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April Hall
April Hall is the consummate jazz vocalist, combining her deep roots in southern gospel and blues with an honest soulfulness and effervescent jazz sophistication that shines through in every undeniably swinging performance.
About Me
April Hall is the consummate jazz vocalist, combining her deep roots in southern gospel
and blues with an honest soulfulness and effervescent jazz sophistication that shines
through in every undeniably swinging performance. Her voice, described as “Glorious” by
the Boston Globe, is an instrument of breathtaking richness and versatility, capable of
ranging from the purest whisper to the most powerful heartfelt delivery. Hall’s masterful
performances are always centered on bringing every song to life through emotional
interpretation, playful phrasing, and rock solid rhythm. “The exquisite, soulful vocals of
April Hall deliver every lyric with emotion and conviction.” - Jazz Times Magazine
Hall graduated from Berklee College of Music, where she received the prestigious Louis
Armstrong Performance Award. She has done projects for Atlantic Records under the
direction of Arif Mardin, for the likes of Chaka Khan, Melissa Manchester and Bette Midler
and has performed with artists such as Rosemary Clooney, Al Jarreau, Billy Joel, Helen
Cornelius and Dinah Shore. Hall performs and records with New England’s finest
musicians, including Tim Ray, Gray Sargent, Les Harris Jr., Tom Hall, Joe “Sonny” Barbato,
Jerry Bergonzi, John Lockwood, Marty Ballou, Mark Poniatowski, Marshall Wood, Jim Gwin,
Kenny Hadley and New Orleans's Amadee Castenell. She served as Executive Producer for
ImprovLive 365, a daily webseries dedicated to exploring spontaneous creativity and
improvisation, and co-produced the Brandeis University Improv Festival, featuring Milford
Graves.
Hall is an award winning songwriter and her music has been featured on Boston's
Women in Music series, on The Coffeehouse”, WGBH’s “Eric in the Evening” and the
nationally syndicated Jazz After Hours with PRI's Jim Wilke. Hall’s jazz recordings have
topped national and international jazz charts, and “Room for Two” was named one of the
top 50 Jazz Albums of 2012 by Jazz Times Magazine. In addition to her ongoing
performances, Hall also continues to work with students both privately and across the
country, holding master classes and clinics in modern vocal and microphone techniques
and on the subject of Songwriting in a Free Society”. Hall also teaches Musicianship
(ear training), Jazz and R&B Ensembles as well as Music Theory for Vocalist at Boston’s
Berklee College of Music.
My Jazz Story
My advice to new listeners... Listen. Listen to EVERYTHING. Go out and listen. Hear the good, the bad, and everything in between. It will feed your soul.