Warren Vaché Jr.

Warren Vaché
Born	(1951-02-21) February 21, 1951 (age 73) Rahway, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres	Jazz
Occupation	Musician
Instruments	Trumpet cornet flugelhorn
Labels	Muse Arbors
Website	www.warrenvache.com

Warren Vaché Jr. at the JVC Newport Jazz Festival

Warren Vaché (born February 21, 1951)[1] is an American jazz trumpeter, cornetist, and flugelhornist. He was born in Rahway, New Jersey, United States.[1] 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]

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

1. Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 406. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
2. "Down Beat Artists Profile". Downbeat.com. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
3. "Warren Vaché | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 August 2021.