Warren Vaché Jr.

American jazz musician

Musical artist

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.