Metalwood

Canadian jazz band

Metalwood

Origin| Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres| Jazz fusion
Labels| Maximum Jazz, Maximum Music, Blue Thumb
Members|

* Mike Murley
* Brad Turner
* Ian Froman
* Chris Tarry

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]

## History

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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

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* 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

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

## References

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Citations

1. ^ Hopkin, Kenyon. "Metalwood Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
2. ^ C, Scott (8 July 1999). "Metalwood makes it up as they go along". Montreal Mirror. Quebecor: Sun Media. ISSN 0833-8086. OCLC 15997017. Retrieved 12 November 2006.
3. ^ "Mike Murley, on consecutive weekends filled with Metalwood and mainstream jazz". Peter Hum, Ottawa Citizen January 29, 2016
4. ^ "Windsor’s Mike Murley picks up another Juno Award". Hants Journal, on April 11, 2017
5. ^ a b "Last Call Review: Metalwood/Twenty/Cellar Live Records". KIOS 91.5 Omaha Public Radio, By Chris Cooke • Sep 10, 2016
6. ^ "SAE buys IT school for undisclosed sum". North Shore News, Jeremy Shepherd May 26, 2017
7. ^ "Gord Downie wins three Junos at music awards gala dinner Saturday night". London Free Press, Lynn Saxberg and Peter Hum. April 1, 2017
8. ^ a b c "Juno Awards Database". Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
9. ^ "Jazz fusion pioneers Metalwood bring excellent new album to Yardbird". Roger Levesque Edmonton Journal, September 14, 2016

## External links

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* Mike Murley's Official Site
* Chris Tarry's Official Site
* Ian Froman's Official Site
* Brad Turner's Official Site
* Metalwood at IMDb
* "Metalwood legacy built on a solid foundation" Erin McPhee / North Shore News September 8, 2016

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

Artists|

* MusicBrainz