Jen Chapin
Jennifer Chapin is an American singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of the singer-songwriter Harry Chapin and Sandra Chapin. She serves on the board of directors of WhyHunger, a grassroots support organization founded in 1975 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]
Jennifer "Jen" Chapin | |
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 Chapin at the Dix Hills Center for the Performings Arts, Long Island, August 4, 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 21 March 1971 Rockville Centre, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Progressive jazz, folk rock, progressive rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, producer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Labels | Hybrid, Purple Chair |
| Website | www |
Chapin's 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. She is also the sixth cousin of country singer Mary Chapin Carpenter.
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.
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