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The Chris Tarry Group
Rest Of The Story
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2012 Juno Award Winner (Canadian Grammy)
Note: Album now available in digital format. If you buy it here, you get a PDF of the book and all the liner notes. This is not available if you buy the digital version on iTunes or CD Baby.
Multiple Juno-award-winner Chris Tarry has already won over jazz fans throughout the world with his composition and bass playing. Now, in an ambitious new effort, he shows us that his talents extend to the literary.
Chris has quietly been publishing fiction in some of the most respected literary journals in North America. With this fantastic new release, he brings together his music and his writing skills in the form of a beautiful 100 page book-bound CD.
Put together by the Grammy-nominated design team at Rethink Canada, "Rest of the Story" is a one-of-a-kind album that mixes short stories, world-class jazz, cutting edge album design, and beautiful illustrations. Here's a few links so you can get an idea of what we're talking about: See the pictures | See the video
When you buy this album, you support one of the most decorated groups in Jazz, as well as a CD that speaks to a time when beautiful album design mattered, a good story was the talk of the town, and music was more than just a click away.
"One of the best jazz groups working today!" - All About Jazz
"Rest of the Story is one of the most strikingly original packages ever to pair written word with written note." - Bass Player Magazine
"Rest of the Story is deftly crafted by musicians who transcend pigeonholes to simply be expressive and personal." - Ottawa Citizen
"Not your average jazz CD, this one...this superb effort deserves wide recognition" - Exclaim Magazine
"Rest of the Story is an exercise in the art of the CD from one of jazz's top band leaders" - Pop Matters
"The stories are brilliantly crafted, and the music is deep, with a playfulness that cannot be denied." - Bass Frontiers Magazine
with:
Chris Tarry - electric bass/tunes
Dan Weiss - drums
Pete McCann - guitar
Henry Hey - piano
Kelly Jefferson - saxophone
Almost Certainly Dreaming
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2008 Juno Award Winner (Canadian Grammy)
"Almost Certainly Dreaming finds bassist Chris Tarry's quintet in electrifyingly tight form!" -Downbeat Magazine
"One of the best jazz groups working today!" - All About Jazz
"ACD is Chris' masterpiece!" - Bass Musician Magazine
"A solid new album!" - New York Times
If you decide to download the new album here, directly from me, by pressing the handy little "download" button right up there, you get all the album artwork and liner notes along with your MP3's. This also allows you to sleep at night knowing you've paid the artist directly. I mean really, seriously, I can go straight out and buy a coffee, it's really that easy!
with:
Dan Weiss (drums)
Henry Hey (piano)
Pete McCann (guitar)
Kelly Jefferson (saxophone)
Chris Tarry is one of New York's busiest bass sidemen. His band The Chris Tarry Grouphas quickly become one of the most distinguished jazz groups working today.
Live at the Bird's Eye - Switzerland
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Here it is! The new album Live at the Bird's Eye - Switzerland
Recorded on one great night in the beautiful city of Basel, Switzerland, this recording catches The Chris Tarry Group at the height of it's 2008 European tour.
This Album will ONLY be available via download exclusively here at Christarry.com, 19/8 Records, and Chris Tarry Group gigs (via redeemable download code).
"One of the best jazz groups working today!" - All About Jazz
We would like to thank Robert Wirrmann for use of the wonderful Basel photo. See more of his work here!
with:
Chris Tarry - electric bass
Dan Weiss - drums
Kelly Jefferson - saxophone
Pete McCann - guitar
Henry Hey - piano
Chris Tarry is one of New York's busiest bass sidemen. His band The Chris Tarry Group has quickly become one of the most distinguished jazz groups working today.
Sorry to be Strange
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"Tarry's excellent American debut (Sorry to be Strange) is a resonant, single-minded bit of contemporary jazz"- Four Stars, Downbeat Magazine Feb 2007
The debut album with my New York group, really like this album, a lot of music and it captures the intensity of the band. If you download the album from this site you also get all the CD artwork.
