WilliamWinant

Percussionist


 

 

 

 

 

Biography

Discography

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Biography

William Winant, "one of the best avant-garde percussionists working today" according to Mark Swed of The Los Angeles Times, has collaborated 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, Steve Reich, Jean-PhilippeCollard, Frederic Rzewski, Ursula Oppens, Joan LaBarbara, and the Kronos String Quartet. He is principal percussionist with the San Francisco Contemporary MusicPlayers and the John Zorn Chamber Ensemble. Since 1995 he has been the percussionist with the avant-rock band Mr. Bungle, has made two recordings (Disco Volante and California on Warner Brothers), and has toured throughout the world with the group. Recently he completed tours of the United States, Great Britain, and Japan with the world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma in collaboration with the Mark Morris Dance Group. He has made over 100 recordings, covering a wide variety of genres, including music from Earle Brown, John Zorn, Pauline Oliveros, Luc Ferrari, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Danny Elfman (Batman Returns), Souxie and the Banshees, and the Thurston Moore Trio. His recording of Lou Harrison's La Koro Sutro (New Albion) was the New York Times Critic's Choice for best contemporary recording of 1988. His recent recording of 20th-century avant-garde composers with the influential rock band Sonic Youth (Goodbye 20th-Century SYR4) was hailed by both The Los Angeles Times and New York's Village Voice as one of the best compendiums of this type of music ever recorded. Many important composers have written works for him, including John Cage, Lou Harrison, John Zorn, Peter Garland, Alvin Curran, Chris Brown, Gordon Mumma, Alvin Lucier, Terry Riley, Fred Frith, Somei Satoh, and Leo Wadada Smith. Mr. Winant has performed as a guest artist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic under the direction of Pierre Boulez; the San Francisco Symphony (with the Abel-Steinberg-Winant Trio); the Berkeley Symphony; the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra; the Ravinia Music Festival, as well as at many major festivals and recitals throughout the world. For ten years he was principal percussionist with the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra (Dennis Russell Davies, director), and timpanist with the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra 1985-1989 (Nicholas McGegan, director) He teaches at the University of California at Berkeley and Santa Cruz, and is Artist-in-Residence at Mills College with the internationally recognized Abel-Steinberg-Winant Trio, which has commissioned over twenty-five new works for violin, piano, and percussion.

 

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Discography

 *William Winant plays percussion on all recordings unless otherwise noted.

 

2001

BURDOCKS - the chamber music of Christian Wolff. Featuring Christian Wolff, Gordon Mumma, Bob Ostertag, Fred Frith, Mia Masaoka, Joan Jeanrenaud, Steve Drury, and William Winant. Tzadik Records #TZ7071.

DANCING ON WATER - Marty Walker, clarinets. Music of Lentz, Garland, Fox, Fink, Cox, Byron. Cold Blue Music. #CB0005

EXPLODED VIEW by Granfaloon Bus, indie rock. Boxkite #004

GONGS AND BAMBOOS - music of Jose Maceda. Tzadik Records #TZ7067

BOOK M by Secret Chiefs 3, Web of Mimicry Records. #WOM-006

CREDO IN U.S. - by John Cage. Percussion quartet. Stomache ache records (7" vinyl).

UH-OH - by Tipsy. Asphodel Records (#2003). Trip-hop lounge.

INDOOR UNIVERSE - by Paula Frazer (singer songwriter) Birdman Records.

 

2000

RHYMES WITH SILVER - by Lou Harrison.

New Albion Records (na110cd), with Joan Jeanrenaud, and the Abel-Steinberg-Winant Trio.

 

XU-FENG - by John Zorn. Tzadik Records. Featuring: Fred Frith, Dave Lombardo, and Chris Brown. Part of John Zorn's game pieces volume I.

 

NYC GHOSTS & FLOWERS - Sonic Youth

Geffen Records

 

ANTHOLOGY OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC 1948-1980 - OHM: The Early Gurus of Electronic Music

Ellipsis Arts...

