Caleb Chapman

Caleb Chapman (born August 15, 1973) is an American GRAMMY-nominated bandleader, music educator, author, entrepreneur, producer, motivational speaker, and musician from Derry, New Hampshire, who currently resides in Utah.

A graduate of Brigham Young University, he is the founder and CEO of Caleb Chapman's Soundhouse, a music performance training program headquartered in Pleasant Grove, Utah and the director of Caleb Chapman's Crescent Super Band.

Chapman has been recognized for his significant contributions to music education and has received numerous honors for his work as an educator, performer, and business leader.

At the age of 3, his family moved to Derry, New Hampshire where he lived until leaving for college in 1991.

Chapman and his wife, Tommie, currently live in Orem, Utah.

He is the father of four children and five step-children, many of whom have also found success in the music industry.

In 2023, Utah Governor Spencer Cox declared January 25 to be "Caleb Chapman's Soundhouse Day in Utah" in recognition of "the many contributions that Caleb Chapman and the Soundhouse have made to music education, culture, the music industry and Utah."

On January 4, 2021 Utah celebrated 125 years of statehood and marked the occasion with a television special "Thrive125: A Utah Celebration" that aired on all four Utah network affiliates and PBS.

Chapman launched Caleb Chapman's Soundhouse in 1998 and continues to oversee the 20+ award-winning bands and nearly 400 musicians in the program.

He personally directs Caleb Chapman's Crescent Super Band, the Voodoo Orchestra, Caleb Chapman's Little Big Band, and La Onda Caribeña.

His bands have been featured on the Sirius XM “Real Jazz” Channel and released 10 full-length albums on the Big Swing Face record label.

The Utah-based Caleb Chapman's Soundhouse trains young musicians of all ability levels, providing opportunities to perform, tour, and work with celebrity musicians.

Former graduates of the program include Wayne Sermon and Andrew Tolman (both founding members of Imagine Dragons), as well as Ritt Momney.

Soundhouse alumni have received scholarships at top music schools around the country including Juilliard, the University of Miami, the Berklee College of Music, University of Southern California the New England Conservatory, and the Manhattan School of Music.

Chapman has been invited to present at various conferences including the Midwest Clinic, the Jazz Education Network (JEN) Annual Conference, and various state music educator conferences across the United States.

Chapman is a featured clinician for the Yamaha Corporation, D'Addario, JodyJazz Mouthpieces, and KeyLeaves.

Chapman co-founded the Osmond Chapman Orchestra with longtime collaborator, David Osmond, part of the musical Osmond family and nephew of Donny Osmond and Marie Osmond.

Chapman and his bands are a staple at the Telluride Jazz Festival where they have held a spot on the main stage virtually every year since 2008.

They have frequently been joined by guest artists at the festival including National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master Toshiko Akiyoshi, Lew Tabackin, and Joe Lovano among others.

In 2022, Stanton Moore invited Chapman to guest with Galactic on their headlining performance at the festival.

In May 2013, Chapman and the Crescent Super Band headlined a concert at New York's famed Carnegie Hall, featuring GRAMMY-winning saxophonist David Sanborn and trumpeter Wayne Bergeron.

In 2014, they headlined one of the evening concerts with special guests Randy Brecker and Ed Calle.

The band's debut album, "There's More Where That Came From" was released on Club 44 Records in June of 2016.

The album release concert was held at the Rose Bowl on a double bill with Earth, Wind and Fire.

Chapman and the Crescent Super Band were invited by Wynton Marsalis to perform in the 2016 EssentiallY Ellington Festival at Jazz at Lincoln Center, part of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts complex in New York City.

Chapman and the Crescent Super Band are one of just a handful of groups invited to perform multiple times on evening concerts at the Jazz Education Network's annual conference.

In 2017 Chapman was invited by bassist Branden Campbell to perform with the Neon Trees at Dan Reynolds' inaugural LoveLoud Festival opening for Imagine Dragons.

The following year, Chapman joined the band as a touring member on their US tour which included performances at Hollywood's Troubadour and Manhattan's Bowery Ballroom.

Chapman has performed the national anthem on solo saxophone at National Basketball Association (NBA) games for the Boston Celtics, the Miami Heat, the Denver Nuggets, the Washington Wizards, and the Utah Jazz.

Chapman has been featured on scores of studio recordings, including sessions with the National Parks band, GRAMMY-winning DJ, Kaskade, Sunfall Festival, and many others.

Chapman's bands have been featured at many festivals worldwide including the Fiesta Del Tambor (Cuba), the North Sea Jazz Festival (Netherlands), the Montreux Jazz Festival (Switzerland), Jazz a Vienne (France), the Umbria Jazz Festival (Italy), Tuscany Jazz Festival (Italy), Birmingham Jazz Festival (UK), and the Puerto Vallarta Jazz & World Music Festival (Mexico).

Chapman has also had feature performances in China, Spain, Canada, Denmark, Croatia, and several other countries.

In 2017 they were featured at the conference in New Orleans with Branford Marsalis, Victor Wooten, Randy Brecker, Kirk Whalum, John Beasley, Rashawn Ross (of the Dave Matthews Band), Jeff Coffin, David Paich, Tony Dagradi, Stanton Moore, and Johnny Vidacovich.

In 2022 Chapman and the Crescent Super Band were again invited to headline one of the evening concerts at the conference in Dallas, Texas with guests Tom Malone and Randy Brecker.

Chapman and the Crescent Super Band have been invited to play during the halftime show for the NBA’s Utah Jazz basketball team on many occasions.

Most recently, they were invited to perform along with NBA personality Thurl Bailey at the 2023 NBA All Star Weekend in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Chapman and his bands have worked with more than 250 artists, including GRAMMY award winners David Paich of Toto, Jeff Coffin of Dave Matthews Band, Randy Brecker of Blood, Sweat, and Tears, Branford Marsalis, Victor Wooten, Joe Lovano, Christian McBride, Peter Erskine, Kirk Whalum, Kurt Elling, Gordon Goodwin, Esperanza Spalding, Poncho Sanchez, Brian Lynch, Wayne Bergeron, Dave Weckl, Nicholas Payton, Eric Marienthal, Ernie Watts, and Bob Mintzer.

Chapman has also worked with members of such well-known groups as The Killers, Living Colour, the Dave Matthews Band, Maroon 5, AC/DC, Neon Trees, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Tower of Power, the Blues Brothers, the Brian Setzer Orchestra, Genesis, Journey, the Saturday Night Live Band, and many others.

Chapman has said that it is a priority for him to provide the opportunity for young musicians to perform with A-list artists, and have frequent touring and performing experiences.

Chapman was born in Peterborough, New Hampshire.