Remembering George Winston: The Pianist Who Echoed Nature.
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George Winston, a pianist and composer known for his unadorned melodies that sought to evoke seasonal rhythms of nature, died at the age of 74. He released more than 15 albums over a five-decade career of mainly instrumental compositions he called “folk piano,” containing elements of jazz and blues that were pared down into looping melodies and tumbling arpeggios. His inspiration remained rooted in the natural world, trying to convey the shifting seasons or moments such as a moonlit night or waves on a beach. His music became part of a musical current that gained force in 1980s, the New Age sound.
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