Seattle, Washington, United States
Trumpeter, educator and composer Jared Hall hails from Spokane, Washington. He studied at Whitworth University, the Indiana University Jacobs School Of Music and the University Of Miami’s Frost School Of Music, where he received the degree Doctor of Musical Arts in 2015. His teachers include Terence Blanchard, Michael Spiro, Joey Tartell, Pat Harbison, Dan Keberle, Whit Sidener, David Baker and Brian Lynch, under which he pursued his doctoral studies. Hall is the winner of the 2013 National Trumpet Competition - Jazz Division, and has performed and recorded with Paquito D'Rivera, Bob Hurst, John Daversa, Arturo Sandoval, Maria Schneider, Vincent Herring, Peter Erskine, Dave Liebman, Alan Pasqua, Brian Lynch, Ira Sullivan, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Terence Blanchard, Rick Margitza, Wycliffe Gordon, David Binney, George Benson, Gloria Estefan, Fred Hersch, Shelly Berg, the South Florida Jazz Orchestra, the Frost Concert Jazz Band and the Henry Mancini Jazz Septet directed by Terence Blanchard, among many others. Based in Seattle, Hall has performed with the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, Symphony Tacoma, the 5th Avenue Theatre and many of the regions outstanding ensembles. His quintet performed regularly at Tula's Jazz Club, the 2018 Gene Harris Jazz Festival and the 2019 Puget Sound Jazz Combo Festival. As a clinician and educator, Hall has served Bellevue College, Pacific Lutheran University, Whitworth University, Eastern Washington University, Boise State University, Columbia Basin College, Seattle JazzED and Western Washington University, in addition to many local high school programs and jazz festivals. He has presented lectures at the National Association of Music Educators (NAfME) Northwest Division Conference 2019 and the Jazz Education Network (JEN) Conference 2017. He serves on the faculty at Northwest University. http://www.jaredhall.net Specialties: Trumpet, Brass, Jazz Improvisation, Music Performance, Pedagogy, and Education
• Jazz Big Band • Jazz Combo • Improvisation • Contemporary Jazz Methods • Brass Techniques • Trumpet - Jazz & Classical
• Western Washington University • Whitworth University • Columbia Basin College • Bellevue College • Eastern Washington University • Pacific Lutheran University • Boise State University Gene Harris Jazz Festival 2018 & 2021 • University of Montana Buddy DeFranco Jazz Festival 2022 • Western Oregon University • Western International Band Clinic 2018 • Tacoma Community College
• Mid-Columbia Jazz Festival 2023 – Pasco, WA • Mead Jazz Festival 2023 – Spokane, WA • Central Washington University Jazz Festival 2022 – Ellensburg, WA • Northeast Music Educators (NEMEA) Solo & Ensemble Festival 2023 – Liberty Lake, WA • Gene Harris Jazz Festival 2022 – Boise State University, Boise, ID • Soundview Regional Jazz Festival Adjudication – Burien, WA • Chinook Music Educators Association – Olympia WA • Riverside Jazz Festival – Auburn, WA • Northshore Jazz Festival – Kenmore, WA • Stadium High School – Tacoma, WA • Commencement Bay High School Solo & Ensemble Brass Adjudication • Thurston Rotaries Jazz Festival – Olympia, WA • Northlake Jazz Festival –Kirkland, WA • Lake Washington School District –Kirkland, WA • Sno-King Music Educators Association – Everett, WA • Frontier Jazz Festival – Graham, WA • Bellevue College Jazz Festival – Bellevue, WA
2022 – PRESENT: SPOKANE, WA • Mead High School • Mt. Spokane High School • Rogers High School • Ferris High School • Lewis and Clark High School • Ridgeline High School • Deer Park High School • Riverside High School • Libby Center 2017 – 2022: SEATTLE, WA • Roosevelt High School • Edmonds Woodway High School • Garfield High School • Mount Si High School • Bellevue High School • Interlake High School • Mercer Island High School • Seattle Academy of Arts & Sciences • Stadium High School • Islander Middle School • Cascade Christian High School • Liberty High School • Juanita High School • Orting High School • Salk Middle School • Jane Addams Middle School • Twin Falls Middle School • Chief Kanim Middle School • Jazz Night School • KNKX 88.5 FM School of Jazz Mentor Program 2014 – 2016: FLORIDA & NORTHEAST • Jazz Educators Community Coalition – Coral Gables, FL • New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA) • Woodbridge High School – Woodbridge, NJ • Londonderry High School – Londonderry, NH • Southegan High School – Amherst, NH • Manchester Memorial High School – Manchester, NH • Campbell High School – Litchfield, NH
Teaching: • Private Trumpet Instructor, Snoqualmie Valley School District, Snoqualmie, WA 2017-Present • Teaching Artist: Seattle JazzEd, Seattle, WA 2015-2016 • Music Instructor: Young Musician’s Camp, Coral Gables, FL Summer 2015 • Choir Director: St. Luke Lutheran Church, Spokane, WA 2006-10 • Ear Training III Teaching Assistant: Whitworth University, Spokane, WA Fall 2007 Theatre (FL, IN, WA): • West Side Story, 5th Avenue Theatre • Annie, 5th Avenue Theatre • Legally Blonde, University Prep Theatre • Ragtime, 5th Avenue Theatre • The Producers, Shoreline Community College • The Pajama Game, 5th Avenue Theatre • Shrek the Musical, Miami Children’s Theatre • Thoroughly Modern Millie, Area Stage Co. • A Little Princess, Recorded Backing Track • The Rat Pack Is Back, Vegas Touring Show • Little Women, Area Stage Co. • The Drowsy Chaperone, Miami Children’s Theatre • Les Misérables, Pembroke Pines Theatre • Catch Me If You Can, Miami Children’s Theatre • In The Heights, Miami Children’s Theatre • Damn Yankees, Indiana University Theatre • Hair, Indiana University Theatre • Annie, Cardinal Stage Company Royal Caribbean International (Europe, Asia, Caribbean): •Lead and 2nd Trumpet in Big Band Jazz, Shows, and Small Group Jazz Settings