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May
28
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May
28
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Music :: Concert
George Winston to Perform Memorial Weekend Concert
7:30 PM
Myrna Loy Center
George Winston to Perform Memorial Weekend Concert Description:
George Winston, famed pianist and Montana native, returns to the Myrna Loy Center Saturday, May 28 for a special solo concert to benefit Helena Food Share and the Myrna Loy.

This special evening will include a pre-concert reception at 6:30 pm to celebrate the community of Helena and mark the Memorial Day weekend. The community is invited to write the name of any loved ones they want to remember on a special card to put in a tribute bowl that will be placed onstage for the concert.

At 7:30, George Winston will perform a concert of his "Summer" program, a contemplative, jazz-influenced concert with R&B overtones, performed on piano, slack-key guitar, and harmonica.

George Winston grew up mainly in Montana, and also spent his later formative years in Mississippi and Florida where he was inspired by R&B, jazz, blues and rock. Inspired by the legendary stride pianists of the 1920s and 30s--like Fats Waller and Teddy Wilson--Winston developed a unique instrumental voice that created musical landscapes. Today Winston is best known for his melodic folk-piano style of his earliest recordings ("December," "Autumn.")

For the past 15 years Winston has schooled himself in the music of artists who inspire him, including Vince Guaraldi, the Doors, and the greats of New Orleans R&B. And he finds himself more at home in the concert hall than the recording studio.

Winston periodically tours his favorite Montana concert halls to benefit arts centers and food banks as part of his lifelong dedication to nurturing and sustaining small Montana communities.

Tickets are $26 and will go on sale April 29 at the Myrna Loy Center, 406- 443-0287 or online at www.myrnaloycenter.com
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Age Group: All Ages
Venue: Myrna Loy Center
Address: 15 North Ewing Helena, Montana 59601
Phone: (406) 443-0287

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