Warren Wolf

"Two world class mallet men come together to create magical vibes!!!!

Locke/Wolf Duo is a brand new duo that first originated at the Umbria Winter Jazz Festival in December of 2013 in Orvieto, Italy.

Joe Locke & Warren Wolf combine a mixture of hard swinging jazz, elegant ballads and complex compositions.

This is the debut of the duo for many shows to come."

Warren Wolf is a multi-instrumentalist from Baltimore. From the young age of three, Warren has been trained on the Vibraphone/Marimba, Drums, and Piano. Under the guidance of his father Warren Wolf Sr., Warren has a deep background in all genres of music.

Warren attended the Peabody Preparatory for eight years studying classical music with former Baltimore Symphony Orchestra member Leo LePage. During his high school years at the Baltimore School for the Arts, he studied with current Baltimore Symphony Orchestra member John Locke. He then enrolled at Berklee College of Music where he studied with Carribean Jazz Vibraphonists Dave Samuels and Ed Saindon.

After two years of teaching at Berklee, Warren headed back to Baltimore where he landed the piano duties performing in the Rachael Price Group. Recording and touring with Rachael, Warren has had the opportunity to tour throughout the entire Unites States of America. Warren is currently the drummer of choice for Alto Saxophonist Tia Fuller, who tours with internationally renowned pop star Beyonce Knowles. Warren is also a member of the Donal Fox Group which includes bassist John Lockwood and drummers Dafnis Preito and Terri Lyne Carrington. Also, Warren tour and perform with Bobby Watson’s “Live and Learn” Sextet, Karriem Riggins “Virtuoso Experience” and Christian McBride & “Inside Straight”. With these three groups Warren has traveled the world. Warren has performed worldwide.

Warren has several recordings as a leader. He recently signed to the Mack Ave recording label. Another record will be released in the near future.

“Joe Locke has secured a spot among the world’s top jazz vibists – and one of the most popular. Without sacrificing his jazz integrity or intent, Locke still manages to engage even casual listeners with a mixture of edgy attitude and artistic purity.” — Neil Tesser, Chicago Examiner

Locke has topped polls and won numerous awards. including two Earshot Golden Ear Awards for “Concert of the Year”, the 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2016 “Mallet Player of the Year” award from the Jazz Journalists Association. In 2016 he was honoured with the induction into the Music Hall of Fame of his home town Rochester, NY. He is active as a clinician / educator. In 2008 and was appointed International Vibraphone Consultant by the Royal Academy of Music, London – a position which he holds on a visiting basis – and received the title of Honorary Associate of the Academy (Hon ARAM) in 2014.

Tickets: $17 in advance/$20 at door/$10 full-time students with ID