Chris Jasper

Christopher Howard Jasper (Disamba 30, 1951 - Fabrairu 23, 2025) mawaki ne, mawaƙi kuma furodusa ɗan Amurka. Jasper memba ne na Isley Brothers daga 1973 zuwa 1983, da Isley-Jasper-Isley daga 1984 zuwa 1987. Ya kuma kasance mawaƙi mai nasara kuma mai shirya rikodin, yana rikodin kundin waƙoƙi sama da 17 na kansa, gami da kundin waƙoƙin bishara na zamani guda huɗu na birni, waɗanda Jasper ya rubuta, ya shirya kuma ya yi, duka ta hanyar murya da kayan kida.

Ya kuma samar da mawaka don kamfanin rikodin sa na birnin New York, Gold City Records. Aikin kidan Jasper da kuma aikin sinadari na Moog su ne babban gudunmawar da ya bayar ga wakokin Isley Brothers na shekarun 1970 da 1980 lokacin da Isley Brothers ƙungiya ce mai zaman kanta.

 Rayuwar farko da aiki 
An haifi Jasper a ranar 30 ga Disamba, 1951.  Ya kasance mawaƙi kuma mawaƙi mai horo a fannin gargajiya. Auta daga cikin 'yan'uwa bakwai, ya fara karatun kiɗan gargajiya yana ɗan shekara bakwai bisa shawarar mahaifiyarsa, Elizabeth. Bayan kammala karatun sakandare a Cincinnati, ya koma New York don yin karatun waƙa a Makarantar Kiɗa ta Juilliard da ke birnin New York. Ya ci gaba da karatunsa a CW Post, Jami'ar Long Island, New York, inda ya yi karatu tare da mai buga piano na jazz kuma mawaƙi Billy Taylor kuma ya sami digirin farko na Fasaha a fannin haɗa kiɗa. Daga baya ya kammala karatunsa daga Makarantar Shari'a ta Jami'ar Concord.

Iyalan Jasper da Isley suna zaune a cikin gida ɗaya a Cincinnati. Yayin da suke zaune a Cincinnati, babbar 'yar'uwar Jasper, Elaine, ta auri Rudolph Isley. 'Yan wasansa uku waɗanda manyan 'yan'uwansa uku suka kafa, Rudolph, Ronald da O'Kelly, daga baya suka ƙaura zuwa Teaneck, New Jersey . Yayin da suke zaune a Teaneck tun suna ƙarama kuma suna halartar Makarantar Sakandare ta Teaneck, Jasper da ƙananan Isleys biyu, Marvin da Ernie, sun kafa ƙungiyar mawaƙa, "The Jazzman Trio" tare da Jasper a kan maɓallan rubutu, Ernie a kan ganguna, da Marvin a kan bass. 

 Rayuwar mutum da mutuwa 
Jasper ya zauna a birnin New York tare da matarsa da suka yi shekaru 42 tare, Margie Jasper, wata lauya kuma marubuciya da ke zaune a birnin New York. [ Biography], AllMusic

Jasper ya mutu a ranar 23 ga Fabrairu, 2025, watanni biyu bayan an gano yana da cutar kansa. Yana da shekaru 73.  
Rukuni:Mutuwan 2025
Rukuni:Haifaffun 1951
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