Jim Chapin
Jim Chapin | |
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Chapin in 2006 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | July 23, 1919 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | July 4, 2009 (aged 89) Fort Myers, Florida, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
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| Instrument | Drums |
| Children | 10, including Harry, Tom, and Steve |
| Parents |
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| Family | Kenneth Burke (father-in-law) Jen Chapin, Chapin Sisters (granddaughters) Samuel Chapin (descendant) |
James Forbes Chapin (/ˈtʃeɪpɪn/ CHAY-pin) (July 23, 1919 – July 4, 2009) was an American jazz drummer and the author of books about jazz drumming. He is in the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame and was posthumously inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 2011.