George Winston, whose beloved Windham Hill Records solo piano recordings such as Autumn and December became synonymous with the then-emergent new age music genre in the 1980s, died on Sunday (June 4) at the age of 73 after a decade-long battle with cancer, per his website. Winston underwent a successful bone marrow transplant for Myelodysplastic … George Winston, Solo Pianist Synonymous With New Age Music, Dies At 73 Read More » The post George Winston, Solo Pianist Synonymous With New Age Music
Pianist George Winston has died. “We are deeply saddened to share the news that George Winston has passed away after a 10-year battle with cancer,” reads a note posted to Winston’s official Facebook page. “George quietly and painlessly left this world while asleep on Sunday, June 4, 2023. George courageously managed serious cancers, including having a successful bone marrow transplant for Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) in 2013 at City of Hope, in Duarte, California, that gratefully extended his life by 10 years.” Winston was 73.
Built around wistful piano pieces that follow unexpected paths, the Chicago composer’s third album has far more personality and strangeness than its almost aggressively generic title suggests.