It is difficult to determine whether Paul Gabriel Winston prefers jazz or classical as he plays both with the compassion and reverence that exceeds most our contemporary pianists.
His graying hair and metal framed glasses give the appearance of a literature professor( A discipline in which he majored in at NYU) but once you hear the sounds of his piano echoing the tunes of Charlie Parker and Thelonius Monk you know that you’ve been a victim of a pleasant façade. His mother, a former teacher at the extension faculty of The Julliard and The Manhattan School of Music was his first influence, as he began his lessons at the ago of four.
Paul has played and recorded with such renowned artists as Ron Carter, Cecil McBee, Joe Chambers, Brian Smith, Rochelle Thompson, Tarik Shah, Mike Campeni, Wayne Henderson, Rau Williams and Ibrahim Saadiq. Venues include the Knickerbocker , Circles, Londel’s Supper Club, Cleopatra’s Needle, The Lafayette Bar and Grill and Parlor Jazz.
Mr. Winston was the musical director for the wonderful production of Marian Anderson: The Lady from Philadelphia that showcased Off-Broadway at The National Black Theater in Harlem.
His classical resume begins with a full-evening ballet version that he composed on the story of “Beauty and the Beast
His graying hair and metal framed glasses give the appearance of a literature professor( A discipline in which he majored in at NYU) but once you hear the sounds of his piano echoing the tunes of Charlie Parker and Thelonius Monk you know that you’ve been a victim of a pleasant façade. His mother, a former teacher at the extension faculty of The Julliard and The Manhattan School of Music was his first influence, as he began his lessons at the ago of four.
Paul has played and recorded with such renowned artists as Ron Carter, Cecil McBee, Joe Chambers, Brian Smith, Rochelle Thompson, Tarik Shah, Mike Campeni, Wayne Henderson, Rau Williams and Ibrahim Saadiq. Venues include the Knickerbocker , Circles, Londel’s Supper Club, Cleopatra’s Needle, The Lafayette Bar and Grill and Parlor Jazz.
Mr. Winston was the musical director for the wonderful production of Marian Anderson: The Lady from Philadelphia that showcased Off-Broadway at The National Black Theater in Harlem.
His classical resume begins with a full-evening ballet version that he composed on the story of “Beauty and the Beast
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