Bill Ware III, born William Anthony Ware III on 28 January 1959 in East Orange, New Jersey, is a jazz vibraphonist. Early in his career, he played bass and piano at the Harlem Jazzmobile. In 1987, he joined the Jazz Passengers and formed the Latin Jazz ensemble AM Sleep, touring Japan with the Club Bird All‑Stars in 1990. Ware’s first leader album, Long and Skinny (1993), was followed by The Adventure (1994) and This is No Time (1997). In 2001, he released the tribute Sir Duke for Duke Ellington, which featured Marc Ribot. Other projects included collaborations with Groove Collective, Steely Dan, and Debbie Harry.
