Charles Chapman, Berklee Jazz Guitar Professor, Dead at 60

Charles H. Chapman, 60, a longtime professor of guitar at the Berklee College of Music, passed away July 15, in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, due to a brain tumor.

Chapman’s career spanned nearly four decades. He was known as an old school jazz player, sharing the stage at guitar festivals with luminaries such as Martin Taylor, Kenny Burrell, Joe Negri, Jimmy Bruno, Frank Vignola, Howard Alden, Jack Wilkins and John Pisano.