Warren Benbow (b. December 22, 1954 in New York City) is a jazz drummer who has worked with Nina Simone, Larry Willis, Eddie Gomez, Olu Dara, Walter Bishop, Jr., and was an original member of James Blood Ulmer's band Odyssey. December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Big Apple Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... Jazz is an original American musical art form that originated around the start of the 20th century in New Orleans, rooted in African American musical styles blended with Western music technique and theory. ... A session drummer at practice A drummer is a musician who plays the drums, particularly the drum kit, marching percussion, or hand drums. ... Eunice Kathleen Waymon, better known as Nina Simone (February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003), was an American singer, songwriter, pianist and activist. ... Lawrence Elliott Willis (born in 1940) is an American jazz pianist and composer. ... Eddie Gomez is a jazz bassist, born October 4, 1944 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. ... Olu Dara (born Charles Jones III in Louisville, Mississippi in 1941) is an American trumpeter, cornetist, guitarist and singer. ... Walter Bishop, Jr. ... James Blood Ulmer (born 2 February 1942 in St Matthews, South Carolina) is an American jazz and blues guitarist and singer. ...

At the High School of Performing Arts, Benbow studied drums and percussion with Warren Smith and Morris Goldenburg of the New York Philharmonic. Later at Mannes College he studied with Walter Rosenberger, also of the Phil, and with Dong Wong Park. Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts The Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts is located near the Juilliard School in the Lincoln Center district of Manhattan, on Amsterdam Avenue between 65th Street and 64th Street. ... The New York Philharmonic is the oldest active symphony orchestra in the United States. ... The Mannes College of Music is a music school located in New York City, in the Upper West Side of Manhattan. ...

While studying in the Jazzmobile with Freddie Waits and Albert “Tootie” Heath Benbow was introduced by Waits to jazz vocalist Betty Carter, and his career as a professional drummer began. He toured with Ulmer and played on Ulmer's albums Odyssey, Bloody Guitar, Part Time, Live At The Caravan Of Dreams, and Reunion. In addition to his jazz work, he has also worked on Broadway, and has also worked in pop with Whitney Houston, Gwen Guthrie, LL Cool J, SWV, and Mary J. Blige. Albert (Tootie) Heath is an American jazz drummer, the brother of tenor saxophonist Jimmy Heath and bassist Percy Heath. ... Betty Carter Betty Carter (May 16, 1929 – September 26, 1998) was a prominent American jazz singer, who was renowned for her improvisational techniques. ... A view of Broadway in 1909 Broadway, as the name implies, is a wide avenue in New York City, and is the oldest north-south main thoroughfare in the city, dating to the first New Amsterdam settlement. ... Whitney Elizabeth Houston(born August 9, 1963) is an American pop and R&B singer and actress. ... Gwen Guthrie (July 14 (some sources say July 9) 1950 - February 3, 1999) was an American singer and songwriter, who also sang backing vocals for Aretha Franklin, Billy Joel, and Madonna among others, and wrote songs for Ben E. King and Roberta Flack. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... SWV, also known as Sisters With Voices, are an American female R&B/new jack swing trio from New York that formed as three school friends in 1990: Cheryl Coko Gamble-Clemons (born June 13, 1974), Tamara Taj Johnson-George (born April 1974), and Leanne Lelee Lyons (born July 1973). ... Mary Jane Blige (born January 11, 1971) is a three-time Grammy Award-winning American R&B, soul, and hip-hop soul singer, songwriter, producer, and actress who has sold more than 25 million albums worldwide. ...

In 2005 Benbow toured Europe with Ulmer's reformed band, Odyssey. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

References

• Warren Benbow, allaboutjazz.com
• "Drummer reunites with Ulmer" allaboutjazz.com, May 2005
• James Blood Ulmer discography