Jim Hall was a guitar god, but not in the sense that he could blaze through a zillion notes a minute. He was worshipped by guitarists around the world, but you’d never know it from talking to him. “I ...

Between 1959 and 1965, alto saxophonist Paul Desmond and guitarist Jim Hall (both above) recorded six quartet albums together that are still among jazz's most elegant small-group recordings. These ...

American racing genius Jim Hall was honored this past weekend in connection with the Long Beach Grand Prix at the fourth-annual Road Racing Drivers Club West Coast banquet. Hall, a pretty accomplished ...

Pensacola, FL - On April 13, 2021, Jim Hall was called home after 78 years of good and faithful service to God, his family, and his community. He will be remembered as a loving, funny, wisecracking ...

Duologues is a record of understated beauty that sneaks up on listeners. Greatness and respect is already well-established with both of these musicians given their careers thus far, and one would ...

After Jim Hall's dynamic and experimental work as a member of the Jimmy Giuffre 3 in the mid- and late '50s, the guitarist became an in-demand partner of small-group leaders. This period in the early ...

Although the evidence is circumstantial, it is more than possible that Bill Evans' collaborations with Jim Hall came about through proximity to George Russell. Even Alan Douglas, the producer of the ...

Hemispheres is a wonderful collaboration between two esteemed veteran guitarists, Jim Hall and Bill Frisell. Though each has travelled different yet celebrated paths, this is their first full length ...

He was born three years after his namesake’s death. But for James Hall, growing up in New Orleans and even afterward, he was best known in his hometown as “Jim Hall’s grandson.” “There wasn’t a school ...

Jane Hall's first and only album, With a Song in My Heart, was released in 2017. The album was recorded in the 1980s as a gift to her husband, the great jazz guitarist Jim Hall. I first heard about ...

Some would argue that it's human nature to settle into a comfort zone as one gets older. Many people find themselves less interested in new developments, instead listening to the music of their youth, ...