Though he is most widely recognized as the founder of the Windham Hill record label, William Ackerman is a highly accomplished musician in his own right, a steel-string guitar player in what Ackerman prefers to call the "contemporary instrumental" ge…

Music has long been a family affair for Alex de Grassi Though hes primarily self-taught as a guitarist his grandfather played violin with The San Francisco Symphony and his father was a classical pianist Even more significant are de Grassis ties to o…

Along with John Fahey and Robbie Basho, Leo Kottke was one of the most influential acoustic fingerstyle guitarists to appear in the 1960s. His unusual harmonies and death-defying picking patterns forged a unique, distinctive style that was often imit…

One of modern instrumental music's most distinctive and popular composers, Yanni popularized the combination of synthesizers and full-scale symphony orchestra. The Greek performer combined his musical abilities with a flair for flamboyant visuals, co…

Pianist/composer George Winston was one of the flagship artists on the pioneering new age label Windham Hill, and his pastoral sound helped define the genre. He received much notice in the 1980s for a series of works that evoke the spirit of (and are…

b. 3 July 1943, Utah, USA. One of the most prominent and influential of the new age musicians of the 80s, Lynch's initial training was on piano, before he switched to classical guitar at age 12 after hearing Andrés Segovia's work. Later he moved to B…

Rumba flamenco artist Jesse Cook has blended the exotic Spanish music form with elements of new age jazz and easy listening on his releases for Narada Records Signed to the label in 1994 he produced his debut Tempest one year later Gravity released i…

Nightnoise earned critical acclaim during the late 80s and early 90s for their seamless blend of traditional Celtic music, jazz and chamber music. The band was inaugurated in Portland, Oregon, USA, by former Bothy Band and Relativity member Micheál O…

A prolific and self-taught flautist, percussionist, and composer, Terry Oldfield looms as large in the world of New Age music as his younger brother Mike looms in prog-rock. Formerly a sideman for his brother, the elder Oldfield stepped into his own …

Taking their name from Gandalf's horse in JRR Tolkien's The Lord Of The Rings, this Windham Hill Records band pursued a path of new-age inspired folk, bringing in strong elements of jazz and medieval music. The unit was formed in near Chicago, Illino…

This Montana-born keyboardist and composer studied music at Harvard on a Leonard Bernstein scholarship before paying his dues on the San Francisco blues scene Aabergs wide range of abilities led to guest appearances on over 80 albums He also toured w…

Steven Halpern has been producing and recording music since the 1970s, and pioneered the study and use of sound for healing. His first big release, 1975's SPECTRUM SUITE, helped launch New Age music. Halpern creates music that taps into the body's o…

Suzanne Ciani was one of the first and finest woman artists to make a name for herself in the world of electronic music Ciani earned a Masters degree in composition from the University of California at Berkeley where she studied with electronic pione…

David Arkenstone is a visionary keyboardist and composer who creates bold, symphonic programs endowed with historical and literary themes. His music has a heroic quality that lends itself to movie scores and soundtracks (ROBOT WARS, MANDROID) and con…

Douglas Spotted Eagle is a Native American flute virtuoso and composer who in addition to recording his own albums has been involved in a variety of film and television projects Raised in Valley Junction Iowa Spotted Eagle began playing the Native Am…

In the 70s Evenson and his wife Dudley traveled across the country with early portable video equipment to document the awakening consciousness as it was manifesting in peoples lives The couple eventually settled in Tucson AZ and built a small empire …

The spirituality of India is blended with modern electronic influences by Long Island New York-raised Krishna Das b Jeffrey Kagel The founder of Triloka Records Das continues to update the musical accompaniment to traditional Hindu chanting and satso…