"An album that echoes with the spirit of the New York jazz scene" - InfoMonkey
with:
Dan Weiss - drums
Jon Cowherd - piano
Pete McCann - guitar
Kelly Jefferson - saxophone
Chris Tarry - bass/tunes)
Project 33
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"With the fusion of acoustic and synthetic groove, Project 33 makes us hope that Chris Tarry reaches project 233!"- All About Jazz
Released in 2003 this album features the great percussionist Mino Cinelu (Sting, Weather Report, Miles Davis), Toronto Saxophonist Kelly Jefferson, Vancouver pianist Chris Gestrin, programmer Jesse Zubot, and myself exploring the electronica side of jazz composition with a difference.
I worte all the tunes, gave the sequences with all the programmed music to Jesse, he composed his own drum parts to the music, sent them back to me, I stripped out all the programmed music so just Jesse's drums were left and we played live to those drum tracks in the studio. Everything you hear on the album is played live except the drum parts.
Album artwork not included with this download.
with:
Kelly Jefferson - saxophone
Mino Cinelu - percussion
Chris Gestrin - piano
Jesse Zubot - programming
Chris Tarry - bass/tunes
Of Battles Unknown Mysteries
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2001 Juno Award Nominee (Canadian Grammy)
"..but the best source for insight about Tarry's musicality is his striking new CD Of Battles Unknown Mysteries!"- Chris Wong, Vancouver Courier
This is a fun, large concept album that feataures some of the best musicians in Canada! If you download the album from this site you also receive the artwork and extensive liner notes along with your MP3's
with:
Brad Turner - trumpet
Ian Froman - drums
Chris Gestrin - piano
Jim Pinchin - saxophone
Dylan van der Schyff - drums
Bill Clark - trumpet
Ron Samworth - guitar
Daryl Jahnke - guitar
Michael Occhipinti - guitar
Barry Romberg - drums
Steve Dawson - guitar
Jesse Zubot - fiddle
André Stephen - voice
Mike Murley - saxophone
Kevin Turcotte - trumpet
Chris Tarry - bass/tunes
Sevyn
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"Chris and co. delve into dramatics not touched upon by your average jazz band, or trio...it's also one of the better Edisons still testing the lights today."- All About Jazz
The popularity of The Chris Tarry Group started to grow after the release of Unition. We continued to tour and develop the sound within the trio. At the end of 97' we recorded the album Sevyn.
If you download the album from this site you also get all the album artwork along with your MP3's
with:
Ian Froman - drums
Steve Fisk - guitar
Chris Tarry - bass/tunes
Unition
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When it came time to tour Groups Project in Canada I had to pick a group that would best represent the eclectic sound of that record. I changed the focus toward a guitar trio. After that tour in '96 we made an album and the sound of The Chris Tarry Group was set.
If you download the album from this site you also get all of the CD artwork along with your MP3's
with:
Ian Froman - drums
Steve Fisk - guitar
Chris Tarry - bass/tunes
Groups Project
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This album is much more acoustic. It features three different groups that I was playing with at the time. The main focus is on some trio playing between Tommy Smith, Ian Froman, and myself. The other groups are made up of Vancouver players as well as some old friends from Boston.
with:
Ian Froman - drums
Tommy Smith - saxophone
Chris Tarry - bass/tunes
Various Others
Metalwood
Chronic
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The jazz foursome known as Metalwood is made up of saxophonist Mike Murley, bassist Chris Tarry, keyboardist/trumpeter Brad Turner, and drummer Ian Froman.
The group formed in 1997, and released a self-titled debut album that same year; an album that was completed only days after the talented members performed together for the first time. Between that formation and 2003, the group completed one album a year. They also drew lots of earnest acclaim from both jazz reviewers and fans.
The debut album from Metalwood earned the band a Juno Award (Canadian Grammy) for Best Contemporary Jazz Album in 1998. The sophomore album, Metalwood 2, brought a second Juno for the band a year later.
