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Updated 1/9/2024

Chase Morrin

  • Massachusetts

    MA

Institution/Business Type: Artist / Creative (Individual)

Chase has garnered numerous accolades including four ASCAP Young Jazz Composer awards, ten DownBeat awards in composition, arranging and performance, five film scoring and composition awards through the Music Teachers’ Association of California and the Young Composers’ Guild, and was a Yamaha Young Performing Artist. He also received the 2012 ASCAP Jimmy Van Heusen award, the Monterey Jazz Festival’s Gerald Wilson award for his big band composition “Mumphis”, the Los Angeles Music Center Spotlight Award for jazz instrumentalist, and three awards from the National Foundation for the Arts (YoungArts) in classical composition, jazz composition and jazz keyboard. 

PROJECTS

Ize Trio

The Ize Trio features Chase Morrin (piano), Naseem Alatrash (cello), George Lernis (percussion). They have toured in Panama, San Diego, and played at the United Nations, NY. They are breaking boundaries in Multi-culural music that blends sounds of Jazz, Classical, and Middle Eastern music. Seeking new sounds of inclusion and Global Jazz; Chase, Naseem, and George are creating grooves, colors, and spontaneous narratives to bring communities together for a better future. Learn more here: https://izetrio.com

Gapi

Gapi is a duo ensemble with Korean Gayageum player DoYeon Kim whose self titled album was nominated for a National Korean Music Award in 2017. Chase and DoYeon meld styles of Korean and American music in a lyrical and improvised manner centered around their backgrounds in Jazz and Korean Folk respectively. Their music spans rich modal harmonic landscapes and complex rhythmic grids, and challenging the traditions of both the Gayageum and Piano. Learn about them here: https://chasemorrin.com/gapi

Other

Chase started a pedagogical, experiential-based music program called The Music Alliance Project, bringing jazz and classical musicians together. In 2016, Chase released a duo album called The Corn Knight with marimbist Yaniv Yacoby, exploring Irish folk, jazz, and classical idioms and later that year, released a trio album with bassist Johnny Chapman and drummer Jongkuk Kim called Turtle. Additionally, he was commissioned by the Louisville Orchestra to compose and write a piano concerto which he performed with the orchestra in April, 2016. His trio won the open combo division at Monterey’s Next Generation Jazz Festival, performed at the Monterey Jazz festival, and was showcased at the Jazz Education Network (JEN) conference multiple times.

Find Me

Chase Morrin
Job Title: Musician
Address:
3611 Washington Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

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About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

2016

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

2016

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Music - Jazz

Additional Disciplines:

  • Music - General

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Arts for Social Change / Creative Activism
  • Creation of a Work of Art (Including Commissions)
  • Arts Instruction / Lessons
  • Residency - In School
  • Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class
  • Performance / Concert / Reading
  • Residency - Community
  • Wedding / Parties / Private Gatherings
Seasons Active: spring, summer, fall, winter
Events Per Year: 40

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • Businesses
  • General Public
  • School Groups
  • Immigrant Populations
  • Families
  • Elders

Languages Available:

  • English

Geographic Reach:

  • State
  • National
  • International
  • Town / City
  • County
  • Multi-County Region
  • Multi-State Region

Media Gallery

Joe Musacchia
Joe Musacchia
Chase Morrin
Chase at Piano
Chase at Panama Jazz Fest
Chase at Piano Music
Ize Trio

I Have Worked With

Affiliations and Accomplishments

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • Berklee College of Music
  • New England Conservatory

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • Berklee College of Music
  • New England Conservatory

Awards

Awards:

  • National Korean Music Award Nomination
  • Four ASCAP Young Jazz Composer awards
  • Ten DownBeat awards in composition, arranging and performance
  • Five film scoring and composition awards through the Music Teachers’ Association of California and the Young Composers’ Guild
  • Yamaha Young Performing Artist Award
  • 2012 ASCAP Jimmy Van Heusen award
  • Monterey Jazz Festival’s Gerald Wilson award
  • Los Angeles Music Center Spotlight Award
  • Three awards from the National Foundation for the Arts (YoungArts)

Education

Education:

  • M.M. in Piano Performance, Berklee Global Jazz Institute
  • M.M. in Jazz Composition, New England Conservatory
  • B.A. in Computer Science, Harvard University

Artist Info

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Private Studio
  • School / University

Ages Served:

  • Adults
  • College-age
  • High School-age
  • Seniors

Subject Areas:

  • Music

Certifications and Training:

  • Faculty at Berklee College of Music
  • Faculty at New England Conservatory

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Private Studio
  • School / University

Ages Served:

  • Adults
  • College-age
  • High School-age
  • Seniors

Subject Areas:

  • Music

Certifications and Training:

  • Faculty at Berklee College of Music
  • Faculty at New England Conservatory

Touring Artist

NEST Eligible Artist

Technical Requirements:

  • Piano, Sound, Amp

Fee Range:

$500 for each member. Negotiable depending on the event.

State of Residence:

Massachusetts

Minimum Number of Performers:

1

Maximum Number of Performers:

6