Live Jazz by Pianist/Vibraphonist James Hall
New Smyrna Beach vibraphonist/pianist JAMES HALL with international recording artist DR. GIANNI BIANCHINI on the organ, plus DOUG MATHEWS, former bassist for the Disney Grand Floridian Society Orchestra and GREG PARNELL, founder and music director of the Orlando Jazz Orchestra on drums.
James Hall began as a pianist in downtown Pleasanton, California, in the Bay Area for the Pleasanton Jazz Society concert series. He performed in nearly thirty concerts in downtown Pleasanton with numerous West Coast musicians including Matt Finders, Andrew Speight, Anton Schwartz, Roger Glenn, Michael Marcus, and Erik Jekabson. He took up the vibraphone in 2018 as a secondary instrument.
Upon relocating to Florida in 2019, he performed in various groups on both instruments. In Central Florida he has performed with a wide range of jazz musicians including Antonio Escapa, Jeff Rupert, Scott Dickinson, Saul Dautch, Joel Frahm, Jeremy Fratti, Richard Drexler, the Orlando Jazz Orchestra, Tom Dietz, and Bobby Koelble in the straight-ahead jazz and Latin spheres.
Also a composer, he has dozens of compositions to his name that draw inspiration from his hometown of New Smyrna Beach, concepts from film noir, and environmental causes. He released a trio album, Hall Aboard, in 2023.
General Admission is paid at the door. $20 for members of the Jazz Society and Veterans Memorial Center, $25 for guests and students are free. Bring your own food and drink. Tables, chairs, live jazz and a beautiful view of the river are provided.
