Calendar

November 2010

Sunday, November 6th, 2010: Salisbury, MA
Private Party - Jazz Duo with Tim Ray

Saturday, November 13th, 2010: The Stone Soup, Ipswich, MA 7-10 pm
Join April and her quintet for a night of Jazz Standards and Swinging Blues at this fabulous local hot spot. The Stone Soup has reaving up it's Jazz series, loaded with the very best of New England's Jazz musicians each week, great food and great atmosphere! This is a real musicians room, supported by the great staff at the Stone Soup. April will be appearing at the Stone Soup throughout the summer and fall, so come help support this artistic scene. Located at: 141 High Street, Ipswich MA 01938, Phone: 978 356 4222 Info: Stone Soup Cafe

Saturday, November 20, 2010: The Stone Soup, Ipswich, MA 7-10 pm
Join April and her quintet for a night of Jazz Standards and Swinging Blues at this fabulous local hot spot. The Stone Soup has reaving up it's Jazz series, loaded with the very best of New England's Jazz musicians each week, great food and great atmosphere! This is a real musicians room, supported by the great staff at the Stone Soup. April will be appearing at the Stone Soup throughout the summer and fall, so come help support this artistic scene. Located at: 141 High Street, Ipswich MA 01938, Phone: 978 356 4222 Info: Stone Soup Cafe

Saturday, November 27th, 2010: The Stone Soup, Ipswich, MA 7-10 pm
Join April and her quintet for a night of Jazz Standards and Swinging Blues at this fabulous local hot spot. The Stone Soup has reaving up it's Jazz series, loaded with the very best of New England's Jazz musicians each week, great food and great atmosphere! This is a real musicians room, supported by the great staff at the Stone Soup. April will be appearing at the Stone Soup throughout the summer and fall, so come help support this artistic scene. Located at: 141 High Street, Ipswich MA 01938, Phone: 978 356 4222 Info: Stone Soup Cafe

October 2010

Saturday, October 2nd, 2010: Chocorua, NH
Private Party

Sunday, October 3rd, 2010: Boston, MA
Private Party

Sunday, October 16th, 2010: Lenox, MA
Private Party

Sunday, October 17th, 2010: Princton, MA
Private Party

Friday, October 22nd, 2010, Acton Jazz Cafe, Acton, MA 7-8:30 pm
April Joins, Mark Poniatowski and the Situation for a night of original Jazz and R&B. The Acton Jazz Cafe was listed among Downbeat Magazine’s “100 Great International Jazz Clubs” in the February 2007 issue. The Acton Jazz Cafe is one of the most highly regarded venues for live jazz and blues in New England. Just 24 miles west of Boston, the cafe offers live music every night (closed Mondays through Wednesdays), an intimate, artistic, smoke-free atmosphere, and plentiful free parking! We have a full bar and restaurant, with select wines and beers and a delicious dinner, snack and dessert menu.
For more info: Acton Jazz Cafe

“This will be our response to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before.”-- Leonard Bernstein

Saturday, October 23rd, 2010: The Stone Soup, Ipswich, MA 7-10 pm
Join April and her quintet for a night of Jazz Standards and Swinging Blues at this fabulous local hot spot. The Stone Soup has reaving up it's Jazz series, loaded with the very best of New England's Jazz musicians each week, great food and great atmosphere! This is a real musicians room, supported by the great staff at the Stone Soup. April will be appearing at the Stone Soup throughout the summer and fall, so come help support this artistic scene. Located at: 141 High Street, Ipswich MA 01938, Phone: 978 356 4222 Info: Stone Soup Cafe

September 2010

Friday, Sept 17th, 2010-September 20th
Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Tuesday, Sept 21st, 2010: 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Philips Exeter Jazz Ensemble,
Phillips Exeter Church, Exeter, NH

April will be a featured guest with this fantastic jazz ensemble led by Les Harris Jr. on (drums). This will be a great night of standards with a dash of R&B! Come check out this great band: April Hall; guest vocals, Les Harris Jr; drums, Marty Ballou; bass, Ryan Parker; piano and Charlie Jennison; saxes.

Saturday, Sept 25th, 2010: 9:00-11:00 p.m.
Hershey, PA: TBA
Northeast Tour

August 2010

Sunday, August 1st, 2010: The Stone Soup, Ipswich, MA 5- 8 pm
Join April and her quartet for a night of Jazz Standards and this fabulous local hot spot. The Stone Soup has reaving up it's Jazz series, loaded with the very best of New England's Jazz musicians each week, great food and great atmosphere! April will be appearing with her quartet and quintet once a month throughout the summer and fall, so come help support this artistic scene. Located at: 141 High Street, Ipswich MA 01938, Phone: 978 356 4222

Saturday, August 7, 2010: 6-10pm, Cambridge, MA
Private Party

Sunday, August 8th, 2010: 7pm, Outpost 186, Cambridge,MA
Session X • Free Improv • Free Funk
Ok, come check out this smoking band at the The Outpost 186. This is a funky little room in Cambridge, so it's perfect, and I do mean funky. Seating is limited, so come early and stake out your territory! This is a new experience for me and I've got a really good feeling about it. Hope to see you there.

