Person · Male
Jim Chapin
- From
- New York, United States
- Active
- 1919–2009
- Releases
- 0
- jazz
About
James Forbes Chapin ( 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.
Member of
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The Chapin Brothers drums (drum set)
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Also known as
James Forbes Chapin
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 4832fd0b-aa9c-4a2d-a9e7-514afc8affb8
- ISNI
- 0000000109585162
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 9 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.