About my Career
James Hall began as a pianist in the Bay Area of California 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 across multiple genres including mainstream jazz, Latin jazz, and classical music. He released a trio album, Hall Aboard, in 2023 and recorded Out of the Galleon with a quartet live at the Timucua White House in 2025.
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I am based in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Information on upcoming concerts can be found on the concerts page.
Please also see my reviews in the LA Jazz Scene magazine, Jazz & Blues Florida, and my profile at All About Jazz.