 

LOST TO THE CITY - Thurston Moore Trio

featuring William Winant

Intakt Label

 

1999

GOODBYE TWENTIETH CENTURY - Sonic Youth

Sonic Youth Records

 

THE BOOK OF ABBEYOZZUD - Terry Riley

featuring William Winant and David Tannenbaum

New Albion Records

 

CALIFORNIA - Mr. Bungle

Warber Bros. Records and Tapes

 

ELEPHANT REST HOME - Dieselhead

Bongload Records

 

GOOD FUNERAL WEATHER - Granfaloon Bus

Trocadero Records

 

BLUES FOR FALASHA - Glenn Spearman

featuring The Glenn Spearman Double Trio

Tzadik

 

1998

MUSIC FOR CHILDREN - John Zorn

"Music for Children" performed by Abel-Steinberg-Winant Trio

Tzadik

 

THEME PARK - Alvin Curran

featuring William Winant solo percussion

Tzadik

 

WEIRD LITTLE BOY

featuring John Zorn, Chris Cochrane, Trey Spruance, Mike Patton

and Willie Winant

Avant

 

SMILING PETS - v/a

Tribute to The Beach Boys

"Good Vibrations" - Secret Chiefs 3

"Heroes and Villains" - Forms

Sony Japan

 

CHARLIE - Melt-Banana

A-Zap Records

 

HURQALA: 2ND GRAND CONSTITUTION & BYLAWS - Secret Chiefs 3

Amarillo

 

ZULFIKAR II - Secret Chiefs 3

with Eyvind Kang, Danny Heifetz, Trey Spruance

Web of Mimicry Records

 

NEW WORKS - Frederic Rzewski

"Whangdoodles" - Abel-Steinberg-Winant Trio

"To the Earth" - Willie Winant solo

Music & Arts

 

CENTERING - Earle Brown

with San Francisco Contemporary Music Players

Newport Classic

 

CELLULE 75 - Luc Ferrari

Tzadik

 

PEERING OVER - Tom Nunn w/Edgewater Experimental Instruments Consort

Ramp Records

 

NON-STOP FLIGHT - Deep Listening Band

with Pauline Oliveros

Music & Arts

 

COMPOSING A WORLD - book by Leta E. Miller & Frederic Lieberman

Willie Winant performs on cd included

Oxford University Press

 

1997

GREAT JEWISH COMPOSERS: BURT BACHARACH - v/a

Mike Patton - "She's Gone Away"

Tzadik

 

KONTAKTE - Karlheinz Stockhausen

(Recorded live in Toronto in 1978)

James Tenney - piano

Ecstatic Peace, E#87

 

SF CHRONICLED 1990-1996 - Steve Horovitz

Ponk

 

PRANZO OLTRANZISTA - Mike Patton

John Zorn

Marc Ribot

Eric Friedlander

Tzadik, TZ7022

 

...LIKE WATER - Bun-Ching Lam

Abel-Steinberg-Winant Trio

Tzadik, TZ7021

 

RAPUNZEL: Opera in 6 Acts - Lou Harrison

New Albion Records, #NA093 CD

 

1996

CHRIS BROWN DUETS - Chris Brown

William Winant - Kanjira and Morsing.

Artifact Recording, #ART1016

 

THE WANDERING STARS - The Wandering Stars

William Winant - timpani

NUF SED Records

 

NEW YORK INTERVIEWS - Phillip Micol Improvisations

Unit Records, UTR 4091 CD Switzerland

 

THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM - v/a

"I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - The Secret Chiefs 3

Sony Japan, Sony Records, #SRCL 3723

 

PIECE FOR JETSUN DOLMA - Thurston Moore, Tom Surgal and William Winant

Victo Records, #VICTO CD 045

 

WHAT WE LIVE FOR - Lisle Ellis, William Winant

Black Saint Records, #120156-1

 

ONLY (Works for Voice and Instruments) - Morton Feldman, San Francisco Contemporary Music Players

William Winant - percussion on "Vertical Thoughts #5"

New Albion Records, #NA085 CD

 

SONGS FOR THE EARTH - John Thow, San Francisco Contemporary Music Players

Music and Arts Rec. #CD915

 

1995

THE SECRET MAGRITE - Larry Ochs

Black Saint Records, #120177-2 (Italy)

 

THE FIELDS - Glenn Spearman Double Trio

Black Saint Records, #120197-2

 

