![]() ![]() But tell me how it inspired you, how that inspired you to actually write, and how you think it came out in the music. How does that … I don’t write music, so I don’t know the emotional process that goes into it. So I got permission from security to go in any time and it just worked out.” So kind of like their own hotel, in a way.” “Well, it’s … they have a place called The Village, where you recover, then you can just walk to the doctor. So did you compose these songs while you were in the hospital? So it all kind of fell together like that.” So a piano’s available, and practice for the next tour’s coming up and made up some songs as well and just realized, ‘You know, this will be a cancer research benefit for the City of Hope’s cancer research. I didn’t turn on the TV once – I haven’t turned on the TV in decades. area and I was recovering from that, and I had me a piano available all the time. “I was having a procedure at City of Hope Hospital in the L.A. Tell me – give me the genesis of it how it came together. Rolling Stone magazine noted of Winston’s music, "Using only a solo piano, and without descending into sentiment, the guy (Winston) can set off dormant synapses in your brain that most musicians cannot hit even with lyrics.It seems to flow from the deepest part of Winston's mind, unimpeded by conscious considerations."įor a comprehensive list of George Winston's forthcoming tour dates and discography, please visit: georgewinston.Now explain the album to me. George Winston’s classic albums, Autumn and December, are perennial favorites, along with Winter into Spring, Summer, Forest, Plains, Spring Carousel – A Cancer Research Benefit, his previous album, 2019’s Restless Wind as well as two volumes of the compositions of Vince Guaraldi, two volumes of benefit albums for the Gulf Coast disasters, and four other solo piano albums. ![]() To purchase/stream NIGHT, please visit: /NIGHT. RCA Records releases the single “Hallelujah” and to view a visualizer for “Hallelujah,” please visit: / Hallelujah. This all translates well for inspiration for compositions and interpretations of other composers’ pieces.” The sun shines down on the earth all day, it warms the oceans and the forests, and awakens the majority of earth’s inhabitants, and at sundown the nocturnal animals wake up for nighttime activities, and there are feelings of solitude and uncertainty. With every dark hour that passes, daytime will soon occur. “There is a natural wonder that only occurs in the evening and NIGHT basically scales the clock from midnight to 7am. “ NIGHT is a collection of songs that I’ve recorded at five different studios,” says George Winston. Whether on a performance stage, in a midnight recording session, practicing late at night, driving solo through urban city spaces, or witnessing nature grow under the moonlight, Winston celebrates his renowned 50-year career with an interstellar new recording for spring 2022. NIGHT is where things truly come alive for Winston. ![]() Winston’s music is evocative, offering us all a chance to take a step back from our perpetually busy lives and let our minds adventurously wonder. He’s inspired fans and musicians alike with his singular solo acoustic piano songs selling more than 15 million albums. George Winston is undeniably a household name. ![]() Two decades in the making, NIGHT turns darkness into a prism of beauty as Winston captures his quintessential performances for a full-length studio album well worth the wait. NIGHT features four original Winston compositions, as well as stunning renditions of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” and Allen Toussaint’s “Freedom For The Stallion,” plus additional standout interpretations. By virtue of his brilliance as one of the foremost instrumental composers of our time, NIGHT is a vivid look into Winston’s nocturnal world where life begins as the sun sets on each day. Media release: Renowned pianist George Winston released his 16 th solo piano album, NIGHT, on RCA Records, May 6, 2022. Props to Winston - he's touring throughout Wisconsin, with eight stops, including smaller cities like Minoqua, Oshkosh and Wausau. His work has always related to nature and the seasons he's touring in support of his 16th solo studio album, Night, but also pulling songs from his vast back catalog. Pianist George Winston's works form an impressionist backdrop for just about any event you can think of - intriguing but never so overt as to distract from the other doings at-hand. ![]()
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