Night Bird song: The incandescent life of Thomas Chapin

Destined to be among the great jazz virtuosos, Thomas Chapin was nearing the pinnacle of his meteoric career when in 1998 leukemia took him at the age of 40. Decades later, his passionate life and incandescent music continue to inspire new generations of artists and musicians.  The new documentary NIGHT BIRD SONG, THE INCANDESCENT LIFE OF THOMAS CHAPIN draws an intimate portrait of a musical explorer who transcended the boundaries of jazz and dissolved the distinctions between sound and music.

“This documentary reminds jazz fans of what a potent force

 Thomas Chapin was on the 90’s Jazz scene.”  – DOWNBEAT

 “Filmmaker Castillo has created a rich and engrossing portrait

 of the artist.”  – Jazz Journalists Assn