 In 2000, Werner formed a trio with Ari Hoenig on drums and Johannes Weidenmueller on bass, with Werner acting as composer, arranger, and pianist.In 2007, he released his first album for Blue Note Records, Lawn Chair Society, featuring Chris Potter, Dave Douglas, Scott Colley, and Brian Blade.Werner was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for the album "No Beginning No End" (Half Note, 2010), which explored tragedy and loss, death and transition, and the path from one lifetime to the next.