William Winant

William Winant (born 1953) is an American percussionist.

In addition to his work in contemporary classical music—notably performing Lou Harrison's compositions—Winant has worked in a variety of genres, including noise rock, free improvisation and jazz. Notable collaborators include Glenn Spearman, Thurston Moore, Sonic Youth, Mr. Bungle (with whom he toured in support of their albums Disco Volante and California), Secret Chiefs 3, Mondo Cane and Oingo Boingo. A member of the Abel-Steinberg-Winant Trio, he has also frequently collaborated with John Zorn. He received a Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists award (2016).

Winant attended the California Institute of the Arts for a couple of years before dropping out to go tour with Oingo Boingo. He later received an undergraduate degree from York University before pursuing graduate work at Mills College in Oakland, California, where he is currently a faculty member. He also gives percussion lessons and teaches the percussion ensemble at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Films

 * 1995 - Musical Outsiders: An American Legacy - Harry Partch, Lou Harrison, and Terry Riley. Directed by Michael Blackwood.

Discography
Productions under the direction of Winant
 * Lou Harrison – La Koro Sutro (1988)
 * Bun-Ching Lam – ...Like Water (Tzadik, 1997)
 * Luc Ferrari – Cellule 75 (Tzadik, 1998) with Chris Brown
 * Christian Wolff – Burdocks (Tzadik, 2001)
 * Lou Harrison – Drums Along the Pacific (New Albion, 2003)
 * Peter Garland – Love Songs (Tzadik, 2005) All pieces written for Winant.
 * Fred Frith – Back to Life (Tzadik, 2008)

As equal member of groups and projects
 * White Out (with Jim O'Rourke) – China Is Near (ATP, 2005)
 * Gratkowski / Brown / Winant (with Frank Gratkowski and Chris Brown) – Wake (Red Toukan, 2009)
 * Gratkowski / Brown / Winant and Gerhard E. Winkler – Vermilion Traces / Donaueschingen 2009 (Leo, 2012)

With Chris Brown With John Cage, Joan LaBarbara With Alvin Curran With Danny Elfman With Fred Frith With Lou Harrison With Jon Hassell With Joan Jeanrenaud With Alvin Lucier With Roscoe Mitchell With Thurston Moore and Tom Surgal With Mr. Bungle With Mike Patton With Secret Chiefs 3 With Glenn Spearman With David Tanenbaum With James Tenney With John Zorn
 * Room with Larry Ochs (Sound Aspects, 1989)
 * Lava (Tzadik, 1995)
 * Duets (1996), Winant only on "Duo"
 * Rouge Wave (2005)
 * Iconicities (New Albion, 2011)
 * John Cage at Summerstage with Leonard Stein (rec. 1992, Music and Arts Programs of America, 1995)
 * Music for 17 with the San Francisco Symphony Players, Stephen L. Mosko (1993)
 * Theme Park (Tzadik, 1998)''
 * Batman Returns (1992)
 * Eleventh Hour (Winter & Winter/WDR 3, 2005) Winant plays guitars on Stick Figurs (for 6 Guitars and 2 Players, 1990)
 * The Happy End Problem (Music for Dance) (Fred, 2006)
 * Double Concerto (1983)
 * First Recordings, Solstice, and Ariadne (1990)
 * 3rd Symphony with Dennis Russell Davies, Cabrillo Festival Orchestra (1990)
 * Vernal Equinox (1977)
 * Strange Toys (2008)
 * Still and Moving Lines of Silence in Families of Hyperbolas Part II Numbers 5-8 (1984, reissue 2003)
 * Numbers (RogueArt, 2011)
 * Angel City (RogueArt, 2012)
 * Bells for the South Side (ECM, 2017)
 * Piece for Jetsun Dolma (Les Éditions Victoriaville, 1996)
 * Lost to the City / Noise to Nowhere (Intakt, 2000)
 * Disco Volante (Warner Bros., 1995)
 * California (Warner Bros., 1998)
 * Pranzo Oltranzista (Tzadik, 1997) with John Zorn, Marc Ribot and Eric Friedlander
 * Zulfikar II (1998)
 * Hurqala: 2nd Grand Constitution & Bylaws (1998)
 * Book M (2001)
 * Path of Most Resistance (2007)
 * Mystery Project (1993)
 * Smokehouse (1994)
 * The Fields (1996)
 * Blues for Falasha (Tzadik, 1999)
 * Lou Harrison – Serenado (New Albion, 2003, expanded reissue of The Perilous Chapel)
 * Terry Riley – Book of Abbeyozzud (New Albion, 1999)
 * Karlheinz Stockhausen – Kontakte (Recorded 1978, Ecstatic Peace, 1997) first live recording of “Kontakte” (1959/60)
 * Elegy (Eva, 1992)
 * Kristallnacht (Eva, 1993)
 * Music for Children (Tzadik, 1998)
 * Xu Feng (Tzadik, 2000)
 * Chimeras (Tzadik, 2003)
 * Rituals (Tzadik, 2004)
 * From Silence to Sorcery (Tzadik, 2007)
 * Music and Its Double (Tzadik, 2012)
 * Fragmentations, Prayers and Interjections (Tzadik, 2014)

Viewing

 * performed by members of the William Winant Percussion Group.