Editing Bernie Worrell (section)

===1990s–2010s===
From the late 1980s through the 2010s, Worrell recorded extensively with [[Bill Laswell]], including [[Sly and Robbie]]'s Laswell-produced ''[[Rhythm Killers]]'' and the 1985 [[Fela Kuti]] album ''Army Arrangement''. Worrell performed with [[Gov't Mule]]. Through the beginning of the 21st century, he became a visible member of the [[jam band]] scene, performing in many large summer [[music festival]]s, sometimes billed as '''Bernie Worrell and the Woo Warriors'''. He appeared on several [[Jack Bruce]] albums, including ''[[A Question of Time (album)|A Question of Time]]'', ''[[Cities of the Heart]]'', ''[[Monkjack]]'' and ''[[More Jack than God]]''.

Worrell was a founding member of the [[CBS Orchestra]] when the ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'' launched in August 1993, playing lead synthesizer. Worrell departed in November when the orchestra added a horn section.

In 1994, Worrell appeared on the [[Red Hot Organization]]'s compilation album, ''[[Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool]]''. The album, meant to raise awareness and funds in support of the [[AIDS]] epidemic in the African-American community,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://redhot.org/project/red-hot-cool-stolen-moments/ |title=Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool |publisher=[[Red Hot Organization]] |access-date=March 25, 2016 }}</ref> was heralded as "Album of the Year" by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,982060,00.html |title=The Best Music of 1994 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=December 26, 1994 |access-date=March 25, 2016 |url-access=subscription  }}</ref>

Worrell joined the rock group [[Black Jack Johnson]], with [[Mos Def]], [[Will Calhoun]], [[Doug Wimbish]] and [[Dr. Know (guitarist)|Dr. Know]]. He appears with the band on Mos Def's 2004 release ''[[The New Danger]]''.

Worrell joined forces with bass legend [[Les Claypool]], guitarist [[Buckethead]] and drummer [[Bryan Mantia]] to form the group [[Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains]].

In 2009, he joined longtime Parliament-Funkadelic guitarist [[DeWayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight]], bassist [[Melvin Gibbs]] and drummer J.T. Lewis to form the band SociaLybrium. Their album ''For You/For Us/For All'' was released on Livewired Music in January 2010.

Worrell appeared in the 2004 documentary film ''[[Moog (film)|Moog]]'' with synthesizer pioneer Bob Moog and several other Moog synthesizer musicians. In 2011, he toured with [[Bootsy Collins]], another major figure from Parliament-Funkadelic.

From 2011 through 2015, Worrell performed with his group, the '''Bernie Worrell Orchestra'''. The band became known for the appearance of special guests at live performances, including Bootsy Collins, [[Tina Weymouth]], [[Chris Frantz]], [[Jimmy Destri]], [[Mike Watt]], [[Rah Digga]] and [[Gary Lucas]].

In 2012 and 2013, Worrell played a series of concerts with guitarist [[Steve Kimock]], bassist [[Andy Hess]], and vocalist-percussionist Camille Armstrong. Kimock's son John Morgan Kimock played drums for the group in 2013.

Worrell worked on the Seattle-based Khu.éex' project fusing traditional [[Tlingit]] music with funk, jazz, and experimental music. The project includes [[Preston Singletary]], [[Skerik]], [[Stanton Moore]], [[Captain Raab]] and [[Randall Dunn]] among others.

In 2015, Worrell appeared in the movie ''[[Ricki and the Flash]]'' as the keyboard player in [[Meryl Streep]]'s band. The movie reunited Worrell with director Jonathan Demme, who had directed ''Stop Making Sense''.

Worrell was a judge for the 12th, 13th, and 14th annual Independent Music Awards.

During May 2016, the [[New England Conservatory of Music]] gave Worrell, who studied at the school until 1967, an honorary [[Doctor of Music]] degree.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://necmusic.edu/commencement-2016 |title=NEC Announces 2016 Honorary Degree Recipients and Commencement Speaker |date=May 2, 2016 |publisher=[[New England Conservatory of Music]] |access-date=May 30, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160606104036/http://necmusic.edu/commencement-2016 |archive-date=June 6, 2016 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>