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Warren Bernhardt Warren (*1938 in Wausau, WI) was a pianist of modern jazz. He came from an organist's household and learned classical piano as a child. He studied organic chemistry and physics at the University of Chicago, but regularly joined jam sessions. In 1961 he became a member of Paul Winter's band, with whom he also toured South America. In 1963, influenced by Bill Evans, he moved to New York, where he worked with Gerry Mulligan, Clark Terry and George Benson.   From 1967 Warren was a member of Jeremy Steig's band and turned to fusion music; he also worked for Liza Minnelli and Richie Havens. In the 1970s he worked with Jack DeJohnette's "New Directions", released a solo album and formed a duo with Mike Mainieri, with whom he subsequently played as co-leader in "Steps Ahead". In the 1980s he also formed a trio with Eddie Gomez and Peter Erskine, which was followed by a trio with Dave Holland and Jimmy Cobb. With his various trios he recorded several albums for the DMP label. In the 1990s he played in a trio with bassist Jay Anderson and various drummers. On his own label he released the "Totally at Home" series of standards and classical pieces. Warren also worked with Steve Gadd, Earl Klugh, Michael Brecker, Steely Dan, Art Garfunkel, Kazumi Watanabe and Chuck Loeb. He also created instructional videos under the motto "You Can Play Jazz Piano". Warren died in 2022.   from Wikipedia

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