Shadowfax (band)
{{Short description|American new-age/electronic music group}}
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| name = Shadowfax
| image = P16329FBAAR.jpg
| caption = Photo by Sam Emerson
| background = group_or_band
| origin = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
| genre = {{hlist|Chamber jazz|new-age|electronic|blues|progressive rock}}
| years_active = 1972–1995
| label = Passport/ABC
Windham Hill
Capitol
Private Music
Earthbeat!
Sonic Images
| current_members =
| past_members = See "Members"
}}
Shadowfax was a new-age/electronic musical group formed in Chicago in the early 1970s and best known for their albums Shadowfax and Folksongs for a Nuclear Village. In 1989, they won the Grammy for Best New Age Performance for Folksongs for a Nuclear Village.Yurochko (1993) pp. 225-226 In 1993, they were nominated for the Grammy for Esperanto.
The group formed in 1972Larkin (1995) p.3727 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 took its name from Gandalf the Grey's horse Shadowfax in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.
Members
- Chuck Greenberg – lyricon, saxophone, flute (1974-1995)
- Armen Chakmakian – keyboards (1990-1995)
- David Lewis – keyboards (1984-1990)
- G. E. Stinson – guitars (1974-1990)
- Charlie Bisharat – electric violin (1986-1990)
- Phil Maggini – double bass, bass guitar, vocals (1974-1995)
- Stuart Nevitt – drums, percussion (1974-1995)
- Doug Maluchnik - acoustic grand, Baldwin & Rhodes, ARP 2600, Minimoog, Oberheim, digital sequencer, harpsichord, chamberlin
=Additional musicians=
- Emil Richards – percussion (1982-1992)
- Ramon Yslas – percussion
- Andy Abad – guitars
- Doug Maluchnik – keyboards
- Jared Stewart – keyboards (1983)
- Jamii Szmadzinski - electric violin{{cite web|url=http://www.bowedelectricity.com/szmad.htm|title=Bowed Electricity - Electric violin players, makers, and resources|website=www.bowedelectricity.com|accessdate=30 March 2018}} (1983-1986)
- Jerry Goodman – violin
Discography
- 1976 – Watercourse Way (re-mixed and partially re-recorded 1985)
- 1982 – Shadowfax
- 1983 – Shadowdance
- 1984 – The Dreams of Children
- 1986 – Too Far to Whisper
- 1988 – Folksongs for a Nuclear Village
- 1990 – The Odd Get Even
- 1991 – What Goes Around - The Best Of Shadowfax
- 1992 – Esperanto
- 1994 – Magic Theater
- 1995 – Live
- 2019 – Live at the Wise Fools Pub 1978
- 2019 – The Lost Years
Notes
- 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|0-8304-1595-5}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.chuckgreenberg.com/ Chuck Greenberg Official Site] Maintained by his widow Joy Horner Greenberg
- [http://www.armen.tv Official website for Armen Chakmakian]
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- {{Musicbrainz artist|id=23e7abef-a2dc-4e15-8068-8ee951ac2b67|name=Shadowfax }}
- {{IMDb name|nm6036780}}
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Category:1972 establishments in Illinois
Category:1995 disestablishments in Illinois
Category:Electronic music groups from Illinois
Category:American new-age music groups
Category:Chamber jazz ensembles
Category:Windham Hill Records artists
Category:Private Music artists