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Jen Chapin
Jen Chapin’s music is urban folk soul
— story songs that search for community and
shared meaning, powered by the funk and
improvisation of the city. Critics have
hailed her work as “brilliant.. soulfully
poetic” (NPR), “thoughtful … worth-savoring”
(People), “addictive” (Boston
Globe), “smart, observant, lyrically
deft, politically aware and emotionally
intuitive” (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel).
JazzTimes has
called her “a first-rate storyteller” while
Relix regards her as “one of the
freshest voices singing today.” Jen has been
featured on “Late Nite with Conan O’Brien”,
NPR’s Mountain Stage and WoodSongs Old-Time
Radio Hour, Sirius Satellite’s The Loft with
Mike Marrone and Mary Sue Twohy’s The
Village, been honored by the USA Songwriting
Competition, has performed on stage with
Bruce Springsteen, and has opened up for
Bruce Hornsby, Smokey Robinson, and the
Neville Brothers..
Her performances are
powerful, spotlighting the world-class
musicianship and rare chemistry of
Grammy-nominated acoustic bassist/husband
Stephan Crump and “unflappable melodist”
(New York Times) guitarist Jamie Fox.
Jen’s music reflects
a diversity of experience. She is mother to 8
year old Maceo and 4 year old Van Crump. She is
an activist,
with a life-long involvement in WhyHunger
(founded in 1975 by Jen’s late father Harry
Chapin), an organization that champions
innovative, community-based solutions to hunger
and poverty.
Reckoning,
Jen’s first full-length album of her original
songs in 7 years, produced by 5-time Grammy
award winner Kevin Killen. Reckoning is “songs
of ambition (and the lack thereof), of anger,
and gratitude, of privilege, and being without,
of being overwhelmed but still hungry for more
life. In short, of family.”
“Jen Chapin faces
her ‘Reckoning’ [with] her lush new recording
which blends elements of jazz, folk and rock…”
Los Angeles Times
“Jen has a
sandied tone to her voice, and her delivery
has a quirky cleverness to it. Sleek and
snappy material…intriguing.” George W.
Harris, Jazz Weekly
“..outstanding record.. her
masterpiece.” Jeremy Williams,
Yorkshire Times
Downloads
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Jen
Chapin Bio (pdf)
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"Light of Mine" Press Release (pdf)
> Jen
Chapin Trio Residencies (doc)
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Audio
 Jen
Chapin's "Reckoning" (mp3 sample 2013)
Jen
Chapin's "It's All Right" (mp3 sample 2013)
Jen Chapin's "Little Hours" (mp3 sample)
Jen
Chapin's "Manchild" (mp3 sample)
Video
Jen
Chapin's "Feed Your Baby" (2013)
Jen
Chapin's "Go Away" (2013)
Jen
Chapin's "I Could Fall"
Jen
Chapin's "Election Day"
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