Distances (ECM, 2008) wasn't British vocalist Norma Winstone's first release to feature her current trio of reedman Klaus Gesing and pianist Glauco Venier, but with ECM Records' greater exposure and ...

If there's a single accomplishment that can be attributed to ECM Records—though there are, of course, many in its 45-year history—it's that it welcomes unusual instrumentation with open arms, ...

In an adroitly paced first set, Winstone and her Grammy-nominated European trio of pianist Glauco Venier and reeds player Klaus Gesing (pictured below) took a deep dive into their ECM catalogue.

London-based vocalist Norma Winstone has earned a terrific reputation in the U.K. and around the world as an innovative and expressive performer, composer, and musical collaborator, but she laughs at ...

Norma Winstone was on the cutting edge of the London jazz scene in the 60s and 70s, and remains there today. Her new trio with Glauco Vernier and Klaus Gesing is very different from her groundbreaking ...

Star rating **** They may have been introduced as a chamber jazz trio but Norma Winstone's accompanists hardly played up to the description, launching into an opening number - a perhaps unlikely union ...

Pianist Marilyn Crispell's spontaneous improvisations are often lovelier, more coherent than others' written compositions. Le Monde describes her first duo disc with ...

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Haunting, ethereal and rich with poetic imagery, Norma Winstone’s 2008 recording, Distances, seemed a long shot to make the list of Grammy nominations. And yet, the evocative disc of chamber jazz, on ...

British jazz singer and lyricist Norma Winstone brings her classy act - best known for wordless vocal improvisations - to the Firefly Club Saturday night. "She's one of the most unique voices in jazz, ...

Norma Winstone (vocals), Stan Tracey (piano), Bobby Wellins (tenor sax), Andrew Cleyndert (double bass), Clark Tracey (drums). Here Norma Winstone leaves aside the abstraction of her work with ...

In a career spanning five decades, British jazz vocalist Norma Winstone has pioneered, experimented and collaborated to push her music to the cutting edge. She's developed "wordless" vocals, written ...