About the Performance: The Sessions, a series of performances hosted by saxophonist Tom Hall, brings creative musicians from any and all musical styles and genres together and turns them loose in a free improvisatory setting.

For Session X, it’s all about the groove. Featuring Tom Hall; Saxes, Marty Ballou; Bass, Kevin Barry; guitar, Dean Johnston; drums and April Hall; vocals. It's free improv, and it's funky.
Outpost 186 • 186 Hampshire St • Info: www.freeimprovisation.com


Saturday, August 21st, 2010: The Stone Soup, Ipswich, MA 7-10 pm
Join April and her quintet for a night of Jazz Standards and Swinging Blues at this fabulous local hot spot. The Stone Soup has reaving up it's Jazz series, loaded with the very best of New England's Jazz musicians each week, great food and great atmosphere! This is a real musicians room, supported by the great staff at the Stone Soup. April will be appearing at the Stone Soup throughout the summer and fall, so come help support this artistic scene. Located at: 141 High Street, Ipswich MA 01938, Phone: 978 356 4222 Info: Stone Soup Cafe

With: April Hall, vocals
Consuelo Candelaria, Piano
Marty Ballou, Upright Bass
Tom Hall, Saxes
Dave Fox, Drums

July 2010

Saturday, June 12, 2010: 7-11pm, Boston, MA
Private Party

Saturday, July 10, 2010: 8:30 - 12:30am, Wrenthem, MA
Private Party

Sunday, July 18th, 2010: The Stone Soup, Ipswich, MA 5- 8 pm
Join April and her quartet for a night of Jazz Standards and this fabulous local hot spot. The Stone Soup has reaving up it's Jazz series, loaded with the very best of New England's Jazz musicians each week, great food and great atmosphere! April will be appearing with her quartet and quintet once a month throughout the summer and fall, so come help support this artistic scene. Located at: 141 High Street, Ipswich MA 01938, Phone: 978 356 4222

Saturday, July 24, 2010: 7-11pm, Greystone Manor, Cape Neddick, ME
Private Party

Saturday, July 31, 2010: 6:30 - 11:30am, Duxbury, MA
Fundraiser, Town Green

May-June 2010

May 1st, 2010: Top of the Hub, Prudential Center, Boston

Saturday, Quartet with April Hall 9pm-1am

The Band:
April Hall, Vocals
Ben Cook, Piano
Steve Langone, Drums
Thomas Hebb, Bass
Tom Hall, Saxophones

The April Hall Quartet has been invited back to this beautiful Boston landmark for five more nights.... So come join us for a night of Jazz Standards.

The Top of the Hub is a full service, 145 seat, white table cloth restaurant and 190 seat bar lounge. The restaurant delivers exceptional, contemporary American cuisine and attentive service with spectacular ambiance. The landmark restaurant and bar, with refined club-like ambiance, is located on the 52nd floor atop the Prudential Tower in Boston, Massachusetts.

No Cover for the Bar, $25 for the Lounge. Friday and Saturday nights fill up fast, so come early and enjoy the great views and music. For info: The Top of the Hub

Saturday, May 8, 2010: 7-11, Cambridge, MA, Ryles Jazz Club
Private Party

Saturday, May 15, 2010: 6:30-11:30pm, Walpole, NH
Private Party

Saturday, June 5, 2010: 8-12pm, Boston, MA
Private Party

Saturday, June 12, 2010: 7-11pm, House of Blues, Boston, MA
Private Party.
Featuring: April Hall, Vocals; Ben Cook, Piano; Mark Poniatwoski, Bass; Kenny Hadley, Drums and Tom Hall, Saxes

April 2010

Friday, April 23, 2010: 9-1, West Springfield, MA
Private Party

Saturday, April 24, 2010: 7-11, Foxboro, MA
April appears with Boston's premier R&B band Soul kitchen. This beautiful new club is a must see. If you would like a table near the stage we highly recommend reservations.
Info: Soulkitchenband.com

Tuesday, April 30th-May 1st, 2010: Top of the Hub, Prudential Center, Boston

Tuesday-Wednesday, Trio, Instrumental 8:30pm-12:30pm (piano, bass, sax):
Tom Hall, Saxes; Sonny Barbato, Piano; David Clark, Bass

Thursday, Trio, Instrumental 8:30pm -12:30am (piano, bass, sax):
Sonny Barbato, Piano; Kaela Kaumehewia,Bass and Steve Lanonge, Drums

Friday, Quartet with April Hall 9pm-1am:
April Hall, Vocals, Sonny Barbato, Piano; Kaela Kaumehewia,Bass and Steve Lanonge, Drums

Saturday, Quintet with April Hall 9pm-1am :
April Hall, Vocals, Ben Cook, Piano; Thomas Hebb ,Bass and Steve Lanonge, Drums; Tom Hall, Saxes

The April Hall Quartet has been invited back to this beautiful Boston landmark for five more nights.... So come join us for a night of Jazz Standards.

The Top of the Hub is a full service, 145 seat, white table cloth restaurant and 190 seat bar lounge. The restaurant delivers exceptional, contemporary American cuisine and attentive service with spectacular ambiance. The landmark restaurant and bar, with refined club-like ambiance, is located on the 52nd floor atop the Prudential Tower in Boston, Massachusetts.

