Warren Vaché Jr.
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| Born | February 21, 1951 Rahway, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
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| Website | www |
Warren Vaché Jr. (born February 21, 1951)[1] is an American jazz trumpeter, cornetist, and flugelhornist. He came from a musical family as his father was a bassist. In 1976, he released his first album.[2] He has often worked with Scott Hamilton and has some popularity among swing audiences.[3]
Born and raised in Rahway, New Jersey,[1] Vaché graduated from Rahway High School, where he played in the marching band.[4]
Warren Vaché's father is Warren Vaché Sr., who was a jazz double-bassist.[1] His brother Allan Vaché is also a musician.[1]
Discography
As leader
- First Time Out (Monmouth Evergreen, 1976)
- Blues Walk (Dreamstreet, 1978)
- Jillian (Concord Jazz, 1979)
- Polished Brass (Concord Jazz, 1979)
- Skyscrapers (Concord Jazz, 1980) with Scott Hamilton
- Iridescence (Concord Jazz, 1981)
- Midtown Jazz (Concord Jazz. 1982)
- Easy Going (Concord Jazz, 1986)
- Warm Evenings (Concord, 1989) with The Beaux Arts String Quartet
- Horn of Plenty (Muse, 1994)
- Talk To Me Baby (Muse, 1996)
- Warren Plays Warren with Kenny Drew Jr., Jimmy Cobb, Randy Sandke (Nagel-Heyer, 1996)
- An Affair to Remember with Brian Lemon (Zephyr, 1997)
- Shine with Tony Coe, Alan Barnes, Brian Lemon (Zephyr, 1997)
- What Is There to Say? with Joe Puma, Murray Wall, Eddie Locke (Nagel-Heyer, 1999)
- 2gether (Nagel-Heyer, 2000) with Bill Charlap
- The Best Thing for You (Nagel-Heyer, 2001)
- The Warren Vache Quintet Remembers Benny Carter (Arbors, 2015)
- Songs Our Fathers Taught Us (Arbors, 2019)
As sideman
With Howard Alden
- The Howard Alden Trio Plus Special Guests Ken Peplowski & Warren Vache (Concord, 1989)
- I Remember Django (Arbors, 2010)
With Benny Carter
- Benny Carter Songbook (MusicMasters, 1996)
- Benny Carter Songbook Volume II (MusicMasters, 1997)
With Benny Goodman
- Live at Carnegie Hall 40th Anniversary Concert (London, 1978)
With Houston Person
- So Nice (HighNote, 2011)
- Rain or Shine (HighNote, 2017)
With Bucky Pizzarelli
- Five for Freddie (Arbors, 2007)
With André Previn
- What Headphones? (Angel, 1993)
With George Shearing
- George Shearing in Dixieland (Concord, 1989)
With George Wein
- Wein, Women and Song and More, George Wein Plays and Sings (Arbors)
References
- ^ a b c d Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 406. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
- ^ "Down Beat Artists Profile". Downbeat.com. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
- ^ "Warren Vaché | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ Dudas, Margaret A. "Jazz man heading back to his roots", The Star-Ledger, February 22, 1996. Accessed March 29, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "The Union County Arts Center is nothing new to cornetist Warren Vache Jr., who was born in Rahway Hospital, graduated from Rahway High School with a letter in marching band and celebrated his 45th birthday yesterday."