Film on saxophonist Chapin raises funds via Kickstarter

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Mar 03, 2013

~~<p>Two days after the death of her brother-in-law, jazz musician Thomas Chapin, Hawaii documentary filmmaker Stephanie Castillo found herself listening to a public radio tribute. In that moment she realized she had to make a film about Chapin, a man The New York Times called "one of the more exuberant saxophonists and bandleaders in jazz."</p>
<p>That was in 1998. Today, after 15 years, she is trying to make that film a reality with a Kickstarter campaign to raise $50,000.</p>
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Two days after the death of her brother-in-law, jazz musician Thomas Chapin, Hawaii documentary filmmaker Stephanie Castillo found herself listening to a public radio tribute. In that moment she realized she had to make a film about Chapin, a man The New York Times called "one of the more exuberant saxophonists and bandleaders in jazz."

That was in 1998. Today, after 15 years, she is trying to make that film a reality with a Kickstarter campaign to raise $50,000. Login for more...