Thomas Hall

Degrees
New England Conservatory of Music, B.A.Expertise
Tom Hall is a master improvisor and saxophonist who teaches Improvisational workshops at colleges, festivals and conferences throughout the U.S. and Europe. He is the director and founder of the Brandeis Improv Collective Ensemble. Email: tomhall@freeimprovisation.comProfile
Tom Hall has toured throughout the US and Europe performing and recording in a wide variety of musical styles, with bands such as The Bruce Katz Band, Club d'Elf, Bob Nieske's Wolf Soup, and Your Neighborhood Saxophone Quartet (of which he is a founding member). Hall has appeared on over 30 CD's and has played at many festivals like The Boston Globe Jazz Festival, Moers Music Festival (Germany), Bang on a Can New Music Festival (NYC). Nottendon Blues Festival (Norway), and Mellon Jazz Festival (Philadelphia). He has collaborated with a wide variety of musicians, including John Medeski, D.J. Logic, Reeves Gabrels, Joe Maneri, Dave Tronzo, and Jacques Morelenbaum. He is an instructor at Brandeis University and MIT, and is the author of "Free Improvisation: A Practical Guide". Hall is the host and creator of ImprovLive 365. WebpageCourses Taught
MUS | 86a | Improv Collective |
MUS | 86b | Improv Collective |
Awards and Honors
ImprovLive365.com (2012)
Free Improvisation: A Practical Guide (2009)
Scholarship
Hall, Thomas. "Improvising Your Life." Improvising Your Life. Boston Convention Center. 2012.
Hall, Thomas. "Improvising Your Life." Improvising Your Life. Boston Public Library. 2012.
Hall, Thomas. "Master Class in Improvisation." Instructor, Master Class. Brookline High School. 2012.
Hall, Thomas. "Master Class in Improvisation." Instructor, Master Class. Milton Hershey High School. 2012.
Hall, Thomas. "The Arts of the Flow." The Arts of the Flow. St. Mary’s & St. Stevens Church. 2012.
Hall, Thomas. "The Creative Edge." The Creative Edge. Boston Convention Center 2012
Hall, Thomas. "Using Improvisation in the Workplace." Bank of America. Boston, MA. 2012.
Hall, Thomas. Free Improvisation: A Practical Guide. Bee Boy Records and Press, 2012.
Hall, Thomas. FreeImprovisation.com. <www.freeimprovisation.com>.
Hall, Thomas. Improv Live 365. Bee Boy Records and Press. <www.improvlive365.com>.
April Hall, Room for Two, Bee Boy Records, 2012. Saxophonist Hall, Thomas
Club d’Elf, So Below, Face Pelt Records, 2011. Saxophonist Hall, Thomas
Hall, Thomas. "Free Improvisation and Teaching the Groove." College Music Society. 2011.
Tom Hall, Session III, Bee Boy Records, 2010. Saxophonist, Arranger Hall, Thomas
Hall, Thomas. "Free Improvisation: A Practical Approach." International Society of Improvising Musicians. Michigan. 2012.
Hall, Thomas. "Master Class in Improvisation." Instructor, Master Class,. Buckingham Browne & Nichols School. 2012.
April Hall, Fun Out of Life, Bee Boy Records, 2009. Saxophonist, Arranger, Producer Hall, Thomas
Hall, Thomas. "Instructor, Master Class." Master Class in Improvisation. Wellesley College. 2009.
Hall, Tom. Free Improvisation: A Practical Guide. First Edition ed. Boston, MA: Bee Boy Press, 2009.
Hall, Thomas. "Instructor, Master Class." Master Class in Improvisation. New England Conservatory. 2004.
Jon Damian, Dedications, Yo Records, 2002. Saxophonist, Vocalist Hall, Thomas
Hall, Thomas. "Instructor, Session 2 “Improvising Grooves”." Improvisation Workshop for professional musicians. Boston, MA. 2002.
Hall, Thomas. "Instructor, Session 1." 12 week Improvisation Workshop for professional musicians. Boston, MA. 2001.
Club d’Elf, As Above, Live Archive, 2000. Saxophonist Hall, Thomas
Aardvark Jazz Orchestra, An Aardvark Christmas, 9 Winds, 1997. Saxophonist Hall, Thomas
Bob Nieske’s Wolf Soup, The Question, A-Records, 1997. Saxophonist Hall, Thomas
Bruce Katz Band, Mississippi Moan, Audioquest, 1997. Saxophonist Hall, Thomas
Dennis Brennan, Iodine in the Wine, Upstart Records, 1997. Saxophonist, Arranger Hall, Thomas
Aardvark Jazz Orchestra, Paintings for Jazz Orchestra, Leo Lab,1995. Saxophonist Hall, Thomas
Bob Nieske’s Wolf Soup, My Desire, GM Records, 1995. Saxophonist Hall, Thomas
Dennis Brennan, Jack in the Pulpit , Upstart Records, 1995. Saxophonist, Arranger Hall, Thomas
Festivals and Performances. Saxophonist Hall, Thomas. Tours and plays at clubs and festivals throughout the U.S and Europe including: NATT Jazz Festival, Norway • Seixal Jazz Festival, Portugal • Scullers • Regattar Bar, Boston Moers Festival of New Jazz, Germany • Tubingen Festival, Germany • Orpheum Theat
Hall, Thomas. "Instructor, Master Class." Master Class in Improvisation and Performance. Lisbon Conservatory, Lisbon. 1995.
Bruce Katz Band, Transformation, Audioquest, 1994. Saxophonist Hall, Thomas
Aardvark Jazz Orchestra, Aardvark Steps OUt, 9 Winds, 1993. Saxophonist Hall, Thomas
Your Neighborhood Saxophone Quartet, Wolftone, Coppens, 1993. Saxophonist, Composer, Arranger Hall, Thomas
Hall, Thomas. "Instructor, Master Class." Master Class in Improvisation and Perform. Royal conservatory, The Netherlands. 1992.
Hall, Thomas. "Instructor, Master Class." Master Class in Improvisation and Performance. Rotterdam Conservatory, The Netherlands. 1992.
Your Neighborhood Saxophone Quartet, Plutonian nights, Coppens, 1991. Saxophonist, Arranger, Composer Hall, Thomas
Performance Personnel. Hall, Thomas. John Medeski, Reeves Gabrels, Brahim Fribgane, Dave Tronzo, Sam Kinninger, Hassan Hakmoun, DJ Logic, Dana Colley, Roger Miller, Spooky Ghost, Kenwood Dennard, Mat Maneri, Alain Mallet, Jerry Leake, Duke Levine, Mr. Rourke, Mike Rivard, Robert Labaree, J
Your Neighborhood Saxophone Quartet, Boogie Stop Shuffle, Coppens,1990. Saxophonist, Arranger, Composer Hall, Thomas
Your Neighborhood Saxophone Quartet, What’s Gone, Coppens,1989. Saxophonist, Arranger, Composer Hall, Thomas
Your Neighborhood Saxophone Quartet, The Walkman, Coppens,1987. By Tom Hall. Saxophonist, Arranger, Composer Hall, Thomas
Volo-Volo, Volo-Volo, Chancy Records, 1984. Saxophonist Hall, Thomas