Jen Chapin
| Jen Chapin | |
|---|---|
 Chapin at the Dix Hills Center for the Performings Arts, Long Island, 4th August 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Born |
21 March 1971 Rockville Centre, NY, United States |
| Genres | Progressive jazz, folk rock, progressive rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, record producer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Labels | Hybrid Recordings Purple Chair Music |
| Website | Jen Chapin.com |
Jen Chapin is an American singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of the singer-songwriter Harry Chapin and his wife, Sandra Chapin. She serves on the board of directors of WhyHunger, a grassroots support organization founded by her father and the current executive director Bill Ayres. She has been compared at times with Laura Nyro, Tori Amos and Alanis Morissette.[1] Chapin's own website describes her music as "jazz tinged urban folk soul...incorporating the funk, soul and improvisation of the city".[2]
She studied at Brown University and the Berklee College of Music.
When Chapin tours, she often plays with her husband, the bass guitarist Stephan Crump, as well as the guitarist Jamie Fox, a group usually billed as the "Jen Chapin Trio" (and described as "a nationally known urban folk group").[3]
She has appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and has worked with Bruce Springsteen.[4]
Chapin lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and their sons, Maceo and Van.
Discography
- 2000 Live at the Bitter End (Purple Chair Music)
- 2002 Open Wide (Purple Chair Music)
- 2004 Linger (Hybrid Recordings)
- 2006 Ready (Hybrid Recordings)
- 2008 Light of Mine (Purple Chair Music)
- 2009 ReVisions: Songs of Stevie Wonder (Chesky)
- 2013 Reckoning (Purple Chair Music)
References
- ↑ Metzger, John (March 2004). "Jen Chapin, Linger". The Music Box. 11 (3). Retrieved 27 May 2010.
- ↑ "Jen Chapin". Jen Chapin Official Website. 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
- ↑ Newsleader.com."Folk trio to perform at hunger conference", 16 October 2007. Retrieved 28 November 2007
- ↑ Hall, Theresa. "Promoter would bring concerts to Kallet", Oneida Dispatch, 5 October 2007. Retrieved 28 November 2007.
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