Dig'Em Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 This message from Downtown Music Gallery (http://www.downtownmusicgallery.com): A TOAST TO THE LATE, GREAT THOMAS CHAPIN! Whose 50th Birthday takes place today, March 9th, 2007! Thomas Chapin, who died of leukemia on February 17th 1998 just a few days short of his 41st birthday, was one of the greatest of all spirit forces and an amazing saxist, flutist, bandleader and composer. Anyone whoever heard him perform live, knew how special he really was. Any of his dozen + recordings on Alacra, MuWorks, Knitting Factory Works, Arabesque and Playscape will give you an inkling of how his sound and playing were amongst the best of the giants of jazz and other magic musics. Thomas can also be heard on recordings with Machine Gun, Mario Pavone, The Ned Rothenberg Double Band, Michael Musillami, Armen Donelian, Robert Musso, Michael Blake and Anthony Braxton. For anyone who knew him as a friend, he was also one of the nicest, most gentle and generous of humans. - Bruce Lee Gallanter, DMG The website dedicated to Thomas Chapin has just been launched today, on what would have been his 50th Birthday, organized by his beloved wife Terri Go to http://www.thomaschapin.com to learn more about the life and works of this phenomenal musician!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 Thanks. The list of festival appearances includes the 1993 festival in Vancouver, where I saw Mr. Chapin for the first time. That was one of the great concerts I've seen in my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 RIP, Mr. Chapin. You made some great music. I'll give Sky Piece and Night Bird Song a spin this weekend. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunky Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 There is a reason for me using TC's picture as my avatar for some years now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ep1str0phy Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 Count me among the fans. What a powerful, personal voice. (A shame his stuff is so difficult to track down; I picked up the box on a lark--it changed some things for me.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunky Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 Glasgow Jazz Festival 1994 - my photograph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kh1958 Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 If you have his leader dates, I recommend searching out his sideman appearances. For example, the Ned Rothenberg Double Band is very good--Overlays and Real and Imagined Time are outstanding. The two dates with Misako Kano--Breakthru and Watch Out, are quite good, as are the Michael Musillami dates. There are also some excellent Chapin appearances on the Peggy Stern, John McCracken, and Robert Musso dates listed in the discography. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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