USA
Born: 31 August 1939
Years Active: 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: New Age, Jazz, International, Folk
Styles: World Fusion, Latin Jazz/World Fusion, Latin Jazz/World Fusion, Bop, Hard Bop, Folk Jazz, Contemporary Folk
Winter first came to public prominence in 1961 as the winner of a collegiate jazz festival held at Notre Dame University; one of that event's judges, John Hammond, subsequently signed the group to a Columbia recording contract. In 1962, the band was sent on a State Department tour of Latin America. That venture planted the first seeds of change in Winter's concept. In 1967, he abandoned traditional jazz format in favor of a lineup that featured non-Western instruments. The Paul Winter Consort, as the band was renamed, became one of the earliest...
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