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Douglas Hall

 

Member profile details

Membership level
Jazz Journalist (professional- voting member)
First name
Douglas
Last name
Hall
City
Waltham
Country
United States
I am a jazz
  • writer
website/blog URL 1
artsparksmusic.com
View my LinkedIn Profile at:
linkedin.com/in/doughalljournal
Other key Publications/Productions
Interview w Wynton Marsalis

https://artsparksmusic.com/iconic-jazz-trumpeter-wynton-marsalis-talks-current-state-of-jazz-improv-role-as-agent-for-change-interview/

Interview w Randy Brecker

https://artsparksmusic.com/randy-brecker-interview-jazz-funk-master-and-shaping-the-sound-jazz-for-4-decades/

Profile of Wayne Shorter

https://artsparksmusic.com/wayne-shorter-shaman-of-musical-influence-jazz-means-i-dare-you/

Review of late legendary Boston music impresario Fred Taylor's auto-biography

https://www.allaboutjazz.com/what-and-give-up-showbiz

Review of jazz pianist, composer and orchestral arranger Maria Schneider's release "Data Lords"

https://www.allaboutjazz.com/data-lords-maria-schneider-artist-share

Review of jazz trumpetist Jason Palmer's

https://www.allaboutjazz.com/the-concert-12-musings-for-isabella-jason-palmer-giant-steps-art


Review of Jazz at Lincoln Center performance: Cuban jazz pianist Chucho Valdes and special guest Chick Corea

https://www.allaboutjazz.com/chucho-valdes-with-special-guest-chick-corea-at-jazz-at-lincoln-center-chucho-valdes#

Ron Carter interview:

https://glidemagazine.com/228399/ron-carter-seminal-jazz-icon-to-take-stage-at-the-2019-newport-jazz-festival-interview/


Review of Pat Metheny Quartet live at The Cabot, Beverly, MA. 10/18

https://www.allaboutjazz.com/pat-metheny-quartet-at-the-cabot-pat-metheny-by-doug-hall.php

Review of Jean Luc Ponty live at The Cabot Beverly, MA 8/18

https://www.allaboutjazz.com/jean-luc-ponty-at-the-cabot-jean-luc-ponty-by-doug-hall.php

Promotional preview of Montreal Jazz Festival

https://zealnyc.com/montreal-jazz-festival-canada-runs-10-days-from-june-28-to-july-7/

BostonCelebrates: Legacy of Bob Brookmeyer

https://www.allaboutjazz.com/boston-celebration-the-legacy-of-bob-brookmeyer-bob-brookmeyer-by-doug-hall.php

Jazz profile on musical prodigy Grace Kelly - published on Allaboutjazz.com

https://www.allaboutjazz.com/grace-kelly-free-from-boundaries-grace-kelly-by-doug-hall.php
My interests in jazz are:
Recently, I have been taking any opportunity to expose myself to more flavors of jazz having started-up a contributing freelance writing passion several years ago has helped re-ignite this journey. My father was a jazz listener (L.Armstrong, D. Ellington, E. Fitzgerald, E. Garner, O.Peterson and more) and first introduced me to this period of jazz. I have since been drawn-in to all varieties, and in particular during my college youth - I was a jazz-rock fusion fanatic. My career his taken me in the direction of museum studies abroad in London and art collections services in Denver CO. and Boston MA. - and another turn - as I am now a special education tutor public and private.

I love to share this music so original and a part of the roots of America - and who we are.

Looking forward to membership with JJA and networking and meeting new views and experiences in this wide world of jazz.
More about what I do:
I currently write jazz music reviews, jazz performance reviews and profiles including interveiws for source materials. I focus on the Boston and NYC area for performances but write on all genres of jazz. I publish primarily with Alllaboutjazz.com, Glide magazine, WICN and DigBoston websites.

I am also involved in the Newport Jazz Festival and the Montreal Jazz Festival, as I write promotional previews before the event and follow-up reviews of performances.

I have also written jazz related profiles and covered performances for the Berklee College of Music in Boston.

I maintain my own website "artsparksmusic.com" where I link all of my articles

I continue to be passionate and committed to writing about the art and evolving history of jazz.
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