Ethan Winogrand

ETHAN WINOGRAND: (New York) composer/drumsThe music of Ethan Winogrand is in the center of today´s modern eclectic styles, neither overeaching for effect, nor falling back on established formulas. This music represents yet another approach to jazz and improvisation and is an aspect of what the New York City downtown music scene has been producing for years. His unusual long line melodies, draw on influences ranging from the far east to the streets of New York, forming sustaining structures over often bluesy ostinato as well as walking bass lines, all motivated by Winogrand´s open feel drumming. The music shifts moods unpredictably, effectively and exposes the modern work of contemporary artists who are aware of and know the music´s roots.To catagorize and label Winogrand´s music one must look to the past and the future. It is certainly modern jazz improvisation, using structures that bring to mind both bebop and avant garde though never really representing either in their familiar forms. At times it appears to border on free improvisation, and indeed ventures into such areas intentionally. It can be described as post modern, progressive modern or neo-post-modern-bop. No one phrase or label can define a music type when that type itself encompasses so many of it´s styles.Winogrand has recorded and performed with the groundbreaking art/funk trio Unknown Gender, Joe Cool, Stranger Jones, Richard Lindsey Trio, Neu Enemy, Marc Sloan, Karen Mantler, Eric Mingus, Big Ed Sullivan, Roy Paci, Donny McCaslin, Matt Munisteri, Catherine Russell, Erik Friedlander, among others. Winogrand has toured extensively throughout Europe since the early 1980s, has appeared at most of the major European jazz and rock festivals and has been performing live since the age of 17. His studies include guitar technique and theory with Jeff Segal, piano and theory with Louis King, piano & composition with Helene Malloy, and drum technique and theory at the Drummer´s Collective in New York with director Richard Kravitz.He currently lives and works in the north of Spain with his wife and son where he owns and operates Spokes Studio.To purchase "Tangled Tango" or Winogrand´s 2003 Clean Feed release "Made In Brooklyn" you can go directly to the Clean Feed website: www.cleanfeed-records.com, the US distributor: http://www.cadencebuilding.com/ , also at your Itunes store.www.ethanwinogrand.com www.cleanfeed-records.comI edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4