Shadowfax (band)
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 Photo by Sam Emerson.
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Chicago, USA |
| Genre(s) | Chamber jazz New Age Electronic Blues |
| Years active | 1972–1995 |
| Label(s) | Passport/ABC Windham Hill Capitol Private Music Sonic Images |
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| Chuck Greenberg Charlie Bisharat Armen Chakmakian Phil Maggini Stuart Nevitt G. E. Stinson Jamil Szmadzinski Ramon Yslas Andy Abad David Lewis |
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Shadowfax is a new age/electronic musical group, best known for their albums Shadowfax and Folksongs for a Nuclear Village. In 1988 they won the Grammy for Best New Age Performance for Folksongs for a Nuclear Village.[1] In 1992 they were nominated for the Grammy for Esperanto.
The group formed in 1972[2] and disbanded after 1995 when Lyricon player and leader Chuck Greenberg died of a heart attack. Having lost their signature sound, Shadowfax's members went on to other projects.
The group takes its name from Gandalf's horse Shadowfax in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.
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[edit] Members
- Chuck Greenberg Lyricon, saxophones, flutes
- Phil Maggini Basses, vocals
- Stuart Nevitt Drums, percussion
- G. E. Stinson Guitars
- Armen Chakmakian Keyboards
- Charlie Bisharat Electric Violins
- David Lewis Keyboards
- Jamil Szmadzinski Violin
- Ramon Yslas Percussion
- Andy Abad Guitars
- Doug Maluchnik Keyboards
- Jared Stewart Keyboards
- Jerry Goodman Violin
[edit] Discography
- Watercourse Way (1976; re-released 1985)
- Shadowfax (1982)
- Shadowdance (1983)
- The Dreams of Children (1984)
- Too Far to Whisper (1986)
- Folksongs for a Nuclear Village (1988)
- The Odd Get Even (1990)
- Esperanto (1992)
- Magic Theater (1994)
- Live (1995)
[edit] References
- Greenberg, Joy (2006) "A Pause in the Rain" ISBN 1-60145-018-4
- Larkin, Colin (1995) "The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music" ISBN 1-56159-176-9
- Yurochko, Bob (1993) "A Short History of Jazz" ISBN 0-83041-595-5
[edit] External links
- Shadowfax discography at MusicBrainz
- Shadowfax at Allmusic
- Armen Chakmakian and Armen Blog Official website and blog for Armen Chakmakian, Shadowfax keyboardist.
- Grammy.com