No Cover for the Bar, $25 for the Lounge. Friday and Saturday nights fill up fast, so come early and enjoy the great views and music. For info: The Top of the Hub

March 2010

Tuesday, March 5th-6th, 2010: Top of the Hub, Prudential Center, Boston
Friday, Trio with April Hall 9pm-1am • Saturday, Quartet with April Hall 9pm-1am

Friday's Band: April Hall, Vocals
Tim Ray, Piano
Marshall Wood, Bass
Les Harris, Drums

Saturday's Band: April Hall, Vocals
Consuelo Candelaria, Piano
Mark Poniatowski, Bass
Tom Hall, Saxophones
Les Harris, Drums

The April Hall Quartet has been invited back to this beautiful Boston landmark for five more nights.... So come join us for a night of Jazz Standards.

The Top of the Hub is a full service, 145 seat, white table cloth restaurant and 190 seat bar lounge. The restaurant delivers exceptional, contemporary American cuisine and attentive service with spectacular ambiance. The landmark restaurant and bar, with refined club-like ambiance, is located on the 52nd floor atop the Prudential Tower in Boston, Massachusetts.

No Cover for the Bar, $25 for the Lounge. Friday and Saturday nights fill up fast, so come early and enjoy the great views and music. For info: The Top of the Hub


Friday, March 16th, 2010: The Taylor House, Jamaica Plain, MA 7:30-8:30pm
April will be performing in a special trio configuration at this beautiful landmark performance space. The Taylor House has lent a big hand in helping support the artisan community by holding concerts and art shows at their beautiful 1853 Victorian Bed and Breakfast. This concert is unique in that it is a true listing room. A real "house concert" in a beautiful setting. This is an opportunity to see a jazz vocal trio in an intimate setting (40 seats). The one hour concert is followed by a short cocktail hour where concert goers get to mix and mingle with the musicians. Tickets are a suggested donation of $10, which goes directly to fund the musicians.

The Band: April Hall, Vocals
Consuelo Candelaria, Piano
Keala Kaumeheiwa, Bass


About the Taylor House: Taylor House, a gracious sixteen room Victorian home in Boston’s Jamaica Plain section, was built around 1853 for George W. Taylor, an international merchant head-quartered in Boston. It is situated within the Monument Square Historic District, and lies in an area known as "Pondside", which contains some of Jamaica Plain’s finest suburban architecture. The structure is predominantly Italianate in style reflect the earliest architectural style found in Jamaica Plain. A distinctive octagonal cupola sits atop the main house. The house is surrounded by Victorian-inspired gardens and lies less than one block from a beautiful pond.

For more information: http://www.taylorhouse.com/musicandart/index.htm or call Daryl @ 617-312-8328 or DarylBichel@aol.com


Friday, March 26th, 2010: The Acton Jazz Cafe, Acton, MA 7-8:30 p.m.
The April Hall will be performing in a special duet setting with Joe "Sonny" Barbato on Piano. Together they will perform classic jazz standards with a big dash of blues at The Acton Jazz Cafe which is one of our favorite musician and music friendly spots!

This is a special night since April will be opening for your long time friend Mark Poniatowski. This is Mark's CD Release party and you're sure to love it. 9:30-Midnight
Location: 452 Great Road, Acton MA 01720 For more info: theactonjazzcafe.com or call 978-263-6161 after 5 p.m

February 2010

Monday, February 22, 2010: 8-10pm, Cambridge, MA
Private Party

Sunday, February 7, 2010: 2-5pm, Jamaica Plain, MA
Author and Musician Tom Hall Book Launch & Concert
Come check out Tom Hall's spectacular book launch, art show and concert. It will be held in the beautifiul Forsyth Chapel in J.P. Don't miss this unique artistic event! Details below:
www.freeimprovisation.com

Where:
"Free Improvisation: A Practical Guide", By Tom Hall
Forsyth Chapel at Forest Hills Cemetery
95 Forest Hills Ave, Jamaica Plain, MA

Tom Hall celebrates the launch of his new book, Free Improvisation: A Practical Guide, on
February 7, 2010 in the beautiful Forsyth Chapel at Forest Hills Cemetery. Tom will be
presenting a lecture, Life is One Big Improvisation, followed by an improvised music concert.
In conjunction with the book launch, there will be an art exhibit of improvisational art by Lennie
Peterson, whose intricate portraiture graces the cover and interior of the book. This unique
cultural event is free and open to the public.

Event Details:
2:00 pm Meet the Author & Artist, Art Exhibit, Refreshments & Hors d’oeuvres
3:00 pm Lecture by Tom Hall, Life is One Big Improvisation
3:30 pm Improvisational Concert featuring:
Tom Hall - saxophones
Michael Rivard - acoustic bass
Marty Ballous - acoustic bass
Jerry Leake - percussion
and special guest, Lennie Peterson - trombone

The Book:
Improvisation is a big part of our daily lives, essential to the things we love to do and the
music we love to hear. Improvising together seems natural when we’re playing a game or
having a conversation, yet improvising music together is often viewed as mysterious and
forbidding. Free Improvisation: A Practical Guide provides a practical way for any group of
people, no matter what their style of music or level of musicianship, to learn about
improvising together. With over 100 improvisational exercises and invaluable instructional
tips, this book is an essential tool for every musician, teacher, or music lover.

