Jazz Articles about Michel Wintsch

Michel Wintsch/Gerry Hemingway/B: Identity

by Robert Spencer
April 1, 2000

Any disc that features the master drummer Gerry Hemingway will be full of rhythmic surprises, and this one is no exception. Pianist Michel Wintsch, meanwhile, is a European-inflected pianist who is matched every step by bassist Bänz Oester.

This is music that derives from the jazz tradition in its instrumentation and great forward energy, but otherwise it may owe more to modern classical music than to the sounds of jazz. A piece like “Anne-Marie S" even nods explicitly to older ...

Michel Wintsch & Road Movie Featuring Gerry Hemingway: Michel Wintsch & Road Movie

by Glenn Astarita
March 1, 2000

One of three releases on the brand new German based “Between The Lines” label, pianist/composer Michel Wintsch and his band Road Movie featuring drummer Gerry Hemingway, render a picturesque snapshot of vivid musical mind’s at work. Here we have twelve pieces, eight of which were composed by Wintsch that interweave and tell a story akin to an evolving plot, short story or movie. The admirable performances of the brass/string ensemble along with the fine drumming of Lucas Niggli and Gerry ...