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Metalwood (album)
''Metalwood'' is the first album by Canadian jazz fusion band Metalwood. It won the Juno Award for best contemporary jazz album. Track listing # "5 Minute Margin" (Turner) - 11:20 # "Mr. Jack" (Tarry) - 8:13 # "New Congregation" (Turner) - 6:29 # "Not Disappointed" (Metalwood) - 3:00 # "Lateral" (Turner) - 7:10 # "Crunchman" (Metalwood) - 5:36 # "Hey, Longhair!" (Tarry) - 5:01 # "And Loving It" (Metalwood) - 5:06 # "Square" (Murley) - 7:06 # "Big Delivery" (Metalwood) - 7:41 # "T & LC" (Metalwood) - 3:25 Personnel *Mike Murley - tenor & soprano saxes *Brad Turner - trumpet, keyboards *Chris Tarry Chris Tarry (born 24 August 1970) is a Canadian bass guitarist who is a member of the band Metalwood Metalwood is a Canadian jazz band from Toronto, Ontario. the band was active in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and reunited in 2016. The memb ... - bass *Ian Froman - drums References ;Citations {{Authority control 1997 albums Metalwood albums Juno Award for Contemporary J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metalwood
Metalwood is a Canadian jazz band from Toronto, Ontario. the band was active in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and reunited in 2016. The members are saxophonist Mike Murley, pianist/trumpeter Brad Turner, bassist Chris Tarry and drummer Ian Froman."Last Call Review: Metalwood/Twenty/Cellar Live Records" ''KIOS 91.5 Omaha Public Radio'', By Chris Cooke • Sep 10, 2016 History Metalwood was formed in Toronto in 1997. The group signed with Brian Watson's Maximum Music Group. The members performed together until 2003, and recorded six albums of jazz music. Their first two albums 1997's ''Metalwood'' and ''Metalwood 2'' in 1998, each won a |
Jazz Fusion
Jazz fusion (also known as fusion and progressive jazz) is a music genre that developed in the late 1960s when musicians combined jazz harmony and jazz improvisation, improvisation with rock music, funk, and rhythm and blues. Electric guitars, amplifiers, and keyboards that were popular in rock and roll started to be used by jazz musicians, particularly those who had grown up listening to rock and roll. Jazz fusion arrangements vary in complexity. Some employ groove-based vamps fixed to a single key or a single chord with a simple, repeated melody. Others use elaborate chord progressions, unconventional time signatures, or melodies with counter-melodies. These arrangements, whether simple or complex, typically include improvised sections that can vary in length, much like in other forms of jazz. As with jazz, jazz fusion can employ brass and woodwind instruments such as trumpet and saxophone, but other instruments often substitute for these. A jazz fusion band is less likely to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metalwood 2
Metalwood is a Canadian jazz band from Toronto, Ontario. the band was active in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and reunited in 2016. The members are saxophonist Mike Murley, pianist/trumpeter Brad Turner, bassist Chris Tarry and drummer Ian Froman."Last Call Review: Metalwood/Twenty/Cellar Live Records" ''KIOS 91.5 Omaha Public Radio'', By Chris Cooke • Sep 10, 2016 History Metalwood was formed in Toronto in 1997. The group signed with Brian Watson's Maximum Music Group. The members performed together until 2003, and recorded six albums of jazz music. Their first two albums 1997's ''Metalwood'' and ''Metalwood 2'' in 1998, each won a |
Juno Award
The Juno Awards, more popularly known as the JUNOS, are awards presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. New members of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame are also inducted as part of the awards ceremonies. The Juno Awards are often referred to as the Canadian equivalent of the Brit Awards in the United Kingdom or the Grammy Awards given in the United States. Members of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS), or a panel of experts, depending on the award, choose the award winners. However, sales figures are the sole basis for determining the winners of nine of the forty-two categories like Album of the Year or Artist of the Year. CARAS members determine the nominees for Single of the Year, Artist and Group of the Year. A judge vote by experts in the relevant genre, determines the nominees for the remaining categories. The names of the judges remain confidential. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juno Award For Contemporary Jazz Album Of The Year
