- Release Date: 1983
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- Genres: Jazz
- Instrumental, Chamber Jazz, Adult Alternative Major Members: Chuck Greenberg, Phil Maggini, Stuart Nevitt, G.E. Stinson, Charlie Bisharat
- Representative Albums: "Pure Shadowfax", "Shadowfax", "What Goes Around: The Best of Shadowfax
- Representative Songs: "Angel's Flight", "Shadowdance", "New Electric India
Biography
One of new age electronic music's earliest and best-known proponents, Shadowfax was formed in Chicago in 1972 by saxophonist Chuck Greenberg, guitarist G.E. Stinson and bassist Phil Maggini. Originally a blues band, the trio soon began exploring chamber jazz and folk; even medieval music began creeping into the mix, appropriately enough for a group named in honor of a horse from J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings series. Adding drummer Stuart Nevin in 1974, Shadowfax issued their debut LP, Watercourse Way, two years later; failing to make an immediate impact, the quartet did attract a cult following which continued to grow following their subsequent signing to the Windham Hill label. 1982's eponymously titled effort was their commerical breakthrough, reaching the upper rungs of the Billboard jazz charts; for the follow-up, 1983's Shadowdance, Shadowfax's ranks swelled with the additions of violinist Jamii Szmadzinski and pianist/synth player Jared Stewart. The group endured multiple personnel changes in the years to follow, with founding members Greenberg and Maggini both remaining constants well into the 1990s. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide| Discography: Shadowfax |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Chicago, USA |
| Genres | Chamber jazz New Age Electronic Blues |
| Years active | 1972–1995 |
| Labels | 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 Jamii Szmadzinski Ramon Yslas Andy Abad David Lewis |
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Shadowfax was 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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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
- Ramon Yslas – percussion
- Andy Abad – guitars
- Doug Maluchnik – keyboards
- Jared Stewart – keyboards
- Jerry Goodman – violin
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)
References
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
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