January 2010

Saturday, January 9, 2010: 6-10pm, Ryles Jazz Club
Private Party

Tuesday, January 12th-16th, 2010: Top of the Hub, Prudential Center, Boston
Featuring: April Hall (Fri & Sat), Voice, Sonny Barbato (Tues), Piano, Ben Cook (Wed-Sat) Piano, Keala Kaumeheiwa, Bass (Wed-Thurs), Mark Poniatowski (Fri-Sat), Bass
Les Harris Jr, Drums (Sat), Tom Hall Saxophone (Tues, Wed, Sat)

Tuesday-Wednesday, Trio, Instrumental 8:30pm-12:30pm (piano, bass, sax)
Thursday, Trio, Instrumental 8:30pm -12:30am (piano, bass, sax)
Friday, Trio with April Hall 9pm-1am
Saturday, Quartet with April Hall 9pm-1am

The April Hall Quartet has been invited back to this beautiful Boston landmark for five more nights.... So come join us for a night of Jazz Standards.

The Top of the Hub is a full service, 145 seat, white table cloth restaurant and 190 seat bar lounge. The restaurant delivers exceptional, contemporary American cuisine and attentive service with spectacular ambiance. The landmark restaurant and bar, with refined club-like ambiance, is located on the 52nd floor atop the Prudential Tower in Boston, Massachusetts.

No Cover for the Bar, $25 for the Lounge. Friday and Saturday nights fill up fast, so come early and enjoy the great views and music. For info: The Top of the Hub

Saturday, January 23, 2010: 6-10pm, Ryles Jazz Club
Private Party

Sunday, January 24, 2010: Jazz For Kids Concert, Franklin, MA 2pm
April appears with a jazz quintet at the Franklin School of Performing Arts. This concert is especially for children. Contact School for further details (open to the public).

Sunday, January 31, 2010: Cambridge, MA 7-9pm
Private Party

December 2009

Thanks for checking our December schedule. We are taking the month of December off to finish up recording a new CD and look forward to sharing it with you this spring. April will be appearing on New Years Eve with her good friends, "Joe Bargar and the Soul Providers", so come on out to Ryles (Cambridge, MA) to help celebrate the New Year!

Thursday, Dec 31st, 2009: New Years Eve! 9-1am
Ryles Jazz Club, Inman Square, Cambridge, MA
On New Years Eve Ryles Jazz Club will be groovin to the beat of 2009 Boston Music Poll nominees, "Joe Bargar And The Soul Providers", with special guest vocalist April Hall. Celebrate the New Year dancing the night away to the classic soul, funk, and r&b hits that have made "The Soul Providers" the Boston area's favorite party band.

November 2009

Monday, Nov 9th, 2009: Studio, Westwood, MA

Wednesday, Nov 11th, 2009: Studio, Westwood, MA

Saturday, Nov 21, 2009: Haverhill, MA 6:00-10:00pm
Private: With Tim Ray; Piano, Les Harris Jr., Drums, Tom Hall; Sax

October 2009

Sunday, October 4th, 2009: Benjamin's, Taunton, MA 5-8pm
April joins her friend Shaun England (guitar) and his band for a great night of swing at Taunton's classic hot spot Benjamin's. This is a special night at Benjamin's, since it will be a fundraiser held in their beautiful ballroom. For more information and tickets: https://www.benjaminsrestaurant.com
The band: April Hall; (Vocals), Shaun England; (guitar) Gary Johnson (drums), Arnie Krakowsky; (saxes) ,John Turner (bass), Jeff Stout; (trumpet) and Mike Turk; (harmonica)

Saturday, October 17th, 2009: Private Party, Ritz Carlton, Boston, MA 8-12pm
April Hall, Voice
Marty Ballou, Bass
Tim Ray, Piano
Kevin Barry, Guitar
Tom Hall, Saxes
Les Harris Jr., Drums

Sunday, October 24th, 2009: Private Party, Waistfield, VT 6-10pm

Friday and Saturday October 30-31st 2009: Top of the Hub, Prudential Center, Boston 9-1pm

The April Hall Quartet has been invited back to this beautiful Boston landmark for five more nights.... So come join us for a night of Jazz Standards. The Top of the Hub is a full service, 145 seat, white table cloth restaurant and 190 seat bar lounge. The restaurant delivers exceptional, contemporary American cuisine and attentive service with spectacular ambiance. The landmark restaurant and bar, with refined club-like ambiance, is located on the 52nd floor atop the Prudential Tower in Boston, Massachusetts.