This album, "Chronic", their most recent and some speculate their last (2003) is considered their greatest recording.
"Jacko may have ruled the pop music scene for a good portion of the late '70s and early '80s, but jazz fusionists Metalwood recall a jazz scene from a similar time that was ruled by another Jaco - Pastorius, to be precise. The late Pastorius laid down the rubbery bass lines that made many a Weather Report album special.
Metalwood's Chronic, the group's fifth album, adeptly recalls the days when Weather Report, Herbie Hancock's Headhunters and Miles Davis (to name but a few) were pushing jazz's boundaries into electric funk territory. Granted, Metalwood sound more revisionist than innovative, but their jazz-fusion-by-numbers is still a marvel to hear"- Darrin Keene
with:
Mike Murley - saxophone
Brad Turner - trumpet, keys, piano
Chris Tarry - bass
Ian Froman - drums
The Recline
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2001 Juno Award Nominee (Canadian Grammy)
The lazy feel and relaxed soloing on the opening track, "Strollin'," set the stage for a smooth ride through a variety of jazz styles. The majority of Metalwood's songs lean toward the open funkiness of the Jazz Crusaders and late-period Miles Davis, but their orchestration is reminiscent of Weather Report. Although that invites comparison with the jazz-flavored jams of Medeski, Martin, and Wood, Metalwood's The Recline recalls the halcyon days of jazz/rock when musicians had a deeper understanding of post-bop forms and well before the term fusion became synonymous with the F-word.
with:
MIke Murley - saxophone
John Scofield - guitar
Mino Cinelu - percussion
Chris Tarry - bass
Brad Turner - keys/trumpet
Ian Froman - drums
Metalwood 3
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2000 Juno Award Nominee (Canadian Grammy)
The jazz foursome known as Metalwood is made up of saxophonist Mike Murley, bassist Chris Tarry, keyboardist/trumpeter Brad Turner, and drummer Ian Froman.
The group formed in 1997, and released a self-titled debut album that same year; an album that was completed only days after the talented members performed together for the first time. Between that formation and 2003, the group completed one album a year. They also drew lots of earnest acclaim from both jazz reviewers and fans.
The debut album from Metalwood earned the band a Juno Award (Canadian Grammy) for Best Contemporary Jazz Album in 1998. The sophomore album, Metalwood 2, brought a second Juno for the band a year later.
Metalwood "3" is the album released by the band just before they signed with the fammed Verve Music Group.
The more I listen to this band, the more I love it. It's wonderful to hear four musicians "making music," not just "playing music." And that's a rare thing. The music is electric jazz, but it's not fusion. They don't play notes in their songs or solos just to play them. Every note has meaning, and feeling. They have they're influences, but I feel they are well disguised.
This band is not a bunch of players just trying to play and write like their "idols." Every player in Metalwood has energy, feeling, vision, and focus. Mike Murley is a find! A new voice on the Tenor saxophone. Brad Turner's trumpet is strong and just as clear as his keyboards. Ian Froman, and Chris Tarry are a mad rhythm tandem! As a whole, this band is one of a kind. - Amazon.com
with:
Mike Murley - saxophone
Brad Turner - keys/trumpet
Chris Tarry - bass
Ian Froman - drums
Metalwood Live
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The very hard to find "live" album from Canada's greatest jazz group. Recorded in 1999 at the now defunct "Cameleon Urban Lounge" this album catches Metalwood at it's height!
The jazz foursome known as Metalwood is made up of saxophonist Mike Murley, bassist Chris Tarry, keyboardist/trumpeter Brad Turner, and drummer Ian Froman. The group formed in 1997, and released a self-titled debut album that same year; an album that was completed only days after the talented members performed together for the first time. Between that formation and 2002, the group completed one album a year. They also drew lots of earnest acclaim from both jazz reviewers and fans. The debut album from Metalwood earned the band a Juno Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album in 1998. The sophomore album, Metalwood 2, brought a second Juno for the band.
with:
Mike Murley - saxophone
Brad Turner - keys/trumpet
Chris Tarry - bass
Ian Froman - drums
Metalwood 2
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1998 Juno Award Winner (Canadian Grammy)
The jazz foursome known as Metalwood is made up of saxophonist Mike Murley, bassist Chris Tarry, keyboardist/trumpeter Brad Turner, and drummer Ian Froman.
