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Born in Brooklyn, New York, drummer Dana Hall has been an important musician on the international music scene since 1992. After completing his education in aerospace engineering at Iowa State University, he received his Bachelor of Music degree from William Paterson College in Wayne, New Jersey and, in 1999, his Masters degree in composition and arranging from DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. He is presently a distinguished Special Trustees Fellow completing his Doctorate in ethnomusicology at the University of Chicago. In the fall of 2004, Mr. Hall joined the faculty of the prestigious University of Illinois AT Urbana- Champaign as an Assistant Professor of Music. The list of exceptional artists that Mr

Album

Open Or Close

By Geof Bradfield

Label: Calligram Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Open or Close; A Line With a Mind of Its Own; No Brand; Study of the Blues; Three Ingredients; Lonely Flowers; The Kitchen; Aargh.

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Climbing

By Josh Achiron

Label: Calligram Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Troubles Become Triumphs; The Papaya King; The Only Way Is Through; Climbing; Mean Machine; The Pain That Hurts; The Pain That Alters; Take The Coltrane.

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Threefold

By Chris Madsen

Label: Calligram Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Digital Harvest; Shadow People; Mads; Hidden Message; Dream Music; Revolving Door; Man of Action; Buyer's Remorse.

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WaBaSH

By Clark Sommers

Label: Calligram Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Points of Reduction; Close the Loop; Bass Intro I; Kasbah; Group Solitude; Contemplation; In Your Own Sweet Way; Bass Intro II; That Was Then; Ornette-Type-Tune.

Article: Album Review

Geof Bradfield / Myra Melford / Ben Goldberg / Dana Hall: Open Or Close

Read "Open Or Close" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
September 5, 2026

Ornette Coleman may come to mind at the beginning of the spin of Open Or Close. This is understandable. The title song, which opens the set, is from Coleman's pen. Additionally, the jazz collective at work here--reedmen Geof Bradfield and Ben Goldberg, pianist Myra Melford and drummer Dana Hall play loose and free, à la Ornette, ...

Article: Album Review

Clark Sommers: WaBaSH

by Jack Bowers
August 7, 2026

Wabash is the name of a river in Indiana and Illinois, an avenue in Chicago and, what is most relevant to this recording, the name of the quartet that performs on the avenue, a respectable group led by bassist Clark Sommers. Sommers' WaBaSH ensemble varies from the quartet norm in that two of its ...

Article: Album Review

Clark Sommers: WaBaSH

by Troy Dostert
July 30, 2026

An integral component of the Chicago-based jazz community, bassist Clark Sommers has honed his craft as a sideman with everyone from Kurt Elling to Jon Irabagon, with a multifaceted fluency that extends from mainstream jazz to more adventurous projects. And from time to time he also gets to flex as a leader, starting with his debut ...

News: Recording

Clark Sommers Releases Wabash On Calligram Records

July 28, 2026

Clark Sommers WaBaSH is the debut recording from a quartet that has, in various configurations, been one of Chicago’s most celebrated working bands for nearly two decades. Bassist Sommerstraces his connections with the other members back to the late 1990s when he met tenor saxophonist Geof Bradfield and drummer Dana Hall, building relationships that have encompassed ...

Article: Record Label Profile

Calligram Records: Chicago Meets the World

by Mark McKergow
June 23, 2026

Chicago-based Calligram Records was founded in 2023 by trumpeter Chad McCullough and saxophonist Geof Bradfield. Three years and 34 albums later, they have emerged as an authoritative and varied voice for creative jazz from the Windy City and around the world. Their output ranges from small groups to chamber jazz to lively, horn-driven soul outings. With third ...