Paul Winter

American saxophonist and composer, leader of the Paul Winter Consort, known for blending jazz, world music and environmental themes.

Missa Gaia (Earth Mass) is performed annually at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York. Winter pioneered composing that integrates the sounds of nature and animal calls and has been associated with "Earth Music" and New Age/world-jazz fusions.

The reviews praise Paul Winter's Missa Gaia for its imaginative fusion of nature sounds, choir, and jazz instrumentation. Several tracks (Canticle of Brother Sun, Kyrie, Beatitudes, Return To Gaia, Agnus Dei) are highlighted as standouts. The work blends environmental themes with sacred music in an accessible, occasionally overblown style.

For:Listeners of New Age, world, sacred and environmental-themed music; fans of jazz-influenced choral works.