Graduating from the Berklee College of Music at the height of the be-bop era, his reputation grew steadily in the changing environment of jazz. He anchored such bands as The Slide Hampton Quartet, The Lee Konitz Duo, The Stan Getz Quartet and many others. His biography is listed in the National Encyclopedia of Jazz and he has 100 original compositions recorded and published.
Galper is internationally known as an educator. His theoretical and practical articles have appeared in six of Down Beat Magazines editions and his scholarly article on the Psychology of Stage fright, originally published in the Jazz Educators Journal, has subsequently been reprinted in four other publications. Fast becoming the last word on the subject, his new book “The Touring Musician, A Small Business Approach to Booking Your Band on the Road (Billboard Books) is now into it’s second printing. Hal is on the faculty of Purchase Conservatory and the New School of Jazz and Contemporary Music. He extensively travels the College lecture-workshop circuit.
He has won a Grammy nomination and a Grammy for his recordings with the award-winning Phil Woods Quartet and Quintet, was awarded a Distinguished Alumni Award from the Berklee College of Music, musltiple awards For outstanding Service to Jazz Education from the IAJE and has been a recipient of grants from the National Endowment of the Arts, The Lila Wallace-Readers Digest Foundation and the New School of New York.
Hal Galper‘s music displays some of the best qualities of mainstream jazz. Hal's ability to select and arrange rarely heard tunes from the standard repertoire, his penchant for lyrical improvisation and his commitment to a dancing, deeply swinging beat, makes his music accessible to a broad range of listeners.
AWARDS
Artists Diploma: Berklee College of Music
Distinguished Alumnus Award: Berklee College of Music
IAJE Certificates of Appreciation: 1990, 1991, 1994, 1996
Harvard University Certificate of Appreciation: 1989
With the Phil Woods Group:
Since 1980, placed in the top three positions in the Down Beat Readers Poll for Best Acoustic Jazz Group, winning first place in 1985.
Since 1980, placed in the top three positions in the Down Beat Critics Poll for Best Acoustic Jazz Group, winning first place in 1988 and 1989.
In 1982, "Birds Of A Feather" was nominated for a Grammy.
In 1983, "Live At The Vanguard" won the Grammy for Best Instrumental Jazz Group (Acoustic) as well as the Grand Pix Du Disc of France.
In 1985, "Integrity: was voted Best International Jazz Record by the Italian Critics Poll.
In 1985, The group won the Golden Feather Award.
In 1987, The group won the National Association Of Jazz Educators Poll.
Hal Galper's Trio:
"Invitation To A Concert" won #2 position in the Jazz Times Critics Poll of the top ten recordings of 1990.
"Redux '78" won #5 position in the Jazz Times Critics Poll of1991.
"Best of '91 Performance", #4 position in top five, Earshot Magazine's Critics Choice.
"Best of '91 Performance #8 position in the top ten, The Boston Globe.
"1996 Award For Outstanding Service to Jazz Education" IAJE
Mr. Galper's composition :"Gotham Seranade" won Billboard magazine's Certificate Of Achievement in 1990 & 1991. He has over one-hundred original compositions recorded.
MUSIC PUBLICATIONS
Jazz Piano Voicings & Comping, Jamey Aebersold
Original Compositions, Straight Ahead Jazz Fakebook
Piano Score ( "If I Didn't Care" ), The Piano Stylist
Educational Publications:
“The Touring Musician, A Small Business Approach To Booking Your Band On The Road”
ALFRED PUBLISHING, INC.
Forward Motion, " Rhythmic and Melodic Forward Motion, "and "Forward Motion and Chromatics"
DOWN BEAT MAGAZINE
"The Social Contract"
DOWN BEAT MAGAZINE
"Melody and Embellishment"
DOWN BEAT MAGAZINE
"Energy, Stage-Fright and Relaxation"
INTERNATIONAL JAZZ EDUCATORS JOURNAL
BERKLEE TODAY
PIANO GUILD NOTES
MUSIC PERFORMANCE RESOURCES
ROCKNEWS
"Thoughts on Jazz Education&qu; ot;
LETTER FROM EVANS
"Jazz In Academia, Another Look"
JAZZ NOTES MAGAZINE
NEW YORK STATE-IAJE NEWSLETTER
JAZZ CHANGES MAGAZINE, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS OF JAZZ
"Radical Versus Incremental Growth.&quo; t;
INTERNATIONAL JAZZ EDUCATORS JOURNAL
NEW YORK STATE-IAJE NEWSLETTER
"The Challenge From The Past" (Revised)
JAZZ PLAYER MAGAZINE
“Playing in Half Time”
LEJAZZ NETZINE
“Developing Style, Part 1“
JAZZ IMPROV MAGAZINE
“Managing Tour Routing”
JAZZ EDUCATORS JOURNAL
http://www.halgalper.com/
Chet Baker (flgh)
Frank Strozier (as, fl)
Phil Urso (ts)
Hal Garper (p, arr)
Michael Fleming (b)
Charlie Rice (d)
*From the Verve CD "Baby Breeze" (1999 [1965]):
"One With One" is, according to Baker, "the most modern thing on the record. It's pretty and I like to play on it, but it's a hard tune to blow on." Baker's inventiveness makes it sound easy. The voicings on this Galper composition and arrangement are very attractive, and the mood and harmonic flavor of the piece is reminiscent of the Miles Davis Sextet in the Kind of Blue stage. In Galper's solo, it's worth noting how his last four bars "set up" the return to the ensemble statement.
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