Mike Hall is a professional saxophonist and jazz educator based in Manchester, UK.

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MIKE HALL

" ....a hurricane on the bandstand and a major force in jazz education..."
Mike Butler (Manchester Evening News)

Mike is a freelance jazz saxophonist and educator based at the
Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, UK

	Mike has been an active musician for thirty-five years. After Mozart with the Edinburgh Schools Symphony Orchestra he moved to saxophone with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra and to make frequent national broadcasts with composer/pianist Michael Garrick with whom he toured Malaysia in 1995. Mike turned professional in 1993. Now, heading Jazz Studies at the RNCM, Mike teaches jazz improvisation, theory, history, saxophone and directs the RNCM Big Band and Jazz Collective. He also maintains a busy performance schedule all over the country. News! Plans are afoot for a one week jazz course in the Lake District in April 2010 (watch this space!) Mike Hall/Dan Whieldon duo conclude the lunchtime recitals at Chorlton Arts Festival (May 23) featuring a completely new set of material The Quartet (with Steve and Eryl) is returning to the Art Deco Chambers in the Waterside Arts Festival (June 16) Tales of the Sun God (my 3 movement saxophone quartet) is shortly to be published by Astute Music (watch this space!) 'Listen' to Dan Whieldon and me in concert as part of the 2006 manchester jazz festival. Right click 'listen' and save