JOHN CAGE AT SUMMERSTAGE - Joan La Barbara, Leonard Stein, John Cage, William Winant

Music and Arts, #CD875

 

LAVA - Chris Brown

John Zorn - producer

Tzadik, TZ 7002

 

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR - Alvin Curran

Tzadik, TZ 7001

 

DISCO VOLANTE - Mr. Bungle

Warner Brothers, #9139632WB

 

TRUTH WALKS IN SLEEPY SHADOWS - S.F. Seals

Matador Records, Ole 162-2

 

PAK r 1/2 INCH - Ron Anderson

Rastascan

 

TESTAMENT: CONDUCTION #11, WHERE MUSIC GOES - Lawrence D. Butch Morris

New World Records, #80479-2

 

1994

FEAR NO LOVE - Bob Ostertag

Avant 041

 

A CRAFTY LADIES CHRISTMAS

Harold Records

 

SCHTYX - Alvin Curran

Abel-Steinberg-Winant Trio CRI CD 668

 

1993

THE CODE - Steve Horowitz

William Winant - marimba

FOT Records

 

MUTOOTATOR - Tom Dhll

William Winant - drums

Soul on Ice Productions, SRPD01

 

ANIMAL ACT - Evan Ziporyn

William Winant - marimba soloist

Composer's Recording Inc. (CRI)

Emergency Music Series, CD 645

 

YEARBOOK, VOLUME 2 - v/a

"Xu-Feng" - John Zorn Ensemble

John Zorn - prompter

Rastacan Records, BRD 009

 

THE PERILOUS CHAPEL - Lou Harrison

David Tanenbaum - guitar

William Winant - producer

New Albion Records, NA055CD

 

BEAMING CONTRASTS - Peter Scott Lewis

with the Alexander String Quartet

William Winant & David Tannenbaum - percussion soloists on "Journey to Still Water Pond"

New Albion Records, NA060CD

 

DARK BLUE CIRCUMSTANCE - Paul Dresher

featuring Abel-Steinberg-Winant Trio

New Albion Records, NA053CD

 

MUSIC FOR 17 - John Cage

with the San Francisco Symphony Players

Stephen L. Musko - Musical Director

Joan LaBarbara - Soprano

Newport Classes, NPD85547

 

MYSTERY PROJECT - Glenn Spearman Double Trio

William Winant - trap set

Black Saint Records, 120147-2

 

WALK IN BEAUTY - Peter Garland

Aki Takahashi - Piano

with the Abel-Steinberg-Winant Trio

New Albion Records, NA052CD

 

KRISTALLNACHT - John Zorn

Mark Dresser - bass

Frank London - trumpet

David Krakauer - clarinet

Mark Ribot - guitar

Anthony Coleman - keyboards

Eva Records Japan, WWCX2050 or Tzadik, 7301

 

NANA AND VICTORIO - Peter Garland

Avant Composers Series, Disk Union Japan, Avan 012

 

1992

GAMELAN MUSIC - Lou Harrison

William Winant - soloist

on "Ptolemy Duple"

Musicmasters Classics BMG, 01612-67091-2

 

ELEGY - John Zorn

Mike Patton - vocals

David Abel - violin

Trey Spruance - guitar

Barbara Chaffe - flute

David Shea - turntables

David Slusser - samplers

Eva Records Japan, WWCX2040

or Tzadik, TZ7302

 

BATMAN RETURNS - Danny Elfman

Warner Brothers Records, 926972-2

 

WHAT? - various artists

on Fredrich Longberg-Holm's "VCR#3"

Curious Music Records, CURIO2

 

FACE TO FACE - Siouxie and the Banshees

cd single from "Batman Returns"

Polydor Records, SHECD 21 863 291-2

 

1991

ROOM - HALL OF MIRRORS

Larry Ochs - reeds

Chris Brown - keyboards and electronics

Music and Arts, CD-700

 

