Pianist and jazz master George Winston died on Sunday, June 4, after a decade-long battle with cancer. He was 73 years old.
The news was shared on the website with a long note to fans: Throughout his cancer treatment, George continued to write and record new music and remained true to his greatest passion: performing in public while raising money for Feeding America to help fight the national hunger crisis and donating the proceeds from each of his concerts. to local food banks.”
It is with deep sadness that we share the news that George Winston passed away after a 10-year battle with cancer. George left this world quietly and painlessly as he slept on Sunday, June 4, 2023.
Read the full message: https://t.co/Me4QgH2ibS pic.twitter.com/0Kzs6YSgE2—George Winston (@gwinstonpiano) June 6, 2023
The musician, who never stopped working, had a bone marrow transplant in 2003 and 2012. He released his 16th studio album. Night, on May 6, 2022, but postponed this year’s tour dates due to health reasons. He had planned to continue his concerts in 2024.
The press release announcing his death is as follows: “George has touched the hearts of generations with his acclaimed compositions for solo acoustic piano. From his early days in Montana, Mississippi, and Florida, to his later life in the San Francisco Bay Area, and to tour cities around the world, America’s beautiful landscapes and natural seasons, he took the singular instrumental folk piano to shaped it”.
Developing the folk-piano style, George Winston sold 15 million albums and won the “New Age Grammy” in 1996.forest”, her seventh album. He earned five more Grammy nominations throughout his career, which began with his first solo piano album. “Ballads and Blues” 1972.
George Winston found success with his fourth album ““ in 1982.December”, a collection of Christmas standards that he edits and performs. The album will reappear several times on the annual Billboard Christmas charts and eventually go gold.
The artist leaves to mourn the death of his sister, niece and nephew.
Melissa Tella
Source: Programme Television
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