The Paul Winter Consort brings earth music to The Bushnell
Contact: Amanda Savio (860) 987-6068; e-mail: amanda_savio@bushnell.org
February 21, 2003; HARTFORD, CT - The Grammy Award(r)-winning Paul Winter Consort will perform at The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts' Belding Theater on Friday, March 21, 2003 at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Accenture Jazz Series. Tickets are $26.00 and $38.00 and are available at The Bushnell Box Office, located at 166 Capitol Avenue in Hartford or by calling (860) 987-5900. Tickets are also available online at www.bushnell.org. Groups of 10 or more may contact (860) 987-5959.
About Paul Winter - Award-winning saxophonist, bandleader, composer, explorer of the world's musical traditions and founder of Living Music and the Paul Winter Consort, Paul Winter has been motivated for the past 30 years by the vision of a musical-ecological community, and has followed a steady course towards his unique "earth music," a vital celebration of the creatures and cultures of the whole earth.
Winter's musical realm has embraced the traditions of many of the world's cultures, interweaving widely diverse instruments and elements with the extraordinary voices from what he refers to as "the greater symphony of the Earth," including wolves, whales, eagles and several dozen other species of "wilderness musicians."
When Winter was touring with his jazz sextet in the early 1960s, he developed a close relationship with the musical community of Brazil and a growing interest in the natural world and voices of the earth. He decided to move into a broader realm of music and explore a richer texture of sound. To this end, he formed he Paul Winter Consort in 1967.
The Consort became one of the earliest exponents of world music, combining elements from various African, Asian and South American cultures with jazz. The Paul Winter Consort has evolved with time, and has featured such performers as David Darling, Paul McCandless, Ralph Towner and Glen Moore.
About The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts - The Bushnell is Connecticut's premier performing arts center, hosting more than 450 events yearly, including major Broadway tours, symphony orchestras, family presentations, local arts and community events. In November 2001, The Bushnell completed a $45 million expansion project that added a second, 908-seat theater to the existing historic structure. The new, state-of-the-art performance hall allows for expanded arts, entertainment and community offerings. The Bushnell's nationally-recognized arts-in-education program, PARTNERS (Partners in Arts and Education Revitalizing Schools), is a cross-community educational effort serving 40 schools in 17 districts throughout the Greater Hartford area. The Bushnell opened in January 1930 and is a non-profit organization. For more information, call The Bushnell at (860) 987-6000, The Bushnell Box Office at (860) 987-5900 or visit our website at www.bushnell.org.