The following is from South Orange Performing Arts Center
Master pianist, George Winston will be performing at the South Orange Performing Arts Center on December 2 at 8:00 p.m.
Tickets are $28-38 and may be purchased by calling (973) 313-2787 or visiting SOPACnow.org
Self-described “rural folk piano” player George Winston was among the earliest and most successful advocates of contemporary instrumental music later dubbed New Age. Since 1972, Winston has released thirteen solo piano albums, and his latest releases are Love Will Come -The Music Of Vince Guaraldi Vol 2 (2010), Gulf Coast Blues & Impressions 2 – A Louisiana Wetlands Benefit (2012), and Spring Carousel – A Cancer Research Benefit (2015).
Inspired by the seasons and topographies, George Winston’s concerts feature a variety of styles including melodic folk piano, New Orleans R&B piano, and stride piano. This concert will feature his Winter Show, which will include melodic fall and winter type songs, some of Vince Guaraldi’s Peanuts pieces, pieces inspired by the New Orleans piano and the stride piano traditions, and songs from his most recent albums.
George Winston mainly grew up in Montana but also spent his later formative years in Mississippi and Florida, gaining a sense of Southern soul and sound. Inspired by R&B, Jazz, Blues and Rock, Winston began playing organ in 1967. In 1971, he switched to acoustic piano after hearing recordings from the 1920s and the 1930s by the legendary stride pianists Thomas “Fats” Waller and Teddy Wilson.
The South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) is a 501(c)(3)charitable organization. SOPAC receives funding through a grant from the NJ Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism, visitnj.org.
