/film project Gower Boy. CD releases (select)>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A Barrel Organ far from Home (9 piece band based on pictures from the 1930's)>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Infinite Riches in a little Room (Solo piano including arrangements of John Dowland)<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 100's of Things A Boy Can Make (with Mark Feldman)>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Duw y Wyr/ God Only Knows (Welsh hymn project)<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Everything we Love and More (Duos with Peter Herbert)>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dialektos (with Maria Pia de Vito and Gabriel Mirabassi)<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< "a slow tune called "Still Hearing You", which I think is the single most ravishing melody I have ever heard in my life." Miles Kington, The Independent. ..........................~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "where the unexpected meets the unclassifiable" MOJO .. I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4 .. I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4 ..
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Member Since:

June 04, 2006

Members:

'Hermeto' Trio - HW, Peter Herbert (bass) Martin France (drums)............. Duos with Maria Pia de Vito (voice) Peter Herbert (bass ) Pamela Thorby (recorder) John Parricelli (guitar)........... 100's of things a boy can make:............ HW, Peter Herbert (bass) Mark Feldman (violin) Martin France (drums)............. Perfect Houseplants: Mark Lockheart (saxophone), HW, Dudley Phillips (bass), Martin France (drums)..........

Influences:

Everything and anything with spirit....songs that make you think, songs that make you cry......Morton Feldman to Hermeto Pascoal and back via early music and jazz (always taking the scenic route)

Sounds Like:

"Combining inspired sonic innovation with a lyricism so pretty that sometimes you feel like you're in a fairy tale, Everything We Love And More is a milestone work of quiet genius". Chris May, All about Jazz+++++++++++++++++++++ ==================================================DOWNLOAD DOWNLOAD DOWNLOAD....Huw Warren CD's at http://babel.ithinkmusic.com >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>LULU.COM!!!!!!!!**************>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>******************** Huw Warren compositions now available to buy at: www.lulu.com/huwwarren

Record Label:

basho/babel / maizeh music