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Musicians

Ara Djinkian

Armenian-American oud player who recorded and played with Thomas

Armen Donelian

nyc jazz pianist with whom Thomas played

Marty Ehrlich

world-renowned multi-reedist and downtown nyc musician with whom Thomas played

D.D. Jackson

award-winning jazz pianist-composer who performed with Thomas

Arthur Kell

nyc jazz bassist with whom Thomas played

Peter Madsen

pianist who played and recorded with Thomas

Michael Musillami

Connecticut guitarist who played and recorded with Thomas, founder of Playscape Recordings.

Mario Pavone

celebrated and prolific composer-bassist-band leader and Thomas' long-time bassist

Ned Rothenberg

world-class multi-reedist and downtown nyc musician with whom Thomas played in his Double Band

Peggy Stern

nyc jazz pianist with whom Thomas played

Steve Swell

trombonist-composer and educator who performed with Thomas in Hamp's band

Sue Terry

world-class saxophonist who performed with Thomas Chapin and were high school music comrades

Walter Thompson

founder and director of Sound Painting and The Walter Thompson Orchestra with whom Thomas Chapin played

John Zorn

Downtown musician who played with Thomas on Menagerie Dreams and other projects.

Organizations

Duke Special Collections

Thomas Chapin papers are held by the Rare Book, Manuscript and Special Collections Library at Duke University

www.festivalproductions.net

George Wein-founded jazz concert productions upon whose international stages Thomas’ trio played during the 80s and 90s through huge support of past-President/Music Impresario, John Phillips.

www.outwardvisions.com

jazz & arts educational organization founded by Marty Khan

Others

allaboutjazz.com

The premiere online jazz news center for the world. View "Top 200 Jazz Legends." Thomas Chapin is number 110. Click on his name for more...

BBC Radio Tribute to Thomas Chapin

Listen to BBC Radio's Tribute to Thomas Chapin during the Lift Off! Concerts on the Tenth Anniversry of Chapin's Passing in 2008. 2nd interview on the program.

Downtown Music Gallery

used, rare and new lp’s and cd’s of downtown musicians and more

Enid Farber Photography

celebrated photographer of musicians since 1979

Olena Productions: Film on Thomas Chapin

View "Jazz Man: Thomas Chapin in Hawaii." 7 mins., color, 1993. Directed by Stephanie Castillo, Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker from Hawaii.

Playscape Recordings

Independent label documenting creative music by a core group of veteran composer/improvisers including: Peter Madsen, Mario Pavone, Michael Musillami, Thomas Chapin, Armen Donelian, George Schuller, Ted Rosenthal, Tom Christensen and more.

thisdesignstudio

designer for musicians and Thomas Chapin website and CDs

www.frontrowphotos.com

jazz photographer Jack Vartoogian