Articles by Doug Hall
Aditi Malhotra, Indian Hindu-influenced jazz vocalist and composer from New Delhi
by Doug Hall
Today our musical guest is jazz artist Aditi Malhotra, a vocalist and composer from New Delhi, India. With an early background in Hindustani Classical Music, and later influences in jazz and Black American music, and Brazilian music, she has performed at notable venues such as the NCPA Mumbai and the Kennedy Center in Washington DC. She won a number of inter-school state and national level singing competitions, and was a recipient of the 2021 ASCAP Foundation Herb Alpert Young Jazz ...
Continue ReadingCuban-Born Jazz Pianist, Vocalist And Bandleader Zahili Zamora
by Doug Hall
Today our musical guest is Cuban-born Afro Latin jazz pianist, vocalist, composer, bandleader, arranger and educator Zahili González Zamora. She started playing piano at the age of six and graduated from the National School of Music with a performance degree. Her passion for music has taken her to Canada, Southeast Asia and the United States. Her Afro-Cuban jazz trio, MIXCLA, has headlined at the landmark Scullers Jazz Club in Boston since 2018. MIXCLA has also performed at the 59th Monterey ...
Continue ReadingLegendary jazz drummer, bandleader and composer Eric McPherson
by Doug Hall
On this show we chat with legendary jazz drummer, band leader, and composer Eric McPherson. Mr. McPherson would be introduced to music and jazz at a very young age. Richard Davis, his godfather and an icon among jazz bassists, was a neighborhood friend of the family, and his mother, a superb dancer-choreographer, deep into the jazz scene was taking him to rehearsals and performances, as a child. Her wide orbit of friends included many drummers, major jazz artists like Max ...
Continue ReadingMeet composer, keyboardist, multi-instrumentalist Roella Oloro
by Doug Hall
On this show we chat with Roella Oloro; British-born composer, multi-instrumentalist of Nigerian and Jamaican descent and recent graduate from Berklee College of Music, with a degree in Performance. Ms. Oloro first moved to London in 2017 to study at Trinity Laban and quickly got involved with London's vibrant music scene. She later attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. Ms. Oloro is a pianist, saxophonist, composer, and band leader. As a composer, she has written for a variety of ...
Continue ReadingMilena Casado: Spanish-born, New York-based Jazz trumpeter, bandleader and producer
by Doug Hall
On this show we chat with Milena Casado; Spanish-born, New York-based Jazz trumpeter, bandleader and producer. Ms. Casado's debut recording, Reflection of Another Self in her own words, “portrays an introspective journey of self-discovery, exploring her Afro-Latina heritage by unpacking personal traumas and finding her voice." As Ms. Casado is also a graduate of the Berklee College of Music, she has intersected and played with a rich variety of talent and well established leaders in jazz. Reflection of Another Self ...
Continue ReadingJay Danley: Canadian Jazz Guitarist, Composer, Recording Artist, And World-Class Session Musician
by Doug Hall
On this show we chat with Canadian jazz guitarist, composer, educator and veteran sessions musician Jay Danley. Danley is a world-class session musician who has contributed instrumentally to multiple Juno award-nominated records (including Hilario Duran, leader of a Latin Big Band orchestra) and is the featured guitarist on the Juno award-winning (Julian Fauth), blues album of the year release. He has performed with a multitude of legendary musicians from around the world. Danley also is recognized as one of Canada's ...
Continue ReadingChase Morrin: Jazz pianist, composer, educator & bandleader of Ize Trio
by Doug Hall
On this show we chat with Boston-based jazz pianist and composer Chase Morrin. Morrin has released multiple albums and been internationally recognized as a musician who pushes musical boundaries in jazz and classical music. His current band Ize Trio is an innovative multi-cultural project(among others) that advocates for human rights and equity. Ize Trio's current release is The Global Suites (Chase Morrin Music, 2024). We will listen to snippets of two compositions from this recording.He is currently a ...
Continue ReadingÁngela Varo: Andalusian jazz violinist, educator, multi-instrumentalist and Berklee College of Music graduate
by Doug Hall
On this show we chat with Ángela Varo who is an Andalusian violinist, educator, multi-instrumentalist, improviser, arranger, producer, and composer from Baena, Córdoba. She is a recent master's scholar and current undergraduate student (B.M. Contemporary Writing and Production, Performance; graduated 2023 with M.M. Global Jazz program) at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Ma. Ms. Varo was raised in a very musical family, with influences including Opera and Flamenco, and the fusion of cultures in southern Spain. She specializes in ...
Continue ReadingTammy McCann: Chicago-Based Gospel & Jazz Vocalist, Composer And Educator
by Doug Hall
On this show we chat with Tammy McCann, Chicago-based jazz vocalist, composer and educator. Ms. McCann began her singing career in the late 1990's as a gospel and opera performer, touring Europe with bands including Wonderbrass and the Voices of Glory. Most recently, in 2019, she debuted a tribute to the legendary gospel singer Mahalia Jackson in the musical production Yes--Mahalia, which was performed in 2022 at the Musical Institute of Chicago. Her latest release is Do I Move You ...
Continue ReadingFall Raye: Berklee graduate, jazz saxophonist, flutist, pianist and bassist
by Doug Hall
On this show we chat with jazz musician and composer Fall Raye. Raye has recently graduated from the Berklee College of Music, Jazz and Gender Justice program in Boston, and is a multi-instrumentalist: saxophonist, flutist, pianist and drummer. Raye has recently released their debut recording Fall . We listen to portions of two compositions from Fall on this podcast. ...
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