Thomas Chapin

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Thomas Chapin , (born March 9, 1957 in Manchester (Connecticut) ; † February 13, 1998 in Providence (Rhode Island) ) was an American musician of modern creative jazz ( alto and soprano saxophone , flute , composition).

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Chapin studied at Rutgers University and then privately with Jackie McLean and Kenny Barron . From 1981 he worked with Lionel Hampton , first as first alto, then as musical director of the orchestra, before playing with Chico Hamilton from 1988 to 1989 . His first album "Radius" (with Ronnie Mathews , Ray Drummond and John Betsch ) was made in 1984. His trio (with bassist Mario Pavone and drummer Michael Sarin ) performed at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1990 and operated from the Knitting Factory to at festivals Perform all over the world and present recognized records. He also played in a duo with Borah Bergman and in other constellations, u. a. with Tom Harrell , with Sylvie Courvoisier , Kiyoto Fujiwara or the groups Machine Gun (including Jair-Rôhm Parker Wells ) and Medeski, Martin & Wood . He continued to collaborate with Drummond, Tom Varner and Ned Rothenberg . In 1995 he was invited to the New Jazz Meeting in Baden-Baden . In order to support Chapin, who had leukemia, in financing his treatment, his music colleagues organized a benefit concert shortly before his death.

Chapin had a powerful, overtone-rich sound on the saxophone, while on the flute he combined the achievements of Eric Dolphy with the overblowing technique of Rahsaan Roland Kirk . His compositions build on Ornette Coleman's conceptual approaches ; he developed his improvisations rather motivically with many quotations, dynamic contrasts and occasional excursions into the rhythm and blues .

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SURNAME Chapin, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH March 9, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Manchester (Connecticut)
DATE OF DEATH February 13, 1998
Place of death Providence (Rhode Island)