No Cover for the Bar, $25 for the Lounge. Friday and Saturday nights fill up fast, so come early and enjoy the great views and music. For info: The Top of the Hub

Tues-Thurs, October 27th-29th: Instrumental Trio, 8:30-12:30
Featuring: Tom Hall, Saxes; Tim Ray, Piano; David Clark, Bass (Tues)
Tom Hall, Saxes; Tim Ray, Piano; Marty Ballou, Bass (Wed)
Tim Ray, Piano; Les Harris Jr., Drums (Thurs)
April Hall, Voice; Ben Cook, Piano; Marty Ballou, Bass; Les Harris Jr., Drums (Friday)
April Hall, Voice; Ben Cook, Piano; Thomas Hebb, Bass; Les Harris Jr., Drums (Saturday)

September 2009

Saturday, Sept 5th, 2009: Boston, MA 6-10pm
Private Quintet: April Hall, Voice, Mark Poniatowski, Bass, Steve Langone, Drums, Andy Baer, Saxes

Saturday, Sept 6th, 2009: Saphire Estate, Sharon, MA
Private TBA

Friday, Sept 11th, 2009:
Hershey, PA: Student Workshops
"Music and Personal Freedom"

Saturday, Sept 12th, 2009: 1:00pm-2:00pm
Hershey, PA: Hershey Park Arena, MHS

Saturday, Sept 19th, 2009: Chebeague Island, ME 6-10pm
Private

Saturday, Sept 24th, 2009: Boston, MA 5:30-7:30pm
Private: Boston Convention Center

Aug 2009

Saturday, Aug 9, 2009: Cohasset, MA 6:30-10:30pm
Private

Saturday, Aug 22, 2009: The Acton Jazz Cafe, Acton, MA 9:00 p.m.
The April Hall Quartet will be performing classic jazz standards with a big dash of blues at The Acton Jazz Cafe which is one of our favorite musician and music friendly spots! And it will be jumpin'. Tickets are $15 at the door, $12 online and $20 for the whole night if you want to come early and stay late. The Nando Michelin Trio will be opening for us from 7-8:30. The Band: TBA
Location: 452 Great Road, Acton MA 01720 For more info: theactonjazzcafe.com or call 978-263-6161 after 5 p.m
The Band: The Band: April Hall, Vocals; Tim Ray, Piano; TBA, Bass; Les Harris, Jr., Drums


Friday, Aug 28, 2009: Wilmington, MA 7:00pm-9:00pm
Join the Quartet for a great night of jazz and blues standards at Wilmington Memorial Library Jazz Concert Series. For more information: http://www.wilmlibrary.org/ The Band: April Hall, Vocals; Tim Ray, Piano; Mark Poniatowski, Bass; Les Harris, Jr., Drums

July 2009

Friday and Saturday July 17th-18th 2009: Top of the Hub, Prudential Center, Boston 9-1pm
Featuring: April Hall, Voice; Ben Cook, Piano; Mark Poniatwoski-Bass; Brooke Sofferman, Drums and Tom Hall, Saxophones

The April Hall Quartet has been invited back to this beautiful Boston landmark for five more nights.... So come join us for a night of Jazz Standards. The Top of the Hub is a full service, 145 seat, white table cloth restaurant and 190 seat bar lounge. The restaurant delivers exceptional, contemporary American cuisine and attentive service with spectacular ambiance. The landmark restaurant and bar, with refined club-like ambiance, is located on the 52nd floor atop the Prudential Tower in Boston, Massachusetts.

No Cover for the Bar, $25 for the Lounge. Friday and Saturday nights fill up fast, so come early and enjoy the great views and music. For info: The Top of the Hub

Tues-Thurs, July 14th-16th: Instrumental Trio, 8:30-12:30
Featuring: Tom Hall, Saxophones, Ben Cook, Piano and Mark Poniatowski, Bass

Friday-Saturday, July 17th-18th: Quartet with Vocals, 9-1
Featuring: April Hall, Voice, Ben Cook, Piano and Mark Poniatowski, Bass and Tom Hall, Sax (Sat)

June 2009

Saturday, June 13, 2009: Thompson, CT
Private

Tuesday, June 16, 2009: Watertown, MA 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Arsenal Center for the Arts Summer Pops 2009:
www.arsenalarts.org
For Ticket Sales & Pricing:
Tickets and Info Phone: 617-923-8487
Address: 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA
Come join us in this beautiful theater for a great evening of classic jazz standards with:
Ben Cook; piano
Marshall Wood; bass
Les Harris Jr.; drums
April Hall; Voice


Saturday, June 20, 2009: Stratton, VT
Private

Saturday, June 27, 2009: Hull, MA
Private

May 2009

Saturday, May 9, 2009: 7pm-11pm, Franklin, Ma
Private Gala

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009: Malden Public Library, Malden, MA 7- 8 pm (free concert series)

April has been invited to join the Malden Public Library Jazz Series with her quartet for a night of Jazz Standards. For more information, please visit the Malden Library Website. Featuring: April Hall, Voice, Tim Ray, Piano, Marshall Wood, Bass and Les Harris Jr., Drums.

Friday and Saturday May 22nd-23rd, 2009: Top of the Hub, Prudential Center, Boston 9-1pm
Featuring: April Hall, Voice; Tim Ray, Piano; Marshall Wood-Bass; Les Harris Jr, Drums

The April Hall Quartet has been invited back to this beautiful Boston landmark for five more nights.... So come join us for a night of Jazz Standards. The Top of the Hub is a full service, 145 seat, white table cloth restaurant and 190 seat bar lounge. The restaurant delivers exceptional, contemporary American cuisine and attentive service with spectacular ambiance. The landmark restaurant and bar, with refined club-like ambiance, is located on the 52nd floor atop the Prudential Tower in Boston, Massachusetts.

