A classically trained pianist turned songwriter, he was a cornerstone of the soul group’s sound during its fertile second act ...

Chris Jasper, a former member of the Isley Brothers who helped define their classic sound, died at the age of 73. Jasper’s family announced his death on social media, stating that he passed away on ...

Jasper joined the Isley Brothers in 1973, and helped them become one of the biggest acts in funk and R&B music for the next decade. By 1984, however, things had soured. Financial ...

Chris, alongside younger Isley brothers Ernie and Marvin, who also joined the group in 1973, “transformed the Isley Brothers from a vocal trio into a self-contained six member R&B/Funk group ...

Chris Jasper — singer, songwriter and keyboardist in the Isley Brothers and Isley-Jasper-Isley — died on Sunday at the age of 73 following a cancer diagnosis in December. Jasper’s family confirmed the ...

An inductee of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Isley Brothers, Mr. Jasper also had success as a solo artist and producer.

Chris Jasper, the singer–songwriter who helped transform the Isley Brothers from a vocal trio into a hit-making juggernaut in the 1970s and '80s, has died at 73. Jasper's family announced on ...

Interviewed by music journalist Bill Buckley in 2013, Mr. Jasper said he had little contact with the remaining Isley Brothers, who now include only Ronald and Ernie. But he remained proud of the ...

Notably, two Isley Brothers members are currently alive out of 6 — Ronald and Ernie Isley. Chris Jasper joined the Isley family after his elder sister Elaine married one of the band's founding ...

Isley Brothers' Chris Jasper passes at 73. The legendary keyboardist/songwriter succumbed to cancer just two months after diagnosis.