Warren "Slim" Williams

Warren "Slim" Williams was born on November 12th, 1955. He is an American/Canadian jazz-funk pianist and composer.

He has worked in many musical realms and with various of collaborators, which include Smokey Robinson, Oscar Peterson, Daniel Lavoie, The Neville Brothers and Joe Cocker, among other.

Slim’s musical career began at 9 years old, playing organ at the Mount Zion Baptist Church in Rocky Mountain, North Carolina, for 50 cents every Sunday. Slim's father was a pastor and when he moved the family to Norfolk, Virginia, Slim began to play for his father’s church and at military bases with local groups. He later moved to Detroit at age 18 and worked with people like Philippé Wynne of The Spinners, Rick Shepard and The Drifters.

In the late 1970s, Warren "Slim" Williams moved to Val David, Quebec, where the group Malika was born, which turned into the more well-known group, Tchukon. Tchukon members went on to become studio session and live musicians for other Quebec known artists like Geraldine Hunt, Michel Pagliaro, Boule Noir, and Nanette Workman.

As Tchukon’s co-composer, lead vocalist, and keyboardist, Slim helped propel the band to national heights. They won the CBC’s Rock Wars talent competition in 1985, then the U.S competition Star Search in 1986. The band joined the Aquarius Records roster and released the album Here and Now in 1987. After this release, members of the band went on to perform with Prince, Cyndi Lauper and Celine Dion, to name a few.

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