{{Short description|American musical group}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = 3 Chairs | image = | image_size = | landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> | alt = | caption = | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = Detroit, Michigan | genre = Deep house | years_active = 1997–present | label = 3 Chairs, Mahogani | website = {{URL|https://3chairsdetroit.bandcamp.com/album/3-chairs-collection-1997-2013}} | current_members = * Moodymann * Theo Parrish * Rick Wilhite * Marcellus Pittman | past_members = }}
'''3 Chairs''' is a musical supergroup consisting of Detroit house music producers Kenny "Moodymann" Dixon Jr., Theo Parrish, Rick Wilhite, and Marcellus Pittman.<ref name=ra/><ref name="selector">{{cite web |last1=Cameron |first1=John |title=3 Chairs Release Compilation of Music from 1997-2013 |url=https://selector.news/2021/02/09/3-chairs-collection-1997-2013/ |website=Selector |access-date=14 September 2023}}</ref> The group began as a trio in 1997 before the addition of Pittman in 2003.<ref name="allmusic"/>
==History== The group formed as the trio of Dixon, Parrish, and Wilhite in the late 1990s, when they released a series of 12-inch records. With 2003's ''All Over'' EP, they added Pittman to the lineup.<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |last1=Kellman |first1=Andy |title=3 Chairs - 3 Chairs |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/3-chairs-mw0001090551 |website=AllMusic |access-date=14 September 2023}}</ref> They released a self-titled album in 2004 which featured appearances by Detroit artists such as saxophonist Norma Jean Bell, percussionist Andrés, keyboardist Amp Fiddler, bassist Bubz Fiddler, and Urban Tribe's Sherard Ingram.<ref name="allmusic"/>
In 2021, the group released the 35-track retrospective compilation ''3 Chairs Collection (1997-2013)'' for digital download.<ref name=ra>{{cite web |last1=McDermott |first1=Matt |title=Detroit supergroup 3 Chairs drops 35-track retrospective collection |url=https://ra.co/news/74590 |website=Resident Advisor |access-date=14 September 2023}}</ref><ref name="selector"/>
==Discography== ===Albums=== *''3 Chairs'' (2004)
===Singles and EPs=== *''Three Chairs'' (1997) *''Three Chairs 2'' (1998) *''All Over'' (2003) *''No Drum Machine Pt. 2'' (2006) *''Demigods'' (2013)
===Compilations=== *''Spectrum'' (2009) *''3 Chairs Collection (1997-2013)'' (2021)
==References== {{Reflist}}
Category:Electronic music groups Category:House musicians Category:Deep house musicians Category:Musicians from Detroit