No Cover for the Bar, $25 for the Lounge. Friday and Saturday nights fill up fast, so come early and enjoy the great views and music. For info: The Top of the Hub

Sunday, May 24, 2009: The Press Room, MA 9-6
April joins Mark Shilansky, piano; Bruno Raberg, bass and Less Harris Jr. for a night of grooving jazz. Join us in this fantastic listening room in Portsmouth, NH. Located at: 77 Daniel Street, (603) 431-5186. For directions: http://www.pressroomnh.com

Sunday, May 31, 2009: 75 Chestnut, Boston, MA 11-3
April joins a fantasitc guitar player and renowned aurthor, Anthony Weller on guitar for a Sunday Brunch filled with jazz standards at this beautiful cozy Beacon Hill restaurant featuring regional American comfort food. Tucked away amidst the brownstones on one of the most charming streets in Boston, 75 Chestnut is nestled in the city's historic Beacon Hill. http://www.75chestnut.com/general-info.

April 2009

Friday and Saturday April 3rd-4th 2009: Top of the Hub, Prudential Center, Boston
Featuring: April Hall, Voice Marshall Wood-Bass Les Harris Jr, Drums, Tom Hall Sax (Sat)
and special guest Gray Sargent on guitar Friday and Saturday.

Friday, Quartet with April Hall 9pm-1am (guitar, bass, drums and voice)
Saturday, Quartet with April Hall 9pm-1am (guitar, bass, drums, voice and sax)

The April Hall Quartet has been invited back to this beautiful Boston landmark for five more nights.... So come join us for a night of Jazz Standards.

The Top of the Hub is a full service, 145 seat, white table cloth restaurant and 190 seat bar lounge. The restaurant delivers exceptional, contemporary American cuisine and attentive service with spectacular ambiance. The landmark restaurant and bar, with refined club-like ambiance, is located on the 52nd floor atop the Prudential Tower in Boston, Massachusetts.

No Cover for the Bar, $25 for the Lounge. Friday and Saturday nights fill up fast, so come early and enjoy the great views and music. For info: The Top of the Hub

Friday, April 24, 2009: 9-1pm, The Big E

Private Party

Friday, April 24, 2009: 9-1pm, Glen's, Newburyport, MA 6-9
April joins her pal Ed Shear from the Love Dogs for a night of R&B.

March 2009

Sunday, March 8th, 2009, Acton Jazz Cafe Brunch, Acton, MA 12-3pm
April Joins, Mark Poniatowski on Bass and jazz pianist, Pamela Hines for Jazz Brunch of great jazz standards. The Acton Jazz Cafe was listed among Downbeat Magazine’s “100 Great International Jazz Clubs” in the February 2007 issue. The Acton Jazz Cafe is one of the most highly regarded venues for live jazz and blues in New England. Just 24 miles west of Boston, the cafe offers live music every night (closed Mondays through Wednesdays), an intimate, artistic, smoke-free atmosphere, and plentiful free parking! We have a full bar and restaurant, with select wines and beers and a delicious dinner, snack and dessert menu. Cover $10
For more info: Acton Jazz Cafe

“This will be our response to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before.”-- Leonard Bernstein


Sunday, March 22, 2009: 75 Chestnut, Boston, MA 11-3
April joins a fantasitc guitar player and renowned aurthor, Anthony Weller on guitar for a Sunday Brunch filled with jazz standards at this beautiful cozy Beacon Hill restaurant featuring regional American comfort food. Tucked away amidst the brownstones on one of the most charming streets in Boston, 75 Chestnut is nestled in the city's historic Beacon Hill. http://www.75chestnut.com/general-info.

Tuesday, March 31st-April 4th 2009: Top of the Hub, Prudential Center, Boston
Featuring: April Hall, Voice (Thrs,Frid, Sat), Sonny Barbato, Piano (Tues-Thurs)
Marshall Wood-Bass Les Harris Jr, Drums (Thrs, Fri, Sat), Tom Hall Sax (Tues, Wed, Sat)
and special guest Gray Sargent on guitar Friday and Saturday.

Tuesday-Wednesday, Trio, Instrumental 8:30pm-12:30pm (piano, bass, sax)
Thursday, Trio, Instrumental 8:30pm -12:30am (piano, bass, drums)
Friday, Quartet with April Hall 9pm-1am (guitar, bass, drums and voice)
Saturday, Quartet with April Hall 9pm-1am (guitar, bass, drums, voice and sax)

The April Hall Quartet has been invited back to this beautiful Boston landmark for five more nights.... So come join us for a night of Jazz Standards.

The Top of the Hub is a full service, 145 seat, white table cloth restaurant and 190 seat bar lounge. The restaurant delivers exceptional, contemporary American cuisine and attentive service with spectacular ambiance. The landmark restaurant and bar, with refined club-like ambiance, is located on the 52nd floor atop the Prudential Tower in Boston, Massachusetts.

