Performer, promoter, and booking agent for jazz festivals,
clubs and concerts in New England, New York and Cincinnati,
Ohio, including appearances with leading jazz artists. Notable
programs and appearances include:
Pioneer Valley Jazz Festival, Amherst MA
Organizer, promoter, & player, featuring trombonist
Slide Hampton, trumpeter Ray Copeland, and the University
of Massachusetts All-Stars
Amherst's
New Society - "While most musicians would
be happy to settle for a steady gig...
"Jazz
Extravaganza" in the Garden of the Lord
Jeff, featuring virtuoso Slide Hampton and outstanding area
musicians. Chapopoulo anchored the program with his trio,
backing up appearances by Dr. Jazz Copeland, vocalist Lynne
Meryl, and the natty and amiable Hampton... impressive, energetic,
well focused, polished, and enjoyable."
Lord
Jeffrey Inn Jazz Concert Series, MA
organizer, promoter and performer, featuring Bill Hardman
(Muse recording artist), Avery Sharpe (from McCoy Tyner's
band). Charles "Majeed" Greenlee (from Dizzy Gillespie)
and Ed Jones (from Count Basie)
On
the Scene, "The Lord Jeffery Inn" - "Solos
that revealed the unprecedented talents of each musician
in the group kept toes tapping and bodies swaying.
"Honing
their Chops on Jazz" - "...unstructured and
spontaneous, yet still intimate jazz... This is an up and
coming pair - they're musicians to watch!"
"Greg
Chapopoulo" - The jazz ensembles music
is vibrant. "The focus of our music is improvisation
- improvisation that swings!"
Founder and past president
of the Pioneer Valley Jazz Society
Grant recipient: Massachusetts
Council of the Arts
Writer, promoter, fund raiser
Doc's
Place Concert Series organizer, booking agent
and performer featuring Junior Cook, Lannie Morgan, Othello
Molineaux, Bobby Watson, Johnny Lytle, Jim Snidero, Jimmy
Raney, Herb
Ellis, Cal Collins
Awards and Affiliations:
American Federation of Jazz Societies, American Federation
of Jazz Educators, ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors,
and Publishers)
Grant Recipient - Massachusetts Council of the Arts and Humanities
2nd Place award - American Guild of Music Competition
1st Place award (2 consecutive years) - Hoffman Music School
Guitar Competition, Cincinnati, Ohio
Founder and past president - Pioneer Jazz Society, Amherst
Massachusetts
Cincinnati Federation of Musicians #1 AFM Ohio, Northampton
Federation of Musicians Local #220 AFM Massachusetts
Hartford Jazz Society, Connecticut
Teaching Experience: University
of Massachusetts Department of Music & Dance jazz
clinics and workshop instructor
Jazzmobile summer session teaching assistant
New North Community School master class teacher
Private Guitar Instruction for Howard Early Music School,
Cincinnati, Ohio
Private instruction on jazz theory, improvisation & technique
Education:
Berklee College of Music, Boston. Major in performance.
Guitar Workshop, New York. Summer session in theory, ear training,
classical and jazz guitar.
Afro-American Studies, University of Massachusetts, with Archie
Shepp.
Advanced Theory, Hampshire College, with Dr. Roland Wiggins.
Jazz Improvisation, Afro-American studies, Hampshire College
with Dr. Ray Copeland.
Private instruction from leading jazz and classical guitarists,
including Mick Goodrick, John Damion, John Scofield, Dave
Frank, Ted Dunbar, Atilla Zoller, Cal Collins, Herb Rodgers,
Edgar Dana and John Zaccari, and Pat O'brien.
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Performer, promoter, and booking agent for jazz festivals,
clubs and concerts in New England, New York and Cincinnati,
Ohio, including appearances with leading jazz artists. Notable
programs and appearances include: 
