Huw Warren
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| Background information | |
| Born |
18 May 1962 Swansea, Wales |
| Genres | Jazz, world, new pop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Piano, accordion, cello |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Website | www |
Huw Warren (born 18 May 1962) is a Welsh jazz pianist and composer whose work crosses several genres.
Huw Warren was born in Swansea, West Glamorgan and grew up on the Gower peninsula. He attended Gowerton Comprehensive School from 1973 until 1980. Warren's early musical experiences were as a cellist in the West Glamorgan Youth Orchestra and then as an organist in the working men's clubs of South Wales. He left Wales in 1980 to study at Goldsmiths, University of London, where he studied piano with experimental pianist John Tilbury and became involved in both the jazz and avant-garde scenes. Warren studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama from 1983 until 1984 before starting a freelance career. In 1983, Warren relocated to Snowdonia, North Wales, where he lives to this day.
Huw Warren was the co-leader and founder of the jazz quartet Perfect Houseplants, with Mark Lockheart, Dudley Phillips, and Martin France. Perfect Houseplants have recorded five albums for various labels (including the Scottish label Linn) and produced collaborative projects with early music artists such as Andrew Manze, Pamela Thorby, and the Orlando Consort. Warren has had a long and continuing collaboration with English singer June Tabor as his arranger and musical director. To date, they have recorded 10 albums, have toured worldwide, and produced large scale projects with the Creative Jazz orchestra and the LPO Renga ensemble. Warren and Tabor were featured in Phillip King's Freedom Highway film and the Daughter's of Albion project recorded in 2009 by BBC Four.
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