Manteca is a

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jazz fusion band that toured during the 1980s and 1990s. It was formed by percussionist Matt Zimbel and bassist Henry Heillig in 1979.Jazz Times - Volume 22 - Page 52 1992 Manteca, the spirited Toronto- Montreal based nonet, makes waves with Later Is Now\ (Justin Time R2 79381, 52:59), an imaginative and varied mix of jazz, folk and world components. ... Saxmen Dwyer and John Johnson, trumpeters Steve McDade and Rick Rait, keyboardist Gordon Sheard, bassist Henry Heillig, drummer Charlie Cooley, and percussionists Art Avalos and Matt Zimbel all deserve kudos for forging one of contemporary music's most accomplished and musically ... Their repertoire consisted of pieces composed by keyboardist Aaron Davis and Rick Tait, and, after he replaced Davis on keyboards in 1992, Gordon Sheard. In addition to having horn sections and Latin and African percussion, they included synthesizers, creating music in a "pan-fusion" style, essentially jazz improvisation drawing from salsa, samba, funk and tribal influences. The band began playing in Toronto in 1979, and by 1987 were touring annually in Canada. Their US debut was at the

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in 1989, and they played at the North Sea, Pori and Stockholm jazz festivals in 1990. They received a Juno award in 1989 for Instrumental Artist of the Year. After a hiatus, Manteca released a new album, ''Onward'' in 2007, and resumed touring. ''Onward'' included some different instruments, such as EWI (Electronic Wind Instrument) and pennywhistle. Guest composers for this album are Gord Sheard and Doug Wilde. Other members of the band have included keyboardist Aaron Davis, saxophonist John Johnson, Gordon Sheard, Wayne Baker, Herb Koffman, Rick Tait, Steve McDade, Kirk MacDonald,

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, Gary Boigon, Phil Dwyer, Earl Leader, Norman Jones, Art Avalos, Mike Sloski, David James and Charlie Cooley.

Discography

*1980 - '' Manteca'' *1984 - ''

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'' *1986 - ''

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'' *1987 - '' Fire Me Up'' *1989 - '' Perfect Foot'' *1990 - '' Extra, Extra'' *1992 - '' Later is Now!'' *1996 - '' No Net'' *2007 - '' Onward'' *2008 - '' Fun Fun - A Night in Montreal'' *2013 - '' Monday Night at the Mensa Disco'' *2016 - '' Twelfth of Never'' *2020 - '' Augmented Indifference''

References

External links

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Article at thecanadianencyclopedia.ca
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Manteca Canadian jazz ensembles Juno Award for Instrumental Album of the Year winners Musical groups from Toronto