Although based in New York City, Tarry was born in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, on August 24, 1970. In 1993 he formed his own group, called -- obviously -- the Chris Tarry Group, and with said group recorded and released eight albums over the course of the ensemble's 15-year career. The lineups of Tarry's bands have been ever-changing, resulting in different sounds, but also nearly always resulting in award nominations. In 2007 the Chris Tarry Group released the album Almost Certainly Dreaming, which garnered Tarry a Juno Award nomination for 2008. Tarry won the award in an earlier instance, as a member of the group Metalwood, which featured prominent players Mike Murley, Ian Froman, and Brad Turner. He joined that group in 1996. ~ Chris True