Metalwood Explained
Metalwood |
Background: | group_or_band |
Origin: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Genre: | Jazz fusion |
Label: | Maximum Jazz, Maximum Music, Blue Thumb |
Current Members: | - Mike Murley
- Brad Turner
- Ian Froman
- Chris Tarry
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Metalwood is a Canadian jazz band from Toronto, Ontario. the band was active in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and reunited in 2016.[1] The members are saxophonist Mike Murley, pianist/trumpeter Brad Turner, bassist Chris Tarry and drummer Ian Froman.[2] [3]
History
Metalwood was formed in Toronto in 1997. The group signed with Brian Watson's Maximum Music Group.[4]
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 best contemporary jazz album.
In 2016, Metalwood reunited, performing in Toronto and recording a new album, Twenty. Later that year the band went on tour to support the album, which won a Juno Award as best group jazz album of the year.[5]
Awards and recognition
- 1998: Juno Award, Best Contemporary Jazz Album, Metalwood
- 1999: Juno Award, Best Contemporary Jazz Album, Metalwood 2
- 2017: Juno Award, Best Jazz Album - Group Twenty
Discography
- 1997: Metalwood
- 1998: Metalwood 2
- 1999: Metalwood Live
- 2001: Metalwood 3
- 2001: Recline
- 2003: Chronic[6]
- 2016: Twenty
References
- Citations
External links
Notes and References
- https://ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/music/mike-murley-on-consecutive-weekends-filled-with-metalwood-and-mainstream-jazz "Mike Murley, on consecutive weekends filled with Metalwood and mainstream jazz"
- http://www.hantsjournal.ca/living/2017/4/11/windsor_s-mike-murley-picks-up-another-juno-award.html "Windsor’s Mike Murley picks up another Juno Award"
- http://kios.org/post/last-call-review-metalwoodtwentycellar-live-records "Last Call Review: Metalwood/Twenty/Cellar Live Records"
- http://www.nsnews.com/news/sae-buys-it-school-for-undisclosed-sum-1.20208433 "SAE buys IT school for undisclosed sum"
- https://lfpress.com/2017/04/01/gord-downie-wins-three-junos-at-music-awards-gala-dinner-saturday-night "Gord Downie wins three Junos at music awards gala dinner Saturday night"
- https://edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/local-arts/jazz-fusion-pioneers-metalwood-bring-excellent-new-album-to-yardbird "Jazz fusion pioneers Metalwood bring excellent new album to Yardbird"