12 Facts About Jesse Zubot

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Jesse Zubot is a Canadian musician primarily known for his violin playing.

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Jesse Zubot was a member of 2004 Juno Award-winning group Great Uncles of the Revolution.

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Since 2003 Jesse Zubot has toured with throat-singer Tanya Tagaq, Dan Mangan, 7-piece art-rock ensemble Fond of Tigers, Stars, Hawksley Workman, Ndidi Onukwulu, Jim Byrnes, Kelly Joe Phelps and many others.

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Jesse Zubot is a member of the seven-piece post-everything ensemble Fond of Tigers.

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Since the early 2000s Jesse Zubot has spent time working in the improvised and creative music scenes with artists such as Evan Parker, Jean Martin, Francois Houle, Joe Fonda, Mats Gustafsson, Orkestra Rova, Dylan van der Schyff, Tony Wilson, Fred Frith, Peggy Lee, David Tronzo, Gerry Hemingway, Henry Kaiser, Matthew Bourne, Nels Cline, Humcrush and many others.

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Jesse Zubot has produced recordings for artists Tanya Tagaq, Alpha Yaya Diallo, Inhabitants, Ndidi Onukwulu, Fond of Tigers, Viviane Houle, Tony Wilson, Copilots, The Sands and many others.

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Jesse Zubot has composed pieces for both the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and Symphony Nova Scotia.

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Jesse Zubot is a three-time recipient of the National Jazz Award for Violinist of the Year.

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On 27 May 2014 Tagaq released the album Animism, produced by Jesse Zubot and released by Six Shooter Records.

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Jesse Zubot was nominated for a Juno Award in the 'Producer of the Year' category in 2015 for his work on Tanya Tagaq's 'Animism'.

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On 12 Jan 2015 Jesse Zubot was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award with Dan Mangan for their Original Score to the feature film Hector and the Search for Happiness.

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Jesse Zubot was named 'Producer of the Year' at the 2015 Western Canadian Music Awards.