Jim Chapin
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James F. Chapin (July 23, 1919 - ) is a well-regarded American jazz drummer and the author of a popular text on jazz drumming, the first two volumes of which are Advanced Techniques for the Modern Drummer, Vol. I, and Advanced Techniques for the Modern Drummer, Vol. II. He is currently at work on Vol. III. He is also the author of several albums (later converted to CDs) on jazz drumming, as well as 2 CDs entitled Jim Chapin: Songs, Solos, Stories (Vols. 1 and 2).
Jim Chapin is the last remaining student of Sanford A. Moeller, who invented and popularized the Moeller method. Jim has taught this method of drumming to drumming greats such as Dom Famularo, Cesar Zuiderwijk and Thomas Lang, and to many other drummers over his 60-year career.
He is the father of four sons, including musicians Harry, Tom, and Steve Chapin.
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