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A fine drummer who performs in advanced jazz settings,
Chip White is also a talented composer. He began studying percussion when he was nine. White attended Ithaca College, studied at the Berklee School of Music and later took orchestration and arranging lessons from
Frank Foster. In the '70s,'80s and '90s, he played with many top jazz musicians including
Carmen McRae,
Jaki Byard,
John Abercrombie,
Johnny Coles,
Enrico Rava,
Mulgrew Miller,
Gary Bartz and
John Hicks, recording with many of them. He formed the Chip White Ensemble in 1984, produced a jazz musical (Manhattan Moments) in 1990 and toured with the Houston Person-Etta Jones Quintet. In 1994,
Chip White recorded Harlem Sunset (for Postcards), his debut set as a leader. ~ Scott Yanow