Chris Tarry

Chris Tarry (born 24 August 1970 at Swift Current, Saskatchewan) is a New York City-based, Canadian electric bass player, podcast producer, and writer. He is noted for his work with three-time Juno Award winning jazz group Metalwood featuring Mike Murley, Ian Froman and Brad Turner.^[1] Tarry has also performed on other projects as a sideman and gained recognition throughout North America.

Since relocating from Canada to New York in 2003, he has worked with such players and groups as John Scofield, My Brightest Diamond, Wayne Krantz, George Benson, Paul Shaffer, the Oz Noy Trio, and the Mahavishnu Project.

Since 1993 Chris has also led his own jazz group called The Chris Tarry Group^[1] and has released eight solo albums under that name. His recording, 2007's Almost Certainly Dreaming featured New York musicians Pete McCann, Dan Weiss, Henry Hey, Canadian saxophonist Kelly Jefferson, and was released on the American record label Nineteen Eight Records. "Almost Certainly Dreaming" won the Canadian Juno Award in 2008 for best contemporary jazz album of the year".

Chris Tarry's latest album, "Rest of the Story" was released on Nineteen Eight Records on 3 March 2011. The band line up remained unchanged. The album is a jazz CD and book combination featuring nine music tracks and four short stories written by Tarry. The artwork and packaging for the album was designed by Jeff Harrison at Rethink Communications with illustrations by Kim Ridgewell. "Rest of the Story" was nominated for two Canadian Juno Awards for 'Best contemporary jazz album of the year" and "Best album packaging of the year." The album took home the award for best album packaging of the year.

Tarry is also a fiction writer and podcast producer, and his work has appeared in various literary journals and magazines such as, MAD Magazine, The Literary Review, GW Review, PANK, Freefall Magazine, Monkeybicycle, and elsewhere. In 2012, his story "Here Be Dragons" was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. His first book, "How To Carry Bigfoot Home," (a collection of short fiction) was published by Red Hen Press in March 2015.

In 2017 Tarry won a Peabody Award for his work as the co-creator of the serialized fiction Podcast, The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel.

Discography

Awards and recognition

• 2017: Peabody Award The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel
• 2017: Juno Award winner, Jazz Album of the Year Group, Metalwood, "Twenty"
• 2011: Juno Award winner, Recording Package of the Year, Rest of the Story
• 2008: Juno Award winner, Contemporary Jazz Album, Almost Certainly Dreaming
• 2003: Juno Award Nomination Best Contemporary Jazz Album, Metalwood Chronic
• 2002: Western Canadian Music Award Winner Best Jazz Album, The Chris Tarry Group Of Battles Unknown Mysteries
• 2002: Canadian Independent Music Award Winner Jazz Album of the Year, The Chris Tarry Group Of Battles Unknown Mysteries
• 2002: Juno Award Nomination Best Contemporary Jazz Album, The Chris Tarry Group Of Battles Unknown Mysteries
• 2002: Juno Award Nomination Best Contemporary Jazz Album, Metalwood The Recline
• 1999: Juno Award Winner Best Contemporary Jazz Album, Metalwood 2
• 1998: Juno Award Winner Best Contemporary Jazz Album, Metalwood

References

External links

• Official Site of Chris Tarry
• Chris Tarry Bass Lesson Site
• Official Chris Tarry Writing Site
• Nineteen Eight Records
• HTMLGIANT Interview