Background
Deffaa, Chip was born on May 18, 1951 in New Rochelle, New York, United States, in the family of Louis Philip and Alberta Deffaa.
(Portraits of eight popular musicians--Sam Wooding, Jimmy ...)
Portraits of eight popular musicians--Sam Wooding, Jimmy McPartland, Bix Beiderbecke, Bud Freeman, Joe Tarto, Benny Waters, Freddie Moore, and Jabbo Smith--offer an evocative study of jazz music during the 1920s
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1990
(In this first complete chronological collection of Fitzge...)
In this first complete chronological collection of Fitzgerald's writings for two Princeton publications, we witness the young writer's dramatic growth. His word capture the spirit of an America about to enter Jazz Age, and the abundant, often-whimsical samplings of artwork cilled from back issues of The Tiger and Nassau Lit Provide a delightful visual appeal found in no other Fitzgerald book.
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1996
Deffaa, Chip was born on May 18, 1951 in New Rochelle, New York, United States, in the family of Louis Philip and Alberta Deffaa.
In 1973 Chip attended Princeton University.
For 18 years, Chip wrote for the New York Post, covering jazz, cabaret, and theater. He has contributed to Jazz Times, The Mississippi Rag, Down Beat, Cabaret Scenes, England's Crescendo, and Entertainment Weekly.
(Portraits of eight popular musicians--Sam Wooding, Jimmy ...)
1990(In this first complete chronological collection of Fitzge...)
1996Deffaa is a member of the Stage Directors & Choreographers Society, the Dramatists Guild, ASCAP, NARAS, the Jazz Journalists Association, the F. Scott Fitzgerald Society, the Drama Desk, and the American Theatre Critics Association.
Quotes from others about the person
Deffaa is a careful writer and indefatigable researcher. His initial questions spark the memory and revelations and observations spill out.