“Reed player Hall…shone in his solo on Rodgers and Hart’s ‘My Funny Valentine’ showing a mastery of both traditional and modern jazz idioms with an understated sound that highlighted the originality of his improvisation”
ABOUT Irwin
Irwin Hall got his start at the age of 9 when he won a lottery in school and was gifted his first alto saxophone. By the age of 11 he was on stage performing professionally and began winning state and national competitions. Irwin attended Princeton University on a full ride to study East Asian philosophy. He became fluent in Japanese and after graduating began work at a major Japanese newspaper in Tokyo. As fate would have it, he ran into songstress Melody Gardot backstage at the Tokyo Jazz Festival who heard him play and immediately hired him to tour with her band. He quit his job and went on back-to-back international tours as her featured soloist.
Soon after he caught the ear of 3x Grammy/Tony Award winning NEA Jazz Master Dee Dee Bridgewater and joined her working band, honing his skills under the master vocalist on saxophone, flute, and bass clarinet. His undeniable work on saxophones, flutes, and bass clarinet is featured on the two Grammy-nominated albums: Star People Nation by trumpeter Theo Croker and Currency of Man by Melody Gardot. His lengthy line of credentials includes tours and performances with artists like Ms. Lauryn Hill, David Foster, and many more. Check out Irwin’s tour schedule to see him excite stages around the world including London, Tokyo, Shanghai, Rio, Prague, New York, Paris, Melbourne, and more.