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George Winston Folk-Pop from Santa Cruz, CA [US]

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Formed: 1994 Official Site: www.georgewinston.com iSound Site: www.isound.com/george_winston

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Sounds Like

Artists:
Liz Story
Keola Beamer
John Tesh
Genres:
Folk-Pop
Adult Contemp.

Upcoming Shows

Date	Location	Venue
May.22.2006	Mill Valley, CA	142 Throckmorton Theatre
Jul.21.2006	Dillon, MT	Beaverhead County High School
Jul.22.2006	Bozeman, MT	Emerson Theatre
Jul.23.2006	Butte, MT	Mother Lode Theatre
Jul.26.2006	Helena, MT	Myrna Loy Center

Featured Album

	Montana: A Love Story2.5 Released: 2004

Biography

George Winston is active musically in four areas: his live performances; working on the three instruments he plays as a solo instrumentalist- piano, guitar & harmonica; making recordings; and recording many of the musicians who have inspired him for many years.

Currently George started recording an album of piano solos tentatively titled GULF COAST BLUES & IMPRESSIONS, to benefit hurricane relief, to be tentatively released in 2006. George also made all of his September and October 2005 piano concerts benefits for the hurricane relief effort.

In June 2005 Sony Legacy released George’s SEASONS box set. The set contains the complete George Winston Seasons recordings, Autumn 20th Anniversary Edition, Winter Into Spring 20th Anniversary Edition, Summer Special Edition, as well as a live concert DVD. Each of the anniversary editions has featured bonus tracks and printable sheet music. The special edition of Summer includes a never-before-released bonus track and enhanced CD capable of viewing/printing sheet music.

In addition with the 2004 release of his tenth solo piano album, MONTANA - A LOVE STORY, which was inspired by his childhood in Montana and his present relationship with the region, especially the distinct changes of the seasons and the diverse topographies in the eastern and western parts.

Originally conceived as a follow-up to his 1999 album PLAINS, which paid homage to his Eastern Montana upbringing, MONTANA - A LOVE STORY continues the thread begun with his 1994 Grammy-winning album FOREST, which evoked the Western part of the state. The album features five original songs - including High Plains Lullaby and The Mountain Winds Call Your Name, as well as interpretations of pieces by composers Philip Aaberg (Nevertheless, Hello), Mark Isham (Thumbelina), Frank Zappa (The Little House I Used to Live In), Sam Cooke (You Send Me), and others.

George has recorded nine other solo piano albums: NIGHT DIVIDES THE DAY - THE MUSIC OF THE DOORS (2002), PLAINS (1999), LINUS & LUCY - THE MUSIC OF VINCE GUARALDI (1996), FOREST (1994), SUMMER (1991) DECEMBER (1982), WINTER INTO SPRING (1982), AUTUMN (1980), and BALLADS & BLUES -1972 (1972).

In November 2001 George released REMEMBRANCE - A MEMORIAL BENEFIT, a 6-song CD of piano, guitar and harmonica solos. All the artist proceeds from this CD are being donated to benefit those affected by 9/11.

George has also recorded solo piano and solo guitar soundtracks for THE VELVETEEN RABBIT (20th Anniversary edition, with solo piano accompanying narration by Meryl Streep), and SADAKO AND THE THOUSAND PAPER CRANES (solo guitar with narration by Liv Ullman).

In addition to concentrating on live performances, which is his primary medium, he has also been working a long time on New Orleans R&B piano, studying the playing styles of the great New Orleans pianists Henry Butler, the late James Booker, and the late Professor Longhair, as well as Dr. John and John Cleary, and working on interpreting pieces by his favorite composers, including Professor Longhair, Vince Guaraldi, the Doors, and many others.

Most of the time George is touring, playing solo piano concerts (the Summer Show or the Winter Show), solo guitar concerts, solo harmonica concerts or solo piano dances (with R&B and slow dance songs).

In 1985, George began recording and producing or co-producing albums featuring the distinctive music of the Hawaiian slack key guitar masters whose finger-picked guitar tradition began in the early 1800s and predated the steel guitar by more than 60 years. His Dancing Cat label’s Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters Series now includes 36 releases and has helped introduce slack key music to a global audience.

Today George is also recording his two main mentors for solo harmonica, Sam Hinton (see his CD MASTER OF THE SOLO DIATONIC HARMONCA, on Eagle’s Whistle Music), and Rick Epping (to be released).