Tom Chapin Performs in Westfield April 18, 2009

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The Coffee With Conscience
Concert Series proudly continues its NINTH SEASON by presenting the
Folk Luminary, Tom Chapin!Proceeds from this show will benefit the Keith Knost Special Needs Trust.

The Lovely and Talented, Baltimore-based Singer/songwriter, Victoria Vox, will open the show.

Tom Chapin....
For more than thirty years and through nineteen compact discs, Chapin has entertained, amused and enlightened audiences of all ages with life-affirming original songs told in a sophisticated array of musical styles. To m s remarkable musicianship, great songwriting and personal warmth shine through whether hes performing in a concert hall, an outdoor festival, a school, in front of a symphony orchestra or in an intimate coffeehouse.
Tom s adult concerts and recordings are sparked by strong, intelligent songwriting with clear, engagingvocals and the intricate, melodic guitar work that has become his trademark. He has recorded eight albumsof adult-oriented material. The newest, The Turning Of The Ti d e, was released September 2006. The NewYork Times calls Tom Chapin one of the great personalities in contemporary folk music. He says: Mine isnot a traditional music, but it comes from a tradition. My musical heroes are people like Pete Seeger andWoody Guthrie who wrote and sang real songs for real people; for everyone, old, young, and in between.Tom has gained widespread critical and popular acclaim for his recordings aimed at 4 to 11 year-olds andtheir families. Tom and his collaborators John Forster, Michael Mark and Jon Cobert have created a body ofsongs which are quickly becoming childrens classics. His family albums have been recognized with awardsfrom the American Library Association, Parents Choice, the New York Music Awards, the NationalAssociation of Parenting Publications and Parents Magazine. Five of his family recordings have receivedGrammy nominations for Best Musical Album For Children, including Some Assembly Required, To m snewest family recording. Billboard magazine calls Chapin the best family artist around.
Chapin s live performances engage the hearts, minds and imaginations of children and adults alike. ParentsMagazine says, Nobody today is writing and performing better kids songs than Tom Chapin . . . the PiedPiper of childrens music. Elementary school teachers across North America have incorporated Chapinssongs into their curriculum, finding them accessible and adaptable to classroom study and interaction.Tom is also a beloved narrator of childrens books on tape. Three of his narrations won Grammy Awards forBest Spoken Word Album for Children: Mama Dont Allow in 2001, There Was An Old Lady Who SwallowedA Fly in 2002, and The Train They Call The City Of New Orleans in 2004. His narration of The Fox Went OutOn A Chilly Night was released in September 2006.
His varied career has taken him to Broadway as lead in the musical Pump Boys and Dinettes, off - Broadwayas musical director of both Cotton Patch Gospel and Harry Chapin: Lies & Legends and on television ashost of Make A Wish on ABC, and as host of the documentary series National Geographic Explorer. Hehas contributed satiric topical songs to National Public Radios Morning Edition, poking fun at social and scientifictrends in the news. Tom has a cameo role in Jonathan Demme's 2004 remake of The Manchurian Candidate.In addition, Tom works tirelessly on behalf of many charitable organizations. He is on the Board of Directorsof World Hunger Year, a hunger organization founded in 1975 by Tom s late brother, singer/songwriter/humanitarian Harry Chapin.
Tom and his wife Bonnie live in Rockland County, New York. Tom has two daughters, Abigail and Lily, andtwo stepchildren, Jonathan and Jessica. Abigail, Lily and Jessica have formed the musical trio The ChapinSisters, living and performing in Los Angeles.

Organized by Ahrre Maros Presents.....
Ahrre Maros is the owner ofAhrre's Coffee Roasteryin Westfield &the Fair Trade Coffee Company on line. Hehas been presenting live musical events since 1992, when he first opened the Common Ground Cafe in Summit. The Cafe is gone now, but Ahrre continues bringing Professional Touring Musical Artists to the area for the benefit of the local community and several local Charities.
Currently, Ahrre presents two separate Concert Series; the Coffee With Conscience Concert Series in Westfield and the Powerful Women of Song Concert Series at the Watchung Arts Center in Watchung.
Both Concert Series act as fund-raisersraising much
needed funds for worthy causeswhile providing the participants with the
opportunity to serve the larger community, providing artists with a
venue to
display their talents, providing an audience with a cultural experience and
generally strengthening the local community by bringing a group of people
together for an evening of music in a comfortable setting.

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Ticket Info:  General Admission, $26.99

Official Website: http://tomchapin-upcoming.eventbrite.com