Thomas Hall

Lecturer in Music

Departments/Programs

Music

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.com

Profile

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. Webpage

Courses 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