The Juno Award for Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year was presented as recognition each year for the best contemporary jazz album in Canada. It was first presented in 1994, after the Juno Awards split the former award for Best Jazz Album into separate categories for contemporary and traditional jazz,"Quirky mix of nominees for 1994 Junos". ''The Globe and Mail'', February 9, 1994. and was discontinued after 2014, when the traditional and contemporary jazz categories were replaced with new categories for Jazz Album - Solo and Jazz Album - Group. Winners Best Contemporary Jazz Album (1994 – 1999) Best Contemporary Jazz Album – Instrumental (2000 – 2002) Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year (2003 – 2014) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Juno Award For Contemporary Jazz Album Of The Year Contemporary Album Of The Year Contemporary history, in English-language historiography, is a subset of modern history that describes the historical period from approximately 194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Murley
Mike Murley (born December 12, 1961) is a Canadian jazz saxophonist and composer from Windsor, Nova Scotia who was a member of the Shuffle Demons from 1984 to 1989 and Time Warp. Education He graduated from the music program at York University in Toronto in 1986 with a BFA. He also studied saxophone with Don Palmer in Halifax, Pat LaBarbera in Toronto, and Dave Liebman at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity and New York City. He studied improvisation and composition with Dave Holland in Banff and New York City. Career He played with the Shuffle Demons from 1984-1989 and in Time Warp. He has also been a sideman for David Occhipinti, David Braid, Rob McConnell, Metalwood and Harrison Squared (with Harry Vetro and Harrison Argatoff). His main instrument is tenor saxophone, which he plays in the Murley/Braid Quartet. He has received several Juno Awards.Juno Awards Database References External linksMikeMurley.comCronica [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Tarry
Chris Tarry (born 24 August 1970) is a Canadian bass guitarist who is a member of the band Metalwood Metalwood is a Canadian jazz band from Toronto, Ontario. the band was active in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and reunited in 2016. The members are saxophonist Mike Murley, pianist/trumpeter Brad Turner, bassist Chris Tarry and drummer Ian Fro .... Since 1993 he has led the Chris Tarry Group. Discography As leader * ''Unition'' (Adam, 1996) * ''Sponge'' with Dylan van der Schyff (Spool, 1998) * ''Project 33'' (Black Hen, 2002) * ''Sorry to Be Strange'' (Cellar Live, 2006) * ''Almost Certainly Dreaming'' (Nineteen-eight, 2008) As sideman With Metalwood * ''Metalwood'' (Maximum, 1997) * ''2'' (Maximum, 1998) * ''The Recline'' (Telarc, 2001) * ''Twenty'' (Cellar Live, 2016) With Peggy Lee Band * ''The Peggy Lee Band'' (Spool, 1999) * ''Sounds from the Big House'' (Spool, 2002) References External linksOfficial site [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Academy Of Recording Arts And Sciences
The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) is a non-profit organization responsible for promoting Canadian music and artists. It administers the Juno Awards, the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and the MusiCounts music education charity. CARAS's mandate is to promote and celebrate Canadian music and artists. Since 2015, Mark Cohon has served as its chairman. Juno Awards The Juno Awards is Canada's premiere music awards show, which encompass a week-long celebration of Canadian music, culminating in The Juno Awards Broadcast where Canadian artists are recognized for excellence of achievement in recorded music. MusiCounts MusiCounts, Canada's music education charity associated with CARAS, is dedicated to ensuring that young Canadians regardless of socio-economic circumstances and cultural background have the opportunity to experience the joy of music, explore their talent, build self-esteem, and above all dream big. Since its establishment in 1997, MusiCounts will ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Albums
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Metalwood Albums
Metalwood is a Canadian jazz band from Toronto, Ontario. the band was active in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and reunited in 2016. The members are saxophonist Mike Murley, pianist/trumpeter Brad Turner, bassist Chris Tarry and drummer Ian Froman."Last Call Review: Metalwood/Twenty/Cellar Live Records" ''KIOS 91.5 Omaha Public Radio'', By Chris Cooke • Sep 10, 2016 History Metalwood was formed in Toronto in 1997. The group signed with Brian Watson's Maximum Music Group. The members performed together until 2003, and recorded six albums of jazz music. Their first two albums 1997's ''Metalwood'' and ''Metalwood 2'' in 1998, each won a |
Juno Award For Contemporary Jazz Album Of The Year Albums
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