Kenny Warren / John Edwards / Andrew Lisle (Downstairs)

Doors 6:45 PM, Music 7:15 PM - 1 set of music Line-up: Kenny Warren - Trumpet John Edwards - Double bass Andrew Lisle - Drum kit About: Improvised music from a trio of three leading voices from the US and the UK. Trumpeter/composer Kenny Warren grew up in Denver and has lived in NYC since 2006. He has made over a dozen records as a bandleader and solo artist, has performed all over the world, and was recognized by Downbeat Magazine as a Raising Star in 2025 and 2026. In 2024 his trio Sweet World with cellist Christopher Hoffman and drummer Nathan Ellman-Bell released an LP on Out of Your Head Records which the Best of Bandcamp hailed as “the sonic representation of a beating heart”. Sweet World has a follow up record due in 2027. He has also made 3 LPs with his avant-country outfit Laila and Smitty, two jazz records for the London based Whirlwind Recordings, and a series of covid-era solo records which are available exclusively on bandcamp. Warren's 20 plus years in Brooklyn have produced a body of work in conversation with generations of the city's greatest musical artists. Current NY based collaborations include work with the original-song-driven band Slow Tiger, an improvised collective with Carlo Costa & BlankFor.ms, and a duo with Gregg Belisle-Chi. Warren is also a frequent collaborator with the Berlin based artist, Jeremy Viner, and the Denver based band Mountain Coast.