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Alto saxophonist and flautist, born March 9th, 1957 in Manchester (USA)
died February 13, 1998

From 1981 to 1986 he toured with Lionel Hampton as lead saxophonist and musical director of the band. He also performed with Chico Hamilton's band from 1988 to 1989.
In the 90's he formed his own groups, most notably a trio and worked with all the jazz avantgarde NYC scene musicians.
Over his career he recorded fifteen albums.

ALBA


Thomas Chapin
Never Let Me Go - Quartets '95 & '96
2012, 3xCD, Album, Playscape Recordings, ,
Post Bop/Free Jazz/Contemporary Jazz
The Peter McEachern Quintet, Thomas Chapin
Shockwave
2011, CD, Album, Not On Label
William Hooker featuring Thomas Chapin
Crossing Points
2011
Borah Bergman & Thomas Chapin
Toronto 1997
2003, CD, Album, Boxholder Records
Thomas Chapin
Alive
1999, 8xCD, Comp, Enh, Knitting Factory Records, ,
Post Bop
Misako Kano Quartet Featuring Thomas Chapin
Watch Out
1998, CD, Album, Knitting Factory Works
Peggy Stern, Thomas Chapin
The Fuchsia
1997, CD, Album, Koch Jazz
Vernon Frazer Featuring Thomas Chapin
Song Of Baobab
1997, CD, Album, VFCI
Vandoorn* Featuring Thomas Chapin
President For Life
1996, CD, Album, VIA,
Under Cover Collection Band : Burkhard Stangl / Max Nagl / Tom Cora / Samm Bennett / Thomas Chapin
Hör-Fest - Steierischer Herbst '94: Under Cover Creative Music Seminar
1995, CD, Album, Knitting Factory Works, CCW Collection
Thomas Chapin
You Don't Know Me
1995, CD, Album, Arabesque Jazz, ,
Post Bop/Avant-garde Jazz/Free Improvisation
Thomas Chapin
I've Got Your Number
1993, CD, Album, Arabesque Jazz, ,
Post Bop
Thomas Chapin & Borah Bergman
Inversions
1992
Thomas Chapin
Radius
1990, CD, ,
Post Bop/Contemporary Jazz
Thomas Chapin
Spirits Rebellious
1989, LP, Album, Alacra Records, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Thomas Chapin
Thomas Chapin
1987, Cass, Not On Label
Tom Chapin*
The Bell Of The Heart
1981, LP, Album, Alacra Records,
Tom Chapin*, Charles Potter (2), Mark Sherman, Thad Wheeler
Soundworks
1980, LP, Physical Records (3)
Thomas Chapin Trio
Night Bird Song
1999, CD, Album, Knitting Factory Works
Thomas Chapin Trio
Sky Piece
1997, CD, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Thomas Chapin Trio Plus Strings*
Haywire
1996, CD, Album, Knitting Factory Works
Thomas Chapin Trio
Menagerie Dreams
1995, CD, Album, Knitting Factory Works, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Thomas Chapin Trio Plus Brass*
Insomnia
1993
Thomas Chapin Trio
Anima
1992, CD, Album, Knitting Factory Works
Thomas Chapin Trio
Third Force
1991, CD, Album, Knitting Factory Works
Machine Gun
Live At CBGB's Vol 1 06/02/87
2007, CDr, Album, Ltd, Musso Music
Thomas Chapin Trio
Ride
2006, CD, Album, Playscape Recordings
Ned Rothenberg Double Band
Parting
2004, CD, Album, Moers Music
Machine Gun
WFMU
2000, CD, Album, MuWorks Records
The Walter Thompson Orchestra
The Colonel
1998, CD, Album, Nine Winds Records, ,
Free Jazz/Contemporary Jazz/Free Improvisation
Avantango
Y En El 2.000 También - Tango & Jazz
1998, CD, Album, Epsa Music
Anthony Braxton / Mario Pavone Quintet
Seven Standards 1995
1995, CD, Album, Knitting Factory Works
Ned Rothenberg Double Band
Real And Imagined Time
1995, CD, Album, Moers Music, ,
Post Bop/Free Jazz
David Lahm Quartet
Muscle Memory Hoedown
1992, CD, Album, Generation Records (15)
Machine Gun
Pass The Ammo
1991, CD, Album, MuWorks Records, ,
Avantgarde/Free Improvisation
Ned Rothenberg Double Band
