Jay Ware is an award-winning performing artist and educator whose consummate versatility has garnered the praise of musical giants from David Baker to Eric Ewazen. His performing/recording credits include: NEA Jazz Master David Liebman, Grammy Award nominees Chris Potter, Donny McCaslin, Delfeayo Marsalis, Wycliffe Gordon, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Mary Wilson and The Supremes, Tony DeSare, Emmy winner and Jazz legend David Baker, Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame member Bob Becker, Grammy Award winner Dee Stewart, Pulitzer-Prize winner Gunther Schuller, Grammy Award nominees Jack Wilkins and Chuck Owen, Deana Martin, the Buselli/Wallarab Jazz Orchestra, Charleston Jazz Orchestra, the New York Brass Quintet, the Broyhill Chamber Orchestra, Charleston Symphony Orchestra, and more. He has performed at major conventions/conferences and offered hundreds of clinics nationwide. Jay is an endorsing artist for: Yamaha, Remo, Innovative Percussion, Zildjian, and Latin Percussion.