Great Uncles of the Revolution explained

Great Uncles of the Revolution is a Canadian band that consists of Jesse Zubot, a violinist/mandolinist, and Steve Dawson, a guitarist/dobro player. Their musical style draws on contemporary bluegrass and jazz.

History

In 2001 the band released an album, Great Uncles of the Revolution Stand Up!.[1] Jazz trumpeter Kevin Turcotte plays on the album, along with bassist Andrew Downing, who composed much of the music.[2] The album won a 2002 West Coast Music Award.[3]

The Great Uncles performed at the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal in 2002, winning the Grand Prix de Jazz.[4] In 2003 the Great Uncles performed in western Canada,[5] and worked on a follow-up album. The result, bLOW tHE hOUSE dOWN won a 2004 Juno Award as Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year.[6] [7] Two of the songs on the album were composed by Turcotte.[8]

The group continued to perform occasionally for several more years, although its members were busy with other musical collaborations.[9]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/great-uncles-of-the-revolution-stand-up!-mw0001272163 "Great Uncles of the Revolution Stand Up!"
  2. https://exclaim.ca/music/article/downing_turcotte_zubot_dawson-great_uncles_of_revolution "Downing, Turcotte, Zubot and Dawson Great Uncles of the Revolution Stand Up"
  3. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/nickelback-delerium-collect-awards/article4132263/links/?arc404=true "Nickelback, Delerium collect awards"
  4. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/uncles-take-home-montreal-jazz-prize/article4137480/ "Uncles take home Montreal jazz prize"
  5. https://newspaperarchive.com/medicine-hat-news-dec-31-2003-p-7/ "Looking back on the local scene"
  6. https://junoawards.ca/nomination/2004-contemporary-jazz-album-of-the-year-great-uncles-of-the-revolution/ "Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year 2004"
  7. http://www.soulshine.ca/news/newsarticle.php?nid=419 "CARAS Scores A Hit With 2004 Juno Awards"
  8. https://www.sudbury.com/local-news/canadian-jazz-legend-hails-from-sudbury-207254 "Canadian jazz legend hails from Sudbury"
  9. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/playing-up-a-storm-on-the-improv-scence/article1082334/ "Playing up a storm on the improv scence (sic)"

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