Overlays
1991, CD, Album, Moers Music, ,
Avant-garde Jazz/Jazz-Funk
Machine Gun
Open Fire
1989, ,
Avantgarde/Free Improvisation
Machine Gun
Machine Gun
1988
Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra
Made In Japan
1983
Thomas Chapin
Zaragoza 1992
2020, CDr, Unofficial, Pap, OMX

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Liba Villavecchia Trio
Birchwood
2023
Liba Villavecchia Trio
Zaidín
2022, CD, Album, Clean Feed
Eyevin Nonet
Thomas Chapin III: Unearthed
2021, CD, Album, Corne De Brume
Eyevin Apocalypse 8
Hommage à Thomas Chapin Tribute Part II
2019, CD, Album, Not On Label
Eyevin Trio
Hommage à Thomas Chapin Tribute
2018, CD, Album, Not On Label
Stefano Leonardi (3) / Stefano Pastor / Fridolin Blumer / Heinz Geisser
Conversations About Thomas Chapin
2014, CD, Album, Leo Records
The 40-Saxophone Orchestra, Norman Salant
Leap Of Faith
2012, CDr, MiniAlbum, Ltd, Not On Label (Norman Salant Self-released)
TromBari
The Devil's Hopyard
2012, CD, Album, Jazzmaniac
100nka
Potrawy, sTrawy + Kompot Gratis
2007, 2xCD, Album, Not Two Records
Machine Gun (3) With Sonny Sharrock
Live At The Gas Station 12/03/88
2007, CDr, Album, Ltd, Musso Music, ,
Free Jazz
Různí
Organized!
2007, CD,
Mario Pavone
Boom
2004, CD, Album, Playscape Recordings, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Michael Musillami Octet
Spirits
2004, CD, Album, Playscape Recordings
Michael Musillami
Beijing
2003, CD, Album, Playscape Recordings
Armen Donelian
Quartet Language
2003, CD, Playscape Recordings
Frank London
Scientist At Work
2002, CD, Album, Tzadik, ,
Fusion/Cool Jazz
Mario Pavone Nu Trio / Quintet
Mythos
2002, CD, Album, Playscape Recordings, ,
Avant-garde Jazz
Hannes Löschel - PHLS Trio
Perilous Nightwalk
2001, CD, Album, Loewenhertz
Michael Musillami
Archives
2001, CD, Album, Playscape Recordings
Michael Musillami
Groove Teacher
2000, CD, Album, Playscape Recordings
Andrew Cyrille / Mark Dresser / Marty Ehrlich
C/D/E
2000
David Lahm
Jazz Takes On Joni Mitchell
1999, CD, Album, Arkadia Jazz, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Frank London
Shekhina
1999, CDr, Not On Label
Pamela Fleming
Fearless Dreamer
1998, CD, Album, Infinite Room RPM
Různí
The Texaco New York Jazz Festival Radio Series: Live At The Knitting Factory
1998, 6xCD, Promo, Knitting Factory Records,
Různí
What Is Jazz? Festival 1996
1998, ,
Avant-garde Jazz
Misako Kano
Breakthrew
1998
Mario Pavone
Dancers Tales
1997, CD, Album, Knitting Factory Works, ,
Free Jazz/Avant-garde Jazz
Michael Blake
Kingdom Of Champa
1997, CD, Album, Intuition Records, ,
Free Jazz/Avant-garde Jazz/Fusion
Barbara Dennerlein
Junkanoo
1997, CD, ,
Latin Jazz/Jazz-Funk
Různí
New York Downtown: Jazz & Other Sounds
1996, CD, Comp, Knitting Factory Works, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Avant-garde Jazz
Daniel Schnyder
Tarantula
1996, CD, Album, Enja Records, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Contemporary/Latin Jazz
Různí
State Of The Union
1996, 2x CD, ,
Free Jazz/Avantgarde/Experimental
Různí
The Rainbow Colored Lotus - A Big Hand For Hanshin
1995, 2xCD, Comp, Polydor, ,
Fusion/Afrobeat/Eurobeat/Contemporary Jazz
Mario Pavone
Song For (Septet)
1994, CD, Album, New World Records, CounterCurrents
Ray Drummond
Continuum
1994, CD, Album, Arabesque Jazz,
Michael Musillami
The Maestro's Gamut
1994, Cass, Not On Label (Michael Musillami Self-released),
Ken Valitsky
Species Compatibility
1993, CD, Album, Knitting Factory Works, Factory Outlet
The Lionel Hampton Big Band*