The group formed in 1997, and released a self-titled debut album that same year; an album that was completed only days after the talented members performed together for the first time. Between that formation and 2003, the group completed one album a year. They also drew lots of earnest acclaim from both jazz reviewers and fans.
The debut album from Metalwood earned the band a Juno Award (Canadian Grammy) for Best Contemporary Jazz Album in 1998. The sophomore album, this album, Metalwood 2, brought a second Juno for the band a year later.
with:
Mike Murley - saxophone
Brad Turner - trumpet/keys
Chris Tarry - bass
Ian Froman - drums
Metalwood
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1997 Juno Award Winner (Canadian Grammy)
The album that started it all, the classic 1997 self titled debut of Canada's greatest jazz group Metalwood.
The jazz foursome known as Metalwood is made up of saxophonist Mike Murley, bassist Chris Tarry, keyboardist/trumpeter Brad Turner, and drummer Ian Froman.
The group formed in 1997, and released a self-titled debut album that same year; an album that was completed only days after the talented members performed together for the first time. Between that formation and 2003, the group completed one album a year. They also drew lots of earnest acclaim from both jazz reviewers and fans.
The debut album from Metalwood, this one, earned the band a Juno Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album in 1997. The sophomore album, Metalwood 2, brought a second Juno for the band a year later.
with:
Mike Murley - saxophone
Brad Turner - trumpet/keys
Chris Tarry - bass
Ian Froman - drums
Other Projects
Quixotic - Sneakin In
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Power, rock, fusion, jazz, country New York super trio. If you download this album from the site you also get all the CD artwork.
with:
Alec Berlin - guitar
Shannon Ford - drums
Chris Tarry - bass
Three Sisters - Village
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"It's phenomenally played and well-written, and its variety of styles never gives the impression that different bands are playing this music. This is a Village worth visiting!"- All About Jazz
This is a great CD from four of Canada's top jazz musicians. All four members contribute great compositions for what turns out to be a terrific two guitar album in the style of all those ECM bass desires albums from back in the day. You also get all the CD artwork with your download.
with:
Daryl Jahnke - guitar
Geoff Young - guitar
Chris Tarry - bass
Barry Romberg - drums
Junction - Self Portrait
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One of Canada's top electric jazz groups. Great tunes and world class playing in the style of Pat Metheny, The Yellowjackets, and Weather Report but with a style all their own.
with:
Daryl Jahnke - guitar
Dave Robbins - drums
Chris Gestrin - organ
Chris Tarry - bass
Sponge
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For those of you who like it out, here's a recording featuring Chris and world famous jazz drummer Dylan Van der Schyff in a studio duo setting.
From a nether corner of the ambient world comes Sponge, a largely improvised and very eclectic take on the subject. The duet has conjured up a visceral sea of sound and imagination which is sometimes calming, sometimes disturbing, sometimes both at the same time. Don't mistake Sponge for another hypnotic, into-the-void wallpaper music CD. Sponge is too emphatic and embodies a greater musical presence than most ambient releases, largely owing to van der Schyff's deep background in improvised and new musics and to Tarry's multifaceted experience across the musical spectrum. 24 minutes of live improvised electronics.
"Each of the five pieces of assertive Ambient improvisation forms a lean, concentrated soundscape. Well worth hearing?" - Julian Cowley, The Wire
"[A] set that can be recommended equally to hardcore devotees of Brian Eno or the cutting edge of free improv." - David Lewis, Exclaim.
with:
Dylan van der Schyff - drums, loops, samples
Chris Tarry - bass, voice, tape recorder, samples