Larry Ernewein is an active jazz musician and a pilot. During the 1970s he was a member of the Canadian jazz-rock group, Truck. He is also the owner, operator of Innerkip Aerodrome. He is also a judge and competitor in aerobatic competitions. Background In the early 1960s, as youngsters, Larry Ernewein and three of his friends were paid $5 a piece to pull down wrestling rings at the CKCO-TV studio and get bandstand sets in place.Toronto Star, Fri., Dec. 10, 2021- LOcal History, Flash from the Past: Live from Kitchener, it’s TV wrestling
Passionate about music at a young age, Larry Ernewein joined the rock group Truck when he left high school. Sport Aerobatics, April, 2019 - Page 23 2018 L. PAUL SOUCY AWARD, >LARRY ERNEWEIN IAC 12058 BY JIM BOURKE
A former Air Canada pilot, he has been competing in flying completions since the mid-1980s. An aerobatic judge and contest director, he once directed the Canadian National Aerobatic Championships. In 2018, and at age 67, he won the L. Paul Soucy Award. He was also the first Canadian to do so.International Aerobatic Club - 2018 PAUL SOUCY AWARD WINNER ANNOUNCEDWoodstock Sentinel Review, Mar 07, 2019 - Local News, Innerkip pilot earns international award
Music By 1972, Ernewein was a member of Truck. Along with members, Brian Wray, Jimmy Roberts, Joey Miquelon, Mike Curtis and Graham Lear, he was pictured in the May 6 issue of RPM Weekly.RPM Weekly, Volume 17 No. 12 May 6, 1972 - Page 5 SUNDOG PRODUCTIONS SIGN TRUCKSport Aerobatics, April, 2019 - Page 23 2018 L. PAUL SOUCY AWARD, > LARRY ERNEWEIN IAC 12058 BY JIM BOURKE While in the band, the album they recorded spent six weeks in the chart.RPM Weekly, Volume 17 No. 12 May 6, 1972 - Page 5 SUNDOG PRODUCTIONS SIGN TRUCKRPM Weekly, Volume 19 No. 10 April 21, 1973 - Page 15 RPM100 ALBUMS, April 21, 1973RPM Weekly, Volume 19 No. 15 May 26, 1973 - RPM100 ALBUMS, May 26, 1973 He left the band in 1972 and was replaced by Jim Chricton.The Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedia - TRUCK
Like former members of Truck, Sandy McKay (when Truck was Sound SpectrumRock My World - Truck (jazz rock)) and Brian Wray,The Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedia - TRUCKWortley Village jazz&blues FESTIVAL - Sandy MacKay Jazz Quartet with Denise Pelley The London Free Press, Jun 14, 2022 - Local Arts, Aeolian jazz bash heralds London festival season's long-awaited return - Joe Belanger Ernewein would gravitate towards jazz.Woodfield Jazz - Past Shows Jennifer Thorpe Quartet519 Magazine, September 3, 2020 - 2020 Forest City London Music Awards Nominees, JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL (SOLO or GROUP)The Aeolian, 27 Feb 2020 - All For You: A Jazz Tribute to John Noubarian
In 2010, he was part of the backing band for After Four which was made up of Jenny Nauta, Theresea Wallis, Dave Nauta and Dave WIlliams. They recorded an album, An After Four Christmas. The backing band included Fred Blaumas on guitar, Don DiCarlo on piano, Alex Ernewein on piano, himself on bass, Ken Foster on saxophone, Rob Larose on percussion, Sandy McKay on drums, Rona Nauta on synthesizer, Charles Rallo on piano and Dave Williams on piano.SideStreet Review, Issue 6, Winter 2010 - Page 94 An After Four Christmas, After Four The group were winners of the 1st Annual Jack Richardson Awards for Best Jazz Vocal Group.London Public Library Access Magazine, November / December 2006 - Page 10 Jazz for the People: After Four & More (Wolf Performance Hall) Drummer Sandy MacKay was from Sound Spectrum, the early version of Truck.citizenfreak.com (© Museum of Canadian Music) - Truck ST
In 2018, Ernewein was pictured on Facebook with former Truck bandmate Jimmy Roberts, Dave Beatty and Neil Nickafor. The photo was in a studio where Beatty and Roberts had been recording.RPM Weekly, Volume 17 No. 12 May 6, 1972 - Page 5 G PRODUCTIONS SIGN TRUCKQED Media Facebook, 11 August 2018 - Dave Beatty in the studio recording sessions with Jimmy Saxman Roberts ...
In 2019, along with Chris Norley on guitar and Richard Brisco on drums, he was playing bass behind Jennifer Thorpe as part of the Jennifer Thorpe Quartet.World of Jazz - Past Shows, September 27, 2019
He was a Forest City London Music Awards nominee in 2020.519 Magazine, September 3, 2020 - Headlines, 2020 Forest City London Music Awards Nominees, JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL (SOLO or GROUP)
Aviation Having lost some of his passion for music, he turned his interests to flying. He started learning to fly in the mid-1970s. His first real job was working a flight instructor. In 1979, he became a pilot for Air Canada.Sport Aerobatics, April 2019 - Page 23 2018 L. PAUL SOUCY AWARD, >LARRY ERNEWEIN IAC 12058 BY JIM BOURKE
He worked on the 2009 film, Amelia that starred Hilary Swank and Richard Gere doing some of the aerobatic flying maneuvers.Rotten Tomatoes - AMELIASport Aerobatics, April, 2019 - Page 23 2018 L. PAUL SOUCY AWARD, >LARRY ERNEWEIN IAC 12058 BY JIM BOURKE
In 2015, he was participating in the fifth-annual Bill Thomas U.S./Canada Aerobatic Challenge, flying thousands of feet of above the Cattaraugus County-Olean Airport. With a crowd of anxious onlookers on the ground, he cut the engine of his homemade Bücker-Jungmann and sent it into a free fall. A few seconds later the engine kicked in and he pulled the plane up safely.Olean Times Herald, Aug 23, 2015 - Olean aerial skill contest continues today By KELSEY BOUDIN Also that year, Space Shuttle astronaut, Bjarni Tryggvason flew with him in his Bücker Jungmann.Skies Magazine, September 30, 2015 - Canadian astronaut celebrates his 70th birthday
Current He operates the Innerkip Aerodrome which is located 1.4 nautical miles north of Innerkip, Ontario, Canada.Airports-Worldwide.com - Innerkip Aerodrome
He is now part of the Nevin Campbell Trio which is made up of Campbell on piano, himself of bass and former Sound Spectrum drummer Sandy McKay.London Ontario Jazz Hub - DEC 7 NEVIN CAMPBELL TRIOcitizenfreak.com (© Museum of Canadian Music) - Truck ST Discography + Albums Act Release Catalogue Year Role Notes Truck Truck Capitol ST 6388 1973 Bass guitar Vinyl LPMusic Metason - ArtistInfo, Truck,Truck After Four An After Four Christmas CD Baby 0829982113924 2010 Bass guitar Compact discSideStreet Review, Issue 6, Winter 2010 - Page 94 An After Four Christmas, After Four
Further reading Sport Aerobatics, April 2019 Article page 22 - 24
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External links Imdb: Larry Ernewein