Charles Chapman is a Professor in the Guitar Department at Berklee College of Music where he has taught since 1972. He is a versatile jazz guitarist with extensive performing and recording experience. Charles holds a Bachelors degree from Berklee College and a Masters of Education from Cambridge College. He performed four tunes on the Mel Bayıs compilation CD "Anthology of Jazz Guitar Solos" and all nine solos on the CD that accompanies the text "Guitar Solos" by George Van Eps (MB94822BCD.) and has just released a solo CD titled Come Sunset.Charles has published 10 texts with Mel Bay and now performs on a regular basis at Guitar Shows and jazz festivals internationally. As a music journalist he has interviewed many of the most prominent guitarists in the field and is a frequent contributor to Guitar Player, Acoustic Guitar, Fender Frontline, 20th Century Guitar, Mel Bay Guitar Sessions, All About Jazz, Dowbeat and Just Jazz Guitar magazines with over 400 published articles and reviews.

Charles has appeared in concert with such luminaries: Martin Taylor, Kenny Burrell, Joe Negri Jimmy Bruno, Frank Vignola, John Pisano, Ted Greene, Carol Kaye, Jerry Jemmott and Dwane Dolphin.

Charles is an Artist Endorser for Fender/Guild Corporation and Benedetto Guitars.

Interactive Video
. Interval Insights

Interactive Audio
. Chord Melody Secrets
. Django's Chromatic Flourishes
. Four On The Floor
. Four Plus One Blues
. Show Me Some Jazz Chords
. Silky Smooth Voice Leading
. Stripped Down Voicings
. The Hiccup Method

Instruction Books
. Bass Line Basics For Guitar