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Warren Hill
Warren Hill in 2007
Background information
Born	(1966-04-15) April 15, 1966 (age 58) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Jazz, smooth jazz
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	Alto Saxophone
Years active	1988–present
Labels	RCA, Discovery, Narada, Koch
Website	warrenhill.com

Warren Hill (born April 15, 1966) is a smooth jazz alto saxophonist from Toronto, Canada.

Hill was discovered in 1988 while performing at his graduation from Berklee College of Music in Boston. Record producer Russ Titelman, who was in the audience, invited him to record on an album by Chaka Khan. After moving to Los Angeles, he signed with RCA in 1989 and recorded his debut album, Kiss Under the Moon. He supported Natalie Cole on tour for her album Unforgettable and had a hit in 1993 with the song "The Passion Theme" from the movie Body of Evidence.

In the smooth jazz format his number one hits include "Our First Dance", "Do You Feel What I'm Feeling", "Mambo 2000", "Tamara", "Still in Love", La Dolce Vita", "Promises", "Take Out Dreams", "Tears in Heaven", "Another Goodbye", "Tell Me All Your Secrets", "You Are the One", and "Turn Out the Lights". Warren and his wife Tamara VanCleef-Hill wrote and produced the song "Shelter from the Storm". He was featured on the song "Tell Me What You Dream" by Restless Heart and "Baby I Love Your Way" by Big Mountain. He appeared on the television show Top of the Pops on the BBC in England. Hill founded a smooth jazz cruise in 2004. He is also the host and owner of the Cancun Jazz Festival, has established his brand of instruments, and co-founded the label, Songbird Records.

His album Devotion came out in 1993 and Truth a year later. By 1997, he had switched to Discovery, which released Shelter (1997) and Life Thru Rose Colored Glasses (1998). Love Life (2000) was released by Narada, followed by Love Songs and A Warren Hill Christmas in 2002 and PopJazz in 2005. In 2008, he signed with Koch, which issued La Dolce Vita in June that year.

Instruments

On the alto saxophone he uses Blue Jumbo Java mouthpiece from Vandoren which sounds sharp and dry. Since Vandoren stopped producing Blue Jumbo Java mouthpieces, the price of them second-hand has risen sharply.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Guest singles

• A Chart position according to RPM.

References

1. Ankeny, Jason. "Warren Hill". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
2. "Legendary Smooth Jazz Saxophonist Warren Hill Returns With New Studio Album La Dolce Vita Hits On June 24th, 2008". Top40-charts.com. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
3. "Warren Hill: Top Jazz Albums". billboard.com. Billboard.
4. "Warren Hill: Contemporary Jazz Albums". billboard.com. Billboard.

External links

• Official website

• Canadian jazz saxophonists
• Canadian male saxophonists
• 1966 births
• Living people
• Musicians from Toronto
• Jazz alto saxophonists
• Jazz soprano saxophonists
• Smooth jazz saxophonists
• MNRK Music Group artists
• Berklee College of Music alumni
• 21st-century Canadian saxophonists
• 21st-century Canadian male musicians
• Canadian male jazz musicians
• Native Language Music artists
• RCA Records artists
• Discovery Records artists