Articles

Here are some of my recent articles for MusicianWages.com and About.com.

• Interview: Bill Carrothers
• Album Review: Frank Carlberg's "Uncivilized Ruminations"
• Interview: Theo Bleckmann
• Interview: Jacob Garchik
• Album Review: Nicholas Urie's "My Garden"
• Album Review: Matt Blostein and Vinnie Sperrazza's "Paraphrase"
• Album Review: Brian Drye's "Bazingas"
• Interview: Ryan Truesdell on Gil Evans
• Artist Profile: Jon Hendricks
• Album Review: Alan Ferber's "Music for Nonet & Strings"
• Concert Review: Giuseppe Logan Quartet
• Album Review: Jason Robinson's "The Two Faces of Janus"
• Album Review: Flip Philipp and Ed Partyka's "Hair of the Dog"
• Album Review: Steve Swell's "5000 Poems"
• Concert Review: Steve Davis Quintet at Smalls
• Album Review: John Hollenbeck's "Eternal Interlude"
• Album Review: Edmar Castaneda's "Entre Cuerdas"
• Concert Review: Monty Alexander Trio at the Avalon
• Musician Abroad: Making it in Europe
• Album Review: Jim Rotondi's "Blues for Brother Ray"
• Album Review: Luis Bonilla's "I Talking Now"

Transcribing & Arranging

In addition to performance, composition, and critique, I'm also active in the world of transcription & arranging, especially in Latin music.

These transcriptions, when used for educational purposes, fall under Fair Use (Section 107, Chapter 1, Title 17 of the United States Copyright Code). Transcriptions on www.jameshallmusic.com are for personal or educational use only and may not be used for profit in any way. Transcriptions are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Recent transcriptions include:

• "The Hustler" - Willie Colon
• "Tapando El Hueco" - Grupo Niche
• "El Retrato de Mama" - Herman Olivera
• "Idilio" - Willie Colon