Beth Winter

"Winter…wields a technically superb instrument. On pitch and on time—all the time—she floods each note with a fullness of voice, and heart, that speaks of utter musical confidence."
—Paul de Barros, Earshot Jazz

"…infectious…"
—New York Newsday

"Beth sings with marvelous control, a smokey timbre, and a fetching way with a phrase…"
—Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Beth Winter's vocal stylings have earned her accolades from coast to coast. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., she moved to New York in 1981 and after eight years of "dues-paying gigs" relocated to Seattle to accept her current position as Professor of Vocal Jazz at Cornish College of the Arts.

Her formal training culminated in a Bachelor of Arts in Music degree from the University of Maryland, and included studies with Jay Clayton, Bobby McFerrin, Sarah Vaughan, Sheila Jordan, Abbey Lincoln, Kirk Nurock and Jerry Granelli. In 1981, Beth received the New Vocalists Award at the New York City Women's Jazz Festival. She has performed at some of the nation's most prestigious jazz clubs, including the Blue Note, Birdland, and Visiones in New York, and worked with a veritable "who's who" of jazz greats including Jessica Williams, Larry Fuller, Norman Simmons, Paul West, Kirk Lightsey, Victor Lewis, Bill Mays, Charlie Persip, Paul McCandless, Fred Hersch, Kenny Werner, Harvie Swartz, Jack Wilkins, Harold Mabern, Joey Baron, and a host of others.

Beth is today a fixture on the vibrant Seattle jazz scene, where she figures prominently both as a performer and as a guide to emerging talents. Beth is also known for her work with Seattle jazz luminaries such as Julian Priester, Floyd Standifer, Buddy Catlett, Hadley Caliman, Jeff Johnson, and Hans Teuber, and for touring Seattle public schools in a series of instructional concerts sponsored by Earshot Jazz. Beth's master classes and singers' showcases at Tula's are highly anticipated and exceedingly popular events.

Beth Winter is currently planning a cd project which will join the cream of her East Coast and West Coast colleagues in an exploration of classic songs rendered with urgency, love and professional panache.

Beth Winter may be contacted at 206-281-7248.

For reservations, please call Tula's at 206-443-4221.

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