20th September 2018: Kenny Warren’s ‘Thank You for Coming to Life’ – ‘Stones Change’ video + recent features from Chicago Reader and All About Jazz

Trumpeter and composer Kenny Warren’s Thank You for Coming to Life recorded with close friends and empathetic colleagues JP Schlegelmilch (piano), Noah Garabedian (bass) and Satoshi Takeishi (drums) is a program of six self-penned tracks that flare with character and eclecticism. Hailing from Denver, Colorado and now an integral part of the New York improvised music scene, Warren’s multifarious collaborations include Ben Stapp’s Zozimos, Andy Biskin’s 16 Tons, Slavic Soul Party; and in addition to two album releases with his folk-jazz songwriting project Laila and Smitty, he has duetted with guitarist Jeremiah Lockwood, fellow Whirlwind artist and pianist Bobby Avey and tenor saxophonist Tony Malaby.

“Warren plays with impressive technical prowess and improvisational agility… Extended passages bristle with energy and ingenuity.”
​Chicago Reader​ (full feature)

“Notable, interesting and worthy of investigation.”
All About Jazz (full review)