Adam Hall

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Biography

Adam Hall began playing in 1990 at the age of ten, and later studied the craft at Berklee College of Music in Boston, USA. Adam is also competent in playing the Trombone, Alto Sax, Piano, Euphonium, Mellophonium, and a little bit of Bass and Drums for good measure.

In his early career, Adam played at the Sydney Olympics and served as Artist in Residence at the Southbridge Jazz Club in Singapore. He has worked with numerous talents such as James Morrison, Don Burrows, 45-year-long former leader of the Count Basie Orchestra Frank Foster, Shirley Horn’s band, Vanessa Amorosi, and Grace Knight, to name a few.

Adam has since made regular tours to Europe and various cities all over the world, including Singapore, Boston, New York, New Orleans and Los Angeles. He has performed throughout Germany at the Jazzclub Rheingau, Yorckschlösschen, Ratskeller Köpenick, and on the Rhein River, and played at the Rockin’ Race Jamboree in Spain and the Metropol in Vienna. Adam was a guest musician in Jeremy Monteiro’s Merry Bebop: A Jazzy Christmas for 2013 and headlined the opening night of the Berne Jazz & Blues Sessions in Switzerland in 2014.

Adam Hall features on Bluesin’ The Groove’s 2013 album ‘Mess Around’, which won Blues Album of the Year in Germany and ranked number 5 in the international list.

• What sparked your passion for music?

  I was very lucky to have a really funny teacher when I was young. He made life good, and he made me laugh. Later I had a really inspiring teacher too. By then, I was hooked.

  Initially though, I was super thrilled to just hang out with great and funny people.

• Do you have a favourite piece or a composer?

  I love the Jazz Standards Songbook. All the great composers of love songs from the great era. Like Cole Porter, Gershwin, Johnny Mercer and so on.

• Which particular works/composers do you think you perform the best?

  I do love the music of New Orleans; the culture and the attitude very much resemble my own. A sense of good vibes even when everything is going wrong. Black American music is a music of parades, parties, and picnics.

• Which performance are you most proud of or resonates with you the most?

  I love them all, the big festival stage or the more intimate Jazz Clubs, it’s all pretty fantastic!

• Which musician do you like the most, or are you most influenced by?

  I love the music of Louis Armstrong. It’s so positive, bright, energetic, and extremely virtuosic. He’s a giant among giants.

• What do you do offstage that inspires your musical artistry onstage?

  I have some lovely people in my band. Anthony, Bronton, Mark, Sam, Tim, Louis, and Kane are great people to hang with. I like to have dinners, talk nonsense, and have fun, which is the vibe I try to create on stage.

• Do you have any unique practice techniques or routines?

  Mostly long tones and quiet, controlled tones. They help with accuracy.

• Are there any exciting performances you’ve planned?

  Yeah, we have an incredible 10-day festival every year called the Gentse Feesten. We are also running a New Orleans music festival in Perth every year as well.

• What have been the greatest challenges of your career so far, and how did you overcome them?

  The hardest part was figuring out what I wanted to do and then figuring out how to get there. Most of the best musical experiences happened with great people around. So don’t be afraid to work with people you like and use your imagination for new show ideas or opportunities.

• Have you ever made a mistake on stage and pretended it was intentional?

  I make mistakes on stage. Rarely do I pretend it’s intentional. But I do improvise with it and make it part of the music.

Enjoy more of his expressive performances and stage moments with his band through Instagram and YouTube!