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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.
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]
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