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American percussionist
William Winant (born 1953) is an American
percussionist.
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. Notable collaborators include
Glenn Spearman,
Thurston Moore,
Sonic Youth,
Mr. Bungle (with whom he toured in support of their albums
Disco Volante and
California),
Secret Chiefs 3,
Mondo Cane and
Oingo Boingo. A member of the
Abel-Steinberg-Winant Trio, he has also frequently collaborated with
John Zorn. He received a
Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists award (2016).
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Winant attended the
California Institute of the Arts for a couple of years before dropping out to go tour with Oingo Boingo. He later received an undergraduate degree from
York University before pursuing graduate work at
Mills College in
Oakland,
California, where he is currently a faculty member. He also gives percussion lessons and teaches the percussion ensemble at the
University of California, Santa Cruz.
Films
- 1995 - Musical Outsiders: An American Legacy - Harry Partch, Lou Harrison, and Terry Riley. Directed by Michael Blackwood.
Discography
Productions under the direction of Winant
As equal member of groups and projects
- White Out (with
Jim O'Rourke) – China Is Near (ATP, 2005)
- Gratkowski / Brown / Winant (with Frank Gratkowski and
Chris Brown) – Wake (Red Toukan, 2009)
- Gratkowski / Brown / Winant and Gerhard E. Winkler – Vermilion Traces / Donaueschingen 2009 (Leo, 2012)
With
Chris Brown
- Room with
Larry Ochs (Sound Aspects, 1989)
- Lava (Tzadik, 1995)
- Duets (1996), Winant only on "Duo"
- Rouge Wave (2005)
- Iconicities (New Albion, 2011)
With
John Cage,
Joan LaBarbara
- John Cage at Summerstage with
Leonard Stein (rec. 1992, Music and Arts Programs of America, 1995)
- Music for 17 with the San Francisco Symphony Players,
Stephen L. Mosko (1993)
With
Alvin Curran
- Theme Park (Tzadik, 1998)
With
Danny Elfman
With
Fred Frith
With
Lou Harrison
- Double Concerto (1983)
- First Recordings, Solstice, and Ariadne (1990)
- 3rd Symphony with
Dennis Russell Davies, Cabrillo Festival Orchestra (1990)
With
Jon Hassell
With
Joan Jeanrenaud
With
Alvin Lucier
- Still and Moving Lines of Silence in Families of Hyperbolas Part II Numbers 5-8 (1984, reissue 2003)
With
Roscoe Mitchell
With
Thurston Moore and Tom Surgal
- Piece for Jetsun Dolma (Les Éditions Victoriaville, 1996)
- Lost to the City / Noise to Nowhere (Intakt, 2000)
With
Mr. Bungle
With
Mike Patton
With
Secret Chiefs 3
- Zulfikar II (1998)
- Hurqala: 2nd Grand Constitution & Bylaws (1998)
- Book M (2001)
- Path of Most Resistance (2007)
With
Glenn Spearman
With
David Tanenbaum
- Lou Harrison – Serenado (New Albion, 2003, expanded reissue of The Perilous Chapel)
- Terry Riley – Book of Abbeyozzud (New Albion, 1999)
With
James Tenney
With
John Zorn
-
Elegy (Eva, 1992)
-
Kristallnacht (Eva, 1993)
-
Music for Children (Tzadik, 1998)
-
Xu Feng (Tzadik, 2000)
-
Chimeras (Tzadik, 2003)
-
Rituals (Tzadik, 2004)
-
From Silence to Sorcery (Tzadik, 2007)
-
Music and Its Double (Tzadik, 2012)
-
Fragmentations, Prayers and Interjections (Tzadik, 2014)
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