Winston Maccow

Winston Maccow, cofounder and director of NAMAWI AFRICA, is a native of the French West Indies. He was awarded a scholarship to attend Musicians Institute in Los Angeles, California, formerly known as Bass Institute. He honed his skills on the bass and studied arranging with mentors Abraham Laboriel, Ray Brown, Hal Crook, Louis Johnson, Jeff Berlin, and Barry White. Maccow performed and recorded regularly in the Los Angeles area, before moving to Boston to attend Berklee College of Music. He graduated from Berklee with a certificate in jazz composition and arranging. 

Maccow launched his career arranging, performing, and recording in US and international locations, and has shared stages with many industry greats, including Nancy Wilson, Terri Lyne Carrington, Russell Ferrante, Jean-Luc Ponty, Tommy Campbell, Mark Whitfield, Stanton Davis, Donna McElroy, John Blackwell, and New Sound Workshop, among others. He has taught and facilitated clinics in Argentina, Denmark, Japan, Brazil, Korea, Taiwan, Spain, Ecuador, Puerto Rico, Azores, Mozambique, Israel, Morocco, Tanzania, some Caribbean islands, and parts of the United States.