- Warren Chiasson
Warren Chiasson (b. April 17, 1934,
Cheticamp ) is a Canadianjazz vibraphonist who is a pioneer of the four-mallet vibraphone technique.Chiasson was born in
Nova Scotia and moved toNew York City in 1959. He played withGeorge Shearing from 1959-61 and then split off to form his own group, though he did also play withChet Baker andTal Farlow . He played vibes in New York through the 1960s and spent four years playing percussion for the Broadway musical "Hair". In 1972 he played with Shearing again and also released a record under his own name. In the mid-1970s he toured withRoberta Flack .Chiasson played on the
B.B. King album "Blues 'n Jazz ", which won aGrammy Award in 1984. Other work as asession musician includes recordings withHank Crawford ,Les McCann ,Helen Ward , andChuck Wayne . He played at the 1988 50th anniversary of "From Spirituals to Swing " atCarnegie Hall ; whenLionel Hampton was unable to perform, Chiasson filled in oppositeBenny Goodman .olo discography
*"Quartessence" (
Van Los Records , 1972)
*"Good Vibes for Kurt Weill" (Audiophile Records , 1977)
*"Point Counterpoint" (Empathy Records , 1986)References
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