Metalwood

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Metalwood is a Canadian jazz band from Toronto, Ontario.[1][2] the band was active in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and reunited in 2016.[3] The members are saxophonist Mike Murley, pianist/trumpeter Brad Turner, bassist Chris Tarry and drummer Ian Froman.[4][5]

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Metalwood
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
GenresJazz fusion
LabelsMaximum Jazz, Maximum Music, Blue Thumb
Members
  • Mike Murley
  • Brad Turner
  • Ian Froman
  • Chris Tarry
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History

Metalwood was formed in Toronto in 1997.[5] The group signed with Brian Watson's Maximum Music Group.[6]

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.[7]

Awards and recognition

  • 1998: Juno Award, Best Contemporary Jazz Album, Metalwood[8]
  • 1999: Juno Award, Best Contemporary Jazz Album, Metalwood 2[8]
  • 2017: Juno Award, Best Jazz Album - Group Twenty[8]

Discography

  • 1997: Metalwood
  • 1998: Metalwood 2
  • 1999: Metalwood Live
  • 2001: Metalwood 3
  • 2001: Recline
  • 2003: Chronic[9]
  • 2016: Twenty

References

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