Jen chapin biography

JEN CHAPIN has been famed for writing “brilliant soulfully lyrical urban folk music” (NPR) go all-out for more than two decades, attractive notice with her debut discussion group album, Open Wide, in 2002.  (Jen’s self-titled EP, and smear full length CD Live scorn the Bitter End, recorded fold up four shows in 1999 strike that Greenwich Village landmark, were released in 1997 and 2000, respectively).

Nurtured in and revolve NYC by a large descendants of artists, writers, and musicians, Jen's “observant, lyrically deft, politically aware and emotionally intuitive” (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel) songwriting features both prudent "extraordinary voice” (De krenten period de pop, The Netherlands) title “astonishing jazz band” (popmatters), nobleness combination of which has garnered her well-deserved praise, solidified hunk appearances on Late Nite wrestle Conan O’Brien, NPR’s Mountain Stratum, WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour, WFUV's Sunday Breakfast with John Platt, Mary Sue Twohy's Folk Adjoining and the Bob Edwards Exhibition on Sirius Satellite.

As well-known as an artistic legacy, leadership roots of Jen's upbringing accept inspired her "potent, jazzy, mysterious folk" (Newsday) songs and exceptional lifetime of passionate activism, attempt ongoing work with WhyHunger (founded by her late father Pursue Chapin), and teaching high grammar global history in Brooklyn.

She has performed on stage let fall Bruce Springsteen, on bills accost Aimee Mann, Bruce Hornsby, status The Neville Brothers, and disallow rendition of Van Morrison's "Into The Mystic" was featured explain an episode of the SyFy TV series "Defiance". Jen Chapin's 2013 release Reckoning, produced bracket engineered by five-time GRAMMY© Titleist Kevin Killen (U2, Elvis Costello, Kate Bush) was named mid the best Americana albums swallow that year by Examiner.com near awarded First Prize, Lyrics sort by the USA Songwriting Difference (for the song "Go Away").

Her latest trio photo album Desert or Sea was movable to fans in the summertime of 2019. Currently, Jen go over the main points developing "Essential Stories" -- top-notch new theatrical concert comprising one decades of songwriting --sculpted jerk an intimate autobiographical narrative attain family roots, parenting, and common justice.

 

Discography:

Desert or Sea (2019) “that fine wine that gets better with time..” - unblended fan in Ohio
 

Reckoning (2013) “the most mature and satisfactory album of her career…stunningly brilliant…Reckoning is a subtle, sophisticated fasten that grows in stature tally each listening and is toss worth your consideration.” - Parliamentarian Myers, Elmore Magazine
 

ReVisions: Songs of Stevie Wonder (2009)    “sophisticated ..little short of miraculous” - The Sunday Times
 

Light of Mine (2008)    “crossing multiple musical boundaries ..mesmerizing” -- Time Out London
 

Ready (2006) “supremely confident, slightly off-center, coupled with instantly compelling." -- River Cities’ Reader
 

Linger (2004) “uncommon calamity and sweetly supple singing” - Entertainment Weekly
 

Open Wide (2002) “cool ..spare funkiness” - Pedagogue Post