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.
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]