Lionel (March, 29th, 1983 Kongress Hall, Dresden)
1993, 2xCD, Album, West Wind
Kiyoto Fujiwara & MG4(2)*
60 Miles High
1993, CD, Album, TDK! Records International,
Thomas Chapin Trio Plus Brass*
Insomnia
1993, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Post Bop
Michael Musillami
GlassArt
1993
John McCracken & Outloud
Blood From A Tone
1992, CD, Album, MuWorks Records
Mario Pavone
Toulon Days
1992, CD, Album, New World Records, CounterCurrents, ,
Avant-garde Jazz
Michael Musillami
The Young Child
1992, CD, Album, Stash Records
Medeski Martin & Wood
Notes From The Underground
1992
Robert Musso
Active Resonance
1992, CD, ,
Avantgarde/Indie Rock
Různí
Knitting Factory Tours Europe 1991
1991, CD, Comp, Knitting Factory Works, Enemy Records
Různí
What Is Jazz? (Knitting Factory Festival Sampler)
1991, CD, Album, Knitting Factory Works, ,
Avant-garde Jazz/Free Jazz/Fusion
Tom Varner
Long Night Big Day
1991, CD, Album, New World Records, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Různí
Live At The Knitting Factory · Volume 4
1990, CD, ,
Free Jazz/Avantgarde/Experimental
Různí
Real Estate (New Music From New York)
1990
Různí
Live At The Knitting Factory · Volume Three
1990, CD, ,
Free Jazz/Avantgarde/Experimental
Motation
Live At The Hillside
1988, LP, Album, Alacra Records, Alacra Records
Mario Pavone
Sharpeville
1988
Vernon Frazer
Sex Queen Of The Berlin Turnpike
1987, LP, Woodcrest Records, Woodcrest Records
Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra* Featuring Sylvia Bennett
Sentimental Journey
1986
Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra* Featuring Sylvia Bennett
Sentimental Journey
1985
Lionel Hampton
Ambassador At Large (Great Moments From Concert Appearances Abroad)
1984, Vinyl, ,
Swing/Big Band
Johnny Walker
Advent
1982
Lionel Hampton Introduces Axel Zwingenberger
The Boogie Woogie Album
1982, Vinyl, ,
Big Band/Swing
Rutgers University Livingston College Jazz Ensemble With Clifford Jordan And Arrangements By Paul Jeffrey
Music Of The Masters - Past And Present
1981, LP, R.J.E./P.J. Records
Lionel Hampton Allstar Big Band* With Woody Herman, The Great Jazz Trio & Friends* With Nancy Wilson
Aurex Jazz Festival '81 - AllStar Jam Session / Fusion Super Jam
1981, 4xLP, Album, Promo + Box, Eastworld, Eastworld, Eastworld, Eastworld, ,
Big Band/Swing/Bop/Hard Bop/Post Bop/Fusion
Lionel Hampton Allstar Big Band* With Woody Herman
Aurex Jazz Festival '81
1981, ,
Big Band/Swing
The Lionel Hampton Air Big Band*
Air Mail Special
2xCD, Album, ITM ARCHIVES, ,
Big Band
Lionel Hampton And His Band*
Lady Be Good / Sweethearts On Parade
12", Glad-Hamp Records, ,
Swing/Big Band
Různí
Jazz Thing Presents: Wet Paint. Wolf Kampmann's Knitting Facts
2002, CD, Comp, Knitting Factory Records,
Různí
Jazz Forum Presents "The Knitting Factory"
2001, CD, Comp, Smplr, Jazz Forum Records,
Různí
Uptight Before Christmas Again...
2000, CD, Amos House
Různí
Bell Atlantic Jazz Festival 2000
2000, CD, Comp, Smplr, KnitMedia
Různí
Howard Mandel Future Jazz
1999, CD, Comp, Knitting Factory Records,
Různí
JVC Jazz Festival '95
1995, VHS, Comp, Promo, NTSC, Hi-, JVC, ,
Jazz-Funk/Contemporary Jazz
Různí
Tribeca Grand Hotel: Fresh Sounds From Tribeca, NYC Vol. 1
CD, Comp, Knitting Factory Records, ,
Free Jazz/Illbient/Dub/Industrial/Drum n Bass
Různí
Sampler - Vol.1 (Knitting Factory - Muworks)
Cass, Album, Promo, Smplr, A.V. Arts
Medeski Martin & Wood
Notes From The Underground
2004
Andrew Cyrille / Mark Dresser / Marty Ehrlich
C/D/E