Jim Chapin
James Forbes "Jim" Chapin (* 23. July 1919 in New York City ; † 4. July 2009 in Fort Myers , Florida ) was an American jazz - drummer , author and music teacher.
Live and act
Harry Chapin's father was the son of the painter James Ormsbee Chapin , his mother was a teacher. He was a direct descendant of Deacon Samuel Chapin , who immigrated in 1638 and was one of the founders of Springfield, Massachusetts . He grew up in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan and initially studied at Bard College , but soon left it to embark on a career as a drummer at the age of eighteen; he took lessons from Sanford A. Moeller . In 1939/40 he appeared at the World's Fair in Flushing (New York City) with Gene Krupa ; he then belonged to Glen Gray's Casa Loma Orchestra . In 1943 he was drafted into the military, some of which he spent in a band with George Duvivier , George Koenig and Wild Bill Davison .
From 1948 until 1971 he lived in Manhattan, where he worked as a musician and as a drum teacher (initially at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Modern Music ). In 1948 he published a first textbook in which he introduced the technique of "coordinated independence"; Advanced Techniques for the Modern Drummer has become one of the world's most successful drumming books. In 1971 the second volume, Advanced Techniques for the Modern Drummer, Volume II, Independence - the Open End, appeared .
In addition to his teaching activities, he directed a sextet in 1953, which also included Phil Woods . From 1954 to 1956 he played every Monday with his band in Birdland . He also played in the bands of Red Norvo , Tony Pastor , Tommy Dorsey , Woody Herman and Marshall Grant (1958-1960). In the 1960s he also worked with his sons Stephen, Tom and Harry in their folk band The Chapin Brothers . He spent his later years in Florida.
Prizes and awards
In 1994 he received the American Eagle Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award from Berklee College of Music in Boston for his achievements in music education . In 1995 he was inducted into the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame .
Discographic notes
- Jim Chapin: Songs, Solos, Stories (Vols. 1 and 2)
Lexigraphic entries
- Carlo Bohländer , Karl Heinz Holler: Reclam's jazz guide . Reclam, Stuttgart 1970, ISBN 3-15-010185-9 ( Reclam's universal library 10185/10196).
- Leonard Feather , Ira Gitler : The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz . Oxford University Press, New York NY et al. 2007, ISBN 978-0-19-532000-8 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chapin, Jim |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Chapin, James Forbes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz drummer, author, and music educator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 23, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th July 2009 |
| Place of death | Fort Myers , Florida |