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musical group formed in Chicago in the early 1970s and best known for their albums '' Shadowfax'' and ''

Folksongs for a Nuclear Village ''Folksongs for a Nuclear Village'' is the sixth studio album by new-age/jazz group Shadowfax, their first for Capitol Records. It won the Grammy Award for Best New Age Album in 1989. "Folksong for a Nuclear Village" was a 1982 dance performa ...

''. In 1989, they won the Grammy for Best New Age Performance for ''Folksongs for a Nuclear Village''. In 1993, they were nominated for the Grammy for ''

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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

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Members

* Chuck Greenberg –

, saxophone, flute (1974-1995) *

Armen Chakmakian Armen John Chakmakian (born February 11, 1966 in Glendale, California) is an American musician, composer, recording artist, and producer. Formerly the keyboardist for the GRAMMY® award-winning band Shadowfax, their 1992 CD, ''Esperanto'' was no ...

– keyboards (1990-1995) * David Lewis – keyboards (1984-1990) *

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– guitars (1974-1990) *

Charlie Bisharat Charlie Bisharat (born March 15, 1963) is an American violinist known as a member of Shadowfax and for his work in film and with other new age jazz artists. Life and career He was born in Inglewood, California, in 1963 to Palestinian parents w ...

– 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,

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Additional musicians

* Emil Richards – percussion (1982-1992) * Ramon Yslas – percussion * Andy Abad – guitars * Doug Maluchnik – keyboards * Jared Stewart – keyboards (1983) * Jamii Szmadzinski - electric violin (1983-1986) *

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– violin

Discography

* 1976 – ''

Watercourse Way ''Watercourse Way'' is the debut album by Chicago progressive rock/new-age band Shadowfax, released in 1976 on Passport Records (and subsequently re-released by Windham Hill in 1985).ShadowfaxWatercourse Way ''allmusic.com'' Track listing #"Th ...

'' (re-mixed and partially re-recorded 1985) * 1982 – '' Shadowfax'' * 1983 – '' Shadowdance'' * 1984 – ''

The Dreams of Children ''The Dreams of Children'' is the fourth studio album by new-age group Shadowfax, the third for Windham Hill Records. Track listing # "Another Country" ( Chuck Greenberg) – 4:20 # "Snowline" (Greenberg) – 4:30 # "The Big Song" ( David C. Le ...

'' * 1986 – ''

Too Far to Whisper ''Too Far To Whisper'' is the fifth studio album by new-age group Shadowfax, the fourth and final for Windham Hill Records. Track listing # "Too Far To Whisper" ( G. E. Stinson) – 4:36 # "What Goes Around" (Stinson) – 4:29 # "China Blue" (P ...

'' * 1988 – ''

'' * 1990 – ''

The Odd Get Even ''The Odd Get Even'' is the seventh studio album by new-age/jazz group Shadowfax. Track listing # "Oasis" ( David Lewis) – 5:07 # "One Winter Morning" ( Chuck Greenberg) – 4:10 # "1001 Nights" ( Charles Bisharat) – 4:25 # "A Pause in ...

'' * 1991 – ''What Goes Around - The Best Of Shadowfax'' * 1992 – ''

'' * 1994 – ''

Magic Theater ''Magic Theater'' is the tenth studio album by the new-age/jazz group Shadowfax. Track listing # "Imaginary Islands" ( Chuck Greenberg) – 4:23 # "Hey! Your Hat's On Backwards" (Stuart Nevitt) – 4:52 # "Secret Gathering" (Armen Chakmakia ...

'' * 1995 – ''Live'' * 2019 – ''Live at the Wise Fools Pub 1978'' * 2019 – ''The Lost Years''

Notes

* Greenberg, Joy (2006) ''A Pause in the Rain'' * Larkin, Colin (1995) ''The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music'' * Yurochko, Bob (1993) ''A Short History of Jazz''

References

External links

Chuck Greenberg Official Site
Maintained by his widow Joy Horner Greenberg
Official website for Armen Chakmakian
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