Biography
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Born In
Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
Dr. Reginald Chapman, Jr. resides in New York City as a low brass multi-instrumentalist, composer, and educator. He received his BA in classical bass trombone from Virginia Commonwealth University and his MM and DMA in jazz bass trombone from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign under the tutelage of Jim Pugh. Reginald enjoys interfacing with a variety of situations and genres; his career includes a long list of studio credits and extensive touring itineraries with brass bands (Lucky Chops, No BS Brass) and indie rock groups (Foxygen), as well as Broadway (Frozen) and classical and jazz performances (Hollenbeck, Argue). When not touring, Reginald teaches and schedules his own performances. In 2018, he released his debut album, Prototype, praised by Downbeat and Spotify’s State of Jazz and featured on FOX’s Empire. Reginald is a BAC artist and plays a custom prototype-model bass trombone that he worked to develop with Mike Corrigan.
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