Articles by Doug Hall
Meet 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. ...
Continue ReadingLisa Hilton: California-Based Jazz Pianist, Composer, Bandleader & Producer
by Doug Hall
On this show we chat with pianist Lisa Hilton who has been recording and performing as a bandleader with quartet arrangements continually for over 25-plus albums, beginning with Seduction released in 1997, up to her most recent recording Coincidental Moment which we will play portions of for this podcast. ...
Continue ReadingJon Irabagon: Free-Jazz Musician, Saxophonist, Composer, Band Leader And Producer
by Doug Hall
On this show, we chat with Jon Irabagon, Filipino-American born free-jazz saxophonist, soloist, composer, bandleader, educator and producer (as founder of Irabbagast Records). A graduate of both the Manhattan School of Music in New York City and Berklee College of Music in Boston, Irabagon has been composing and collaborating with both acclaimed experimental jazz guitarist Mary Halvorson and seminal free-jazz saxophonist and composer John Zorn, whom he recently performed with at the Roulette in Brooklyn. Irabagon has also ...
Continue ReadingMike Mele: Guitarist, Composer and Educator
by Doug Hall
On this show, we chat with guitarist Mike Mele, a graduate from Berklee College of Music in 1990 (Cum Laude). Mele is a prominent educator, and has taught guitar lessons through The Music Emporium in Lexington, Massachusetts for over twenty-five years. He has also taught at Berklee College of Music, Tufts University, Sharon Music Academy, Bentley College, and currently is a music teacher at Phillips Exeter Academy. He spent the last thirty years performing with many ...
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