Roger Chaput

Roger Chaput (May 19, 1909 – December 22, 1994)[1] was a French jazz guitarist and visual artist known for his work with the Quintette du Hot Club de France.

Roger Chaput
Birth nameRoger Marcel Chaput
Born(1909-05-19)May 19, 1909
Montluçon, France
DiedDecember 22, 1994(1994-12-22) (aged 85)
Toulon, France
GenresJazz, gypsy jazz
Occupation(s)Guitarist, composer, painter, cartoonist
InstrumentsGuitar, banjo, mandolin
Years active1920s – 1995
Associated actsQuintette du Hot Club de France

Life

Chaput grew up in the Parisian suburb known as Ménilmontant, where he learned to play the guitar and mandolin. He first performed on banjo in the bal-musette groups of Michel Péguri and Albert Carrara.

In 1931, he joined the jazz ensemble of double-bassist Louis Vola. In 1934, Chaput and Vola joined the Quintette du Hot Club de France with Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli and Joseph Reinhardt. He performed as a rhythm guitarist on many of the famous recordings that were made by the group, including "Daphne", "Belleville" and "Ultrafox".[2]

In 1938, he left the group and became a member of the Hot Club Swing Stars until 1943. He also played with Eddie South, Bill Coleman, Dicky Wells, Gus Viseur, Richard Blareau, Alix Combelle, André Ekyan, and Buck Clayton. In 1965, he recorded the album Tonton Guitare 1 under his own name. This was followed by Tonton Guitare 2 in 1970.

Chaput also worked as a cartoonist and oil painter and his work has been published in the French magazine Jazz Hot.[3]

Solo discography
  • Tonton Guitare 1 (Disques Du Cavalier, 1965)
  • Tonton Guitare 2 (Disques Du Cavalier, 1970)
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References
  1. "Fichier des personnes décédées". data.gouv.fr (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques. December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  2. "Django's Full Discography". djangopedia.com. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  3. "Roger Chaput at askART". askart.com. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
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