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Tom Hall

Tom Hall (baritone & tenor saxophones & music educator) has been an active professional musician since his teens when he played a weekly gig at the Ebony Inn with Ohio Hung Jury, a Washington, DC funk band. He moved to Boston in 1976 to attend New England Conservatory, where he studied with Joe Allard, {{m: Jaki Byard = 3798}}, {{Jimmy Guiffre}}, {{George Russell}}, and {{m: Ernie Wilkins = 11362}}. It was during these years he first studied free improvisation. He was the co-founder of Ensemble Garuda, whose members included percussionist {{Sam Bennett}}, trumpeter {{m: Frank London = 8848}}, and Brazilian cellist Jaques Morelenbaum. This group met for years, with the sole purpose of an intensive exploration of improvisation. In 1979, shortly before graduation from NEC, he co-founded Your Neighborhood Saxophone Quartet (1979-1997) with {{m: Steve Adams = 3268}}, {{m: Allan Chase = 5656}}, and Circe Miller (other members of the group over the years included Ben Schachter, Joel Springer, Douglas Yates and Bob Zung)

Loon & Thrush

By Club d'Elf

Label: Face Pelt Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Bird Song; Loon and Thrush; Left Hand of Clyde; Softly; New Speedway Boogie; Second Line; Dux Lux; Atlas Mountain Hop; Like a Silence; Level Up Your Soul.

Club D'Elf: Loon & Thrush

by Doug Collette
April 10, 2026

In overseeing Club D'Elf since its inception over 25 years ago, founder-leader-bassist Mike Rivard has maintained a core lineup around which has revolved a colorful cast of collaborators as eclectic as the music they have played.  Loon & Thrush is no exception, yet its creation took place in the shadow of the passing of ...

Serpentine

By Revolutionary Snake Ensemble

Label: Cuneiform
Released: 2025
Track listing: The Skunk is D'Funk'd; Buck; The Water is Wide; Berrendo Road; Strange Cults; Plankitude; Nezalezhnist; Son of Mr. Green Genes; Present; Xonk; Never Grow Old.

Left Hand of Clyde (Parts 1, 2 & 3)

February 16, 2023

Album: As Above - Live At The Lizard Lounge
By Club d'Elf
Label: Supermusic
Released: 2000
Duration: 12:44

Outpost 186 March Highlights: Jacob William

March 3, 2012

Jacob William returns his Para Quintet to Outpost 186 on Saturday March 24th after an interlude of gigs in other dubious roosts. Now that he is once more in the cozier confines of the Outpost, free of the concerns attending tavern work, he'll shine at his usual level of dazzle with his astute and earnest compadres. ...

The Bern Nix Outpost 186 Reunion Is Recorded by ImprovLive 365

February 9, 2012

When guitarist Bern Nix visited Outpost 186 and his old friend,keyboardist Dave Bryant in January, the occasion was given special attention by ImprovLive365.“Created and hosted by Tom Hall, ImprovLive 365 is dedicated to exploring, documenting, and sharing the improvisational, spontaneous creativity of life, through public performances, community based educational programs, and a daily web series. Visit ...

All About Jazz Launches On Demand Audio Player

January 5, 2012

Musician? Place your music in front of the largest collection of jazz enthusiasts and consumers in the world. All About Jazz has partnered with Warp Radio to help musicians and record labels present their music directly to jazz fans through the All About Jazz audio player. The player, which features tracks uploaded by a musician or ...

Todd Brunel's "Vortex Live" CD and Digital Download Now Available

June 3, 2011

The Vortex Live features some of the best moments of the Vortex Series captured live between 2007-2010. Each piece is an original work created by invited artists, with all collaborations happening for the first time. The Vortex Live features: Todd Brunel clarinets, Rob Bethel cello, Esther Viola oboe, Andrew Hickman tenor sax (tracks 1 and 4), ...

Outpost 186 leans in to a piano laden summer for Inman Square, Cambridge

June 2, 2011

Piano players are coming out of the woodwork at Outpost 186. Mothers Day saw an astonishing turnout for Matthew Shipp, who followed a solo set with a long awaited Jim Hobbs duet, sponsored in part by All About Jazz. A snippet of the night awaits below. After a respite from Memorial Day, Hans Poppel has a ...