Scott Hall

Scott Hall began his association with Ramsey Lewis in 2007 arranging Lewis’ compositions for Ravinia Festival collaborations such as the Joffrey Ballet, Turtle Island Quartet, and the Abraham Lincoln celebration “Proclamation of Hope”. He has performed at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C., Teatro Manzini in Milan, Ravinia Festival, Chicago Theatre, Jazz Showcase, Peoria Civic Center, Beijing Dance Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, Conservatory of Puerto Rico, Jeonnam State University in South Korea, and the Conservatory Luisa D’Annunzio in Pescara, Italy. His premier of the Concerto for Jazz Trio and Orchestra at the Ravinia Festival featured his work as arranger and conductor for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra with the Ramsey Lewis Trio. As an invited Conn Selmer clinician and teaching artist he has mentored for the Sant’Anna Arresi Jazz Festival, Arcevia Jazz Festival, Pescara Jazz Festival, Illinois Music Educators Association, and the Straight Ahead Jazz Camp with the Jazz Institute of Chicago. Mr. Hall is currently Professor