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Bill Ware III born William Anthony Ware III (East Orange, New Jersey) is an jazz vibraphonist. Ware played bass and piano early in his career, playing at the Harlem Jazzmobile. After spending several years playing Latin jazz, he formed his own Latin Jazz group, AM Sleep. He joined the Jazz Passengers in 1987, and in 1990 put together a group of sidemen as the Club Bird All-Stars, who accompanied him on a tour of Japan.[1] Alongside this, he played with Groove Collective and Steely Dan in the first half of the 1990s. Later in the decade he teamed up with fellow former Jazz Passengers, Brad Jones and E

Article: Album Review

Bill Ware and the Club Bird All Stars: Martian Sunset

Read "Martian Sunset" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi

by Angelo Leonardi
April 28, 2026

In questi anni di rinascimento del vibrafono--con la presenza di notevoli giovani strumentisti di entrambi i sessi--non dimentichiamoci di Bill Ware, solista molto attivo nei territori di frontiera col rock dalla fine degli anni ottanta ad oggi. Ricordiamo la sua lunga collaborazione con The Jazz Passengers, Groove Collective, Steely Dan e le incisioni con protagonisti trasversali: ...

Article: Live Review

Bergamo Jazz 2026

by Libero Farnè
March 27, 2026

Bergamo Jazz Festival 2026 Varie sedi Bergamo 19--22 marzo 2026 A differenza di altri jazz festival, molto estesi sotto il profilo cronologico e territoriale, quello di Bergamo, a parte alcune appendici prima e dopo, si concentra in quattro giornate fitte di eventi, di progetti speciali e di protagonisti ...

Album

Sound Remains

By Rez Abbasi

Label: Whirlwind Recordings
Released: 2025

Album

Martian Sunset

By Bill Ware

Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Around The Horn; That Dirty Road; Safer Journey; Little Lizzard; Martian Sunset; In a Spiral; Happy Bird; Don't Take Me Wrong; Hangin' at The Rez; Dog Furr; All The Way Down; Blue Alteration.

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Bill Ware, The Jazz Passengers, Csaba Palotai, Rosa Brunello & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
December 30, 2025

Here is another dip into the river of new albums, focusing releases (and re-releases) worth holding on to.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 The Jazz Passengers feat. Jeff Buckley “Jolly Street" In Love (Sony Legacy) 0:16 Host talks 7:58 Bill Ware and the Club ...

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September 4, 2025

Album: Sound Remains
By Rez Abbasi
Label: Whirlwind Recordings
Released: 2025
Duration: 6:44

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Rez Abbasi: When Everything Else Fades, Sound Remains

by Lawrence Peryer
August 16, 2025

Today, the Spotlight shines on guitarist and composer Rez Abbasi.Rez's new album with his Acoustic Quintet, Sound Remains (Whirlwind Recordings), puts steel-string acoustic guitar at the center of a deeply personal meditation on presence and impermanence. The album adds master percussionist Hasan Bakr to Rez's long-standing quartet with Bill Ware, Stephan Crump, and Eric ...

Article: 72 Jazz Thrillers

The Most Exciting Jazz albums since 1969: 2006-2009

by Robert Middleton
November 13, 2023

If there were one word to describe these six thrilling albums, it would be “atmospheric." Each of them settles into its own unique and memorable soundscape. Stylistically, they are all very different, but if you listen closely to them, you'll quickly grasp their musical and emotional messages. They'll transport you to their rarefied worlds with their ...

Album

Cool Water

By Greg Murphy

Label: Whaling City Sound
Released: 2021
Track listing: (1) Chim Chim Cher-ee (2) Green Earrings (3) My Life (4) Theme For Ronnie (5) Friendship (6) Free Fur Nina (7) Enkare Nairobi (8) Body And Soul (9) Coolin’ Me Out (10) Lost (11) Cuttin’ Trane’s Corners (12) You Decide