February 21 and 23, 2020 I performed on a new world jazz festival in Mumbai (Feb 23) and Pune (Feb 21), India organized by Banyan Tree Events
We performed together with Indian musicians and did a 'Jazz For Kids' concert…
Mar 6 2020
Oct 6 2016
Duo Laroo/Byrd Under Banyan Route: Indonesia Tour Report
Duo Laroo/Byrd 2016 Indonesian Tour Report: 27Aug16—07Sep16
Saskia Laroo-Trumpet, Sax, Bass, Clinician Warren Byrd- Pianist, Vocalist, Composer, Clinician of Music
1 After a decade's plus absence from this city of sweltering heat, struggling traffic, and hulking buildings we arrived…
May 21 2014
My Latest ASE joy: a Funk of Burnin' Love*
Original title: Jazz Souls on Fire, Short Blog by Warren Byrd--an ASE co-founder
*ASE=The Afro-Semitic Experience-- http://afrosemiticexperience.net/
The purpose of doing any project is nothing to do with such lofty anthropological goals as they make us want to write for…
Feb 17 2014
OldSchoolBro Tells It Like It Is
Recently, friends of mine were outraged to hear a particular "Pop" star* sing a song that portrayed a conundrum of American urban life: Malignant cultural narcissism. I'd define it as when the instruments and machinations of high profit turnover begin…
Feb 2 2014
Smiles and Grimaces
I enjoy the smiles I get from the bandstand whether they're mine or other people's. Audience smiles are the top because their smiles really make me want to play. I'm addicted to that…kind of.Grimaces happen more often than I care…
Jan 26 2014
Warren's New Year 
I've never been embarrassed about age--until this birthday..."[Warren Byrd] was born in 1965 on January 24th; There may have been a snowstorm, or a protest, or a hit song by a love-child...". A stone's throw away is my 50th; may…