Doug Hall Quartet

Doug Hall Quartet: JiHi

by Glenn Astarita
February 1, 2002

Texas has become a jazz hotbed - partly due to the excellent curriculum provided by North Texas State University, and a thriving arts scene. However, Dallas native, Doug Hall’s early musical training was firmly rooted in the classical idiom while performing with the Dallas Symphony at the tender age of fourteen. With his second release, recorded in New York City, Hall shines as a pianist/composer who has quite a bit to say.

The pianist and his New York based affiliates ...