Paul Winter

A Brian Lehrer Show party on air, featuring conversations on Christmas, Hanukkah, Winter Solstice and Kwanzaa.

Grammy-winning saxophonist, composer, and bandleader Paul Winter discusses his the Winter Solstice Celebration, now in its 34th year. For this year's event, “A Salute to Brazil,” superstar Ivan Lins and colleagues join with the Paul Winter Consort. The concert is dedicated to Oscar Castro-Neves (1940-2013), one of the founding figures of the Bossa Nova. Winter Solstice Celebration "A Salute to Brazil" is happening December 19-21 at New York’s St John the Divine.

Fifty years ago today, Paul Winter and his sextet brought jazz to the White House for the very first time. Those recordings are now available to hear. Winter reminisces about how it all happened.

Paul Winter has made music in the Grand Canyon, dueted with a wolf in Minnesota, and seen his songs taken to the moon by the Apollo astronauts, who named two craters after his songs.  Today, the sax player brings some musical guests to play live in our studio.

Watch the video of Paul Winter and friends performing the newly written and named song, "Sweet for Solstice."