Great Uncles of the Revolution

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.

History

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]

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