Sy Winnie

Sy Winnie began studying the piano at the age of five and quickly developed a strong foundation in classical music appreciation and technique. However, jazz and rock music became Sy’s music of choice and he quickly began performing regularly and professionally in these genres by the age of 15 at local venues. His musical influences have included Oscar Peterson, Art Tatum, Dr. John, The Beatles, and Stevie Wonder. To further his development in these styles, Sy studied jazz privately under his instructor Mark Kieswetter, and also continued his classical studies. In 1979 Sy took on students of his own. His love of teaching has not stopped since that time, and he has taught some of the other well known musicians in this area. Outside of teaching music, Sy has played keyboards, and guitar in many different bands. Currently he can be found as the keyboardist for “The Chris Shutters Band”. Some of Sy's performances can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/user/SyWinnie/videos