CDCM COMPUTER MUSIC SERIES volume 10 - various artists

"Composition No. 107" by Anthony Braxton

Anthony Braxton - saxophones

David Rosenboom - piano and computer music systems

&

"A Precipice in Time" by David Rosenboom

David Rosenboom - conductor and computer music systems

Anthony Braxton - alto saxophone

Chris Brown - keyboards

Ami Radunskaya - cello

Scott Evans - percussion

Thomas Erbe - sound rotator

Centaur Records, CRC 2110

 

THE THEORY OF IMPOSSIBLE MELODY - Larry Polansky

Artifact Recordings, ART1004

 

ANTHOLOGY OF MUSIC FOR THE 21ST CENTURY - various artists

music of Larry Austin

Leonardo Music Journal CD Series Volume One

ISAST1

 

ROTHKO CHAPEL - Morton Feldman

Phillip Brett - conductor

New Albion Records, NA039 CD

 

FOUR MOONS OF JUPITER - Katrina Krimsky and Terry Riley

Krishna Bhatt - sitar

Fink and Starr Productions

 

1990

FIRST RECORDINGS, SOLSTICE, AND ARIADNE - Lou Harrison

William Winant and Leta Miller - soloists

Music Masters CD, MMD60241X

 

SINGING THROUGH - Joan LaBarbara & John Cage

Leonard Stein - piano

New Albion Records, NA035CD

 

3RD SYMPHONY- Lou Harrison

Dennis Russell Davies - conductor

Cabrillo Festival Orchestra

Music Masters, D 70732C

 

FOR SAMUEL BECKETT - Morton Feldman

San Francisco Contemporary Music Players

Newport Classics, CD NPD 85506

 

THEORY OF MOTION - Fredrick Longberg-Holm

with Anthony Braxton

A Curious Pogus Recording, CD CPI

 

SET OF FIVE - Harrison, Hovhaness, Cowell, Cage and Satoh

Abel-Steinberg-Winant Trio

Willaim Winant - producer

New Albion Records, NA036

 

1989

SNAKECHARMER - Chris Brown

Artifact Recordings, Art 1001 Add., CD Art 1001

 

ROOM - Room

with Chris Brown, Larry Ochs, William Winant, Scott Greshorn-Lancaster

Sound Aspects Records

 

1988

TREE PIECES - Wendy Reid

C.R.I. Records, FROG1004

 

1987

MUSIC FOR SOPRANO SAX AND PERCUSSION - Paul Nash

Musical Heritage Society

 

MUSIC FOR NON-COOPERATIVE ENSEMBLES - Ron Fein

Euphonic Records

 

LA KORO SUTRO - Lou Harrison

Abel-Steinberg-Winant Trio

New Albion Records

 

1986

FOUR VOICE CANNON - Larry Polansky

Cold Blue Records

 

PENASCO BLANCO - Peter Garland

Cold Blue Records

 

PERILOUS CHAPEL - Leta Miller

Opus One Records

 

1985

TRIO FOR PIANO/PERCUSSION/MANDOLIN - Alexis Alrich

Opus One Records

 

COLD BLUE ANTHOLOGY - Various Artists

"Alternating Currents" - Chris Brown

and "Four Voice Cannon"

Cold Blue Records

 

1984

COLD BLUE ANTHOLOGY

"Marimbas in Dorian Mode" - Chris Brown

Cold Blue Records

 

STILL AND MOVING LINES OF SILENCE

IN FAMILIES OF HYPERBOLAS, PARTS 5-8 - Alvin Lucier

Lovely Music, VR 1016

 

1983

DOUBLE CONCERTO - Lou Harrison

with Muir Court Trio

TR Records

 

1978

VERNAL EQUINOX - Jon Hassel

Lovely Music

 

Undated

CHANGING THE SYSTEM - Christian Wolf/Kryzsztof Penderecki

7" on Stomache Ache Records

 

PHSAPPHA - Iannis Xenakis

7" on Stomache Ache Records

 

FIRST CONSTRUCTION IN METAL - John Cage

7" on Stomache Ache Records

 

JUST ANOTHER ASSHOLE - various artists

track #5

Stranger in a Strange Land, #ALP39

 

ALBUMS #7, 8 & 9 - Caroliner

 

IDIOT FLESH - Idiot Flesh

Rock Against Rock

 

TEENSEY WEENSEY OPERATOR

La Brea Records

 

The Wire Article

 

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