Kenny Warren / John Edwards / Andrew Lisle (Downstairs)

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. Warren is a member of the Webber/Morris Big Band, two stellar Stephan Crump ensembles: Passerine and Slow Water, and of the Angelica Sanchez Nonet. Other recent side-person appearances include work with Tony Malaby, DoYeon Kim, Chris Speed, Caroline Davis, Jamie Baum, Brad Shepik, Joe Morris, Nate Wooley, Noah Garabedian and Brian Krock. Warren is also a longstanding member of the brass band Slavic Soul Party who has held a weekly residency at Barbès in Brooklyn for over 22 years. Kenny will be joined by two stalwarts of the UK and European improvised music scene, Andrew Lisle and John Edwards.