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musical group formed in Chicago in the early 1970s and best known for their albums '' Shadowfax'' and ''

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''. In 1989, they won the Grammy for Best New Age Performance for ''Folksongs for a Nuclear Village''. In 1993, they were nominated for the Grammy for '' Esperanto''. The group formed in 1972 and disbanded after 1995 when

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player and leader Chuck Greenberg died of a heart attack. Having lost their signature sound, Shadowfax's members went on to other projects. The group took its name from

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's horse Shadowfax in

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Members

* Chuck Greenberg –

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, saxophone, flute (1974-1995) *

Armen Chakmakian Armen John Chakmakian (Western Armenian: Արմէն Չագմագեան; Eastern hy, Արմեն Չաքմաքյան) born (February 11, 1966) in Glendale, California) is an Armenian-American musician, composer, recording artist, and producer. Form ...

– keyboards (1990-1995) * David Lewis – keyboards (1984-1990) * G. E. Stinson – guitars (1974-1990) * Charlie Bisharat – electric violin (1986-1990) * Phil Maggini – double bass, bass guitar, vocals (1974-1995) * Stuart Nevitt – drums, percussion (1974-1995) * Doug Maluchnik - Acoustic Grand, Baldwin & Rhodes, ARP 2600, Mini Moog, Oberheim, digital sequencer, harpsichord, chamberlin

Additional musicians

* Emil Richards – percussion (1982-1992) * Ramon Yslas – percussion * Andy Abad – guitars * Doug Maluchnik – keyboards * Jared Stewart – keyboards (1983) * Jamii Szmadzinski - electric violin (1983-1986) *

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– violin * Mark Martinez – bass

Discography

* 1976 – ''

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'' (re-mixed and partially re-recorded 1985) * 1982 – '' Shadowfax'' * 1983 – '' Shadowdance'' * 1984 – ''

The Dreams of Children ''The Dreams of Children'' is the fourth studio album by new-age group Shadowfax, the third for Windham Hill Records. Track listing # "Another Country" ( Chuck Greenberg) – 4:20 # "Snowline" (Greenberg) – 4:30 # "The Big Song" ( David C. Le ...

'' * 1986 – '' Too Far to Whisper'' * 1988 – ''

'' * 1990 – ''

The Odd Get Even ''The Odd Get Even'' is the eighth studio album by new-age/jazz group Shadowfax. Track listing # "Oasis" ( David Lewis) – 5:07 # "One Winter Morning" ( Chuck Greenberg) – 4:10 # "1001 Nights" (Charles Bisharat) – 4:25 # "A Pause in the ...

'' * 1992 – '' Esperanto'' * 1994 – ''

Magic Theater ''Magic Theater'' is the tenth studio album by new-age/jazz group Shadowfax. Track listing # "Imaginary Islands" ( Chuck Greenberg) – 4:23 # "Hey! Your Hat's On Backwards" (Stuart Nevitt) – 4:52 # "Secret Gathering" (Armen Chakmakian) � ...

'' * 1995 – ''Live'' * 2019 – ''Live at the Wise Fools Pub 1978'' * 2019 – ''The Lost Years''

Notes

* Greenberg, Joy (2006) ''A Pause in the Rain'' * Larkin, Colin (1995) ''The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music'' * Yurochko, Bob (1993) ''A Short History of Jazz''

References

External links

Chuck Greenberg Official Site
Maintained by his widow Joy Horner Greenberg
Official website for Armen Chakmakian
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