No Cover for the Bar, $25 for the Lounge. Friday and Saturday nights fill up fast, so come early and enjoy the great views and music. For info: The Top of the Hub


February 2009

Saturday,February 7, 2009: 7pm-11pm, Lincoln, Ma
Private Party

January 2009

Friday, January 2, 2009: WBZN The Jordan Rich Show 1am
Live interview

Monday, January 5, 2009: WICN with Tyra Penn, 1pm
Live Interview

Tuesday, January 6, 2009: WGBH Eric in the Evening, 9pm
Live Interview

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009: Scullers Jazz Club, Boston

CD Release Party, "Fun Out of Life", 8pm

Featuring:
April Hall, Voice
Tim Ray, Piano
Kenny Hadley, Drums
Mark Poniatowski, Bass

Special Guest:
Jon Damian, Guitar
Tom Hall, Saxophone
Amadee Castenell, Sax & Flute

Please join us for this special evening at Boston's Renowned Jazz Club, Scullers, for a night of Swinging Jazz Standards. We'll be playing songs from our latest CD, "Fun Out of Life". This will be a great chance to hear these songs performed live by April and her close knit ensemble in a intimate concert setting in this beautiful night club. We look forward to sharing a great evening with you! For more information: www.scullersjazz.com

About the CD:
On her latest CD, “Fun Out of Life”, April Hall revitalizes the classic jazz standard, creating music that’s alive with energy and attitude. From subtly nuanced ballads to soul-drenched blues, the emotional power of her delivery is perfectly framed by the elegant simplicity of her arrangements.

Hall’s performance is deeply personal on “I’ve Got the World on a String” and unapologetically swinging on “Foolin’ Myself”. She sings Jimmy Rushing’s “Boogie Woogie Blues” with an authentic southern swagger, and gives an unforgettably sultry rendition of Percy Mayfield‘s protest song “Please Send Me Someone to Love” (featuring New Orleans saxophonist Amadee Castenell, of Allen Toussaint and Elvis Costello).

Add to these stunning vocals a stellar ensemble that organically follows the lead of Hall’s exquisite phrasing, and you can be sure that this collection of great American songs will provide any lover of vocal jazz with a great deal of “Fun Out of Life”!

For Advance Tickets Sales: www.scullersjazz.com
Tickets at the Door: $20, $10 for Students w/I.D.

Sunday, Jan. 11th, 2009, Acton Jazz Cafe, Acton, MA 4 - 7pm
April Joins her good friend and fantastic jazz pianist, Molly Flannery for set up front of great jazz standards. The Acton Jazz Cafe was listed among Downbeat Magazine’s “100 Great International Jazz Clubs” in the February 2007 issue. The Acton Jazz Cafe is one of the most highly regarded venues for live jazz and blues in New England. Just 24 miles west of Boston, the cafe offers live music every night (closed Mondays through Wednesdays), an intimate, artistic, smoke-free atmosphere, and plentiful free parking! We have a full bar and restaurant, with select wines and beers and a delicious dinner, snack and dessert menu. Cover $10
For more info: Acton Jazz Cafe

“This will be our response to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before.”
-- Leonard Bernstein


Saturday, January 24, 2007: Ryles, Cambridge, Ma, 9-1
April appears with Boston's premier R&B band Soul kitchen. This beautiful club is a must see. If you would like a table near the stage we highly recommend reservations.
Info: Soulkitchenband.com

Sunday, January 25, 2007: Jazz For Kids Concert, Franklin, MA 2pm
April appears with a jazz quintet at the Franklin School of Performing Arts. This concert is especially for children. Contact School for further details (open to the public).

Tuesday, January 27th-31st, 2008: Top of the Hub, Prudential Center, Boston
Featuring: April Hall (Fri/Sat), Voice,Tim Ray, Piano (W-Sat), Marshall Wood, Bass (Wed/Thurs),
Mark Poniatowski (Fri/Sat) Les Harris Jr, Drums (Thrs), Tom Hall Saxophone (Tues, Wed, Sat),
Steve Langone (Fri/Sat), Consuelo Candelaria, Piano (Tues), Michael Rivard, Bass (Tues)

Tuesday-Wednesday, Trio, Instrumental 8:30pm-12:30pm (piano, bass, sax)
Thursday, Trio, Instrumental 8:30pm -12:30am (piano, bass, drums
Friday, Quartet with April Hall 9pm-1am
Saturday, Quartet with April Hall 9pm-1am

The April Hall Quartet has been invited back to this beautiful Boston landmark for five more nights.... So come join us for a night of Jazz Standards.

The Top of the Hub is a full service, 145 seat, white table cloth restaurant and 190 seat bar lounge. The restaurant delivers exceptional, contemporary American cuisine and attentive service with spectacular ambiance. The landmark restaurant and bar, with refined club-like ambiance, is located on the 52nd floor atop the Prudential Tower in Boston, Massachusetts.

