TBJ164: Reginald Chapman
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On This Episode of The Brass Junkies:
How he settled on getting a classical degree for his undergrad and the lessons he learned from that degree
Why he feels so lucky to have gotten his undergrad in a city where he could play gigs all the time and apply the lessons he was learning right away rather than waiting until after he graduated
The utilitarian role of a bass trombone in a big band and why it’s cool to learn from everyone around him
The difference between improvisational and alietory
What it was like moving from Richmond to Champaign, IL and the different styles of improvisation that each musical community valued the most
How he has helped move traditional bass trombone valve technique catch up with modern technology
Reggie’s moniker Pressure Fit and how it came to be
Their brand new album and how it came to be during the pandemic
Bio:
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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