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William Winant (born 1953) is an American percussionist. Winant in 2016. In addition to his work in contemporary classical music—notably performing Lou Harrison's compositions—Winant has worked in a variety of genres, including noise rock, free improvisation and jazz.
Biography — William Winant. In 2016, Winant was awarded a large unrestricted grant from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts in recognition for his groundbreaking work as a contemporary percussionist. In 2014 he received a Grammy nomination for his recording of John Cage’s historic solo work, 27' 10.554" for a percussionist, on Micro Fest Records.
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Oct 3, 2019 · Percussionist William Winant has been the avant-elite’s go-to percussionist for more than 35 years. SPIN MAGAZINE.
William Winant is an avant-garde percussionist who has performed and collaborated with musicians musical acts as diverse as Sonic Youth, Mr. Bungle, John Zorn, and Oingo Boingo.
Biography. William Winant, "one of the best avant-garde percussionists working today" according to music critic Mark Swed (Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal), has performed with some of the most innovative and creative musicians of our time, including John Cage, Iannis Xenakis, Keith Jarrett, Anthony Braxton, James Tenney, Cecil Taylor ...
Apr 30, 2020 · William Winant is an avant-garde percussionist who has performed and collaborated with musicians and musical acts as diverse as Sonic Youth, Mr. Bungle, John Zorn, and Oingo Boingo.
Grammy-nominated percussionist William Winant is internationally regarded as a leading performer of avant-garde music. In 2014, he received a Grammy nomination for his recording of John Cage’s historic solo work, 27′ 10.554″ for a percussionist, on MicroFest Records.
