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.
Historyedit
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]
Referencesedit
^"Great Uncles of the Revolution Stand Up!". Allmusic Review by Eugene Chadbourne
^"Downing, Turcotte, Zubot and Dawson Great Uncles of the Revolution Stand Up". Exclaim!, by Michael Johnston. Dec 01, 2001
^"Nickelback, Delerium collect awards". The Globe and Mail, Vancouver, Mar. 08, 2002
^"Uncles take home Montreal jazz prize". The Globe and Mail, July 8, 2002, Mark Miller
^"Looking back on the local scene". Medicine Hat News, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada/ December 31, 2003.
^"Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year 2004". Juno Awards website
^"CARAS Scores A Hit With 2004 Juno Awards" 2016-08-15 at the Wayback Machine. Soul Shine. 2004-04-05
^"Canadian jazz legend hails from Sudbury". Northern Life, BY Scott Hunter Hadow, Mar 20, 2006
^"Playing up a storm on the improv scence (sic)". The Globe and Mail, Robert Everett-Green, September 13, 2007
January 01, 1970
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