No Cover for the Bar, $25 for the Lounge. Friday and Saturday nights fill up fast, so come early and enjoy the great views and music. For info: The Top of the Hub

December 2008

Thursday, December 4, 2008: Hudson, MA 6:30-9:30
April joins her Pianist, Pamela Hines for a night of jazz standards at Hudson's American Bistro Chloé.
Located at: 23 Main Street. Hudson, MA 01749, Phone: 978-568-1500
For more information: http://www.chloebistro.com/


Friday, December 5, 2008: Bolton, MA
Private Party with John Wilkens (guitar), Mark Poniatowski (Bass)

Saturday, December 6, 2008: Ryles, Cambridge, MA 9:15-1:15

April appears with Boston's premier R&B band Soul kitchen. This beautiful club is a must see. If you would like a table near the stage we highly recommend reservations.
For More Info: Soulkitchenband.com


Thursday, December 11, 2008: MIT, Cambridge, MA, 11-3
Private Party with Tim Ray (piano), Marshall Wood (Bass)

Friday, December 12, 2008: Harvard Club, Boston, MA, 2-4
Private Party

Thursday, December 18, 2008: Holiday Bash, WICN Radio 90.5, 12-1
All joins other New England Jazz Musicians for a holiday live performance.

Friday, December 19, 2008: Cambridge, MA 6-10
Private Party with Joe Mulholland (piano), Dave Landoni (bass), John Wilkens (guitar),
Tom Hall (Sax), Bert Syms (drums), April Hall (voice)

Thursday, December 25, 2008: Happy Holidays Everyone!

Sunday, December 28, 2006: 75 Chestnut, Boston, MA 11-3
April joins a fantasitc guitar player and renowned aurthor, Anthony Weller on guitar for a Sunday Brunch filled with jazz standards at this beautiful cozy Beacon Hill restaurant featuring regional American comfort food. Tucked away amidst the brownstones on one of the most charming streets in Boston, 75 Chestnut is nestled in the city's historic Beacon Hill. For more info: http://www.75chestnut.com/general-info.htm

Wednesday, December 31, 2008: First Night Celebration, Chatham 1-3pm
Come join us for a family friend New Years Eve celebration with this great band playing lots of R&B and Jazz Standards. With: Shaun England (guitar), Arnie Krakowski (sax), Joe Santerre (bass), Gary Johnson (drums)
For more information:

November 2008

Saturday, November, 8th, 2008: Veronique, Brookline, MA
TBA

Tuesday, November 11th-15th, 2008: Top of the Hub, Prudential Center, Boston
Featuring: April Hall, Voice,Tim Ray,Piano, Marshall Wood-Bass
Les Harris Jr, Drums (Sat), Tom Hall Saxophone (Tues, Wed, Sat), Bob Savine (Thrs)

Tuesday-Wednesday, Trio, Instrumental 8:30pm-12:30pm (piano, bass, sax)
Thursday, Trio, Instrumental 8:30pm -12:30am (piano, bass, sax)
Friday, Trio with April Hall 9pm-1am
Saturday, Quartet with April Hall 9pm-1am

The April Hall Quartet has been invited back to this beautiful Boston landmark for five more nights.... So come join us for a night of Jazz Standards.

The Top of the Hub is a full service, 145 seat, white table cloth restaurant and 190 seat bar lounge. The restaurant delivers exceptional, contemporary American cuisine and attentive service with spectacular ambiance. The landmark restaurant and bar, with refined club-like ambiance, is located on the 52nd floor atop the Prudential Tower in Boston, Massachusetts.

No Cover for the Bar, $25 for the Lounge. Friday and Saturday nights fill up fast, so come early and enjoy the great views and music. For info: The Top of the Hub


Friday, November, 21st, 2008: Acton Jazz Cafe, Acton, MA 7:00-8:30pm
Featuring: April Hall, Voice, Ben Cook,Piano, Mark Poniatowski-Bass, Kenny Hadley, Drums, Tom Hall Saxophone

Join us for a night of swinging jazz standards and a big dash of Blues at one of our favorites spots! The Acton Jazz Cafe was listed among Downbeat Magazine’s “100 Great International Jazz Clubs” in the February 2007 issue. The Acton Jazz Cafe is one of the most highly regarded venues for live jazz and blues in New England. Just 24 miles west of Boston, the cafe offers live music every night (closed Mondays through Wednesdays), an intimate, artistic, smoke-free atmosphere, and plentiful free parking! We have a full bar and restaurant, with select wines and beers and a delicious dinner, snack and dessert menu. Cover $10

"Full bar, and dinner, lighter fare and dessert menu. All ages welcome. Advance reservations are highly recommended. Reserve ahead at
www.actonjazzcafe.com or call 978-263-6161."

“This will be our response to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before.”
-- Leonard Bernstein

October 2008

Saturday, October 4th, 2008: Nantucket, MA
Private Party

Saturday, October 11th, 2008: Rochester, MA
Private Party

September 2008

Saturday, September 6, 2008: Marshfield, MA
Private Party

Saturday, September 13, 2008: Danvers, MA
Private Party

Saturday, September 20, 2008: MA
Private Party

Saturday, September 27, 2008: Cape Cod, MA
Private Party

Sunday, September 28, 2008: Waterford, CT
Private Party

August 2008

Saturday, August 2, 2008: Stowe, VT
Private Party

Sunday, August 3, 2008: Cambridge, MA
Private Party

Saturday, August 9, 2008: Waitsfield, VT
Private Party

Saturday, August 16, 2008: Waitsfield, VT
Private Party

Sunday, August 31, 2008: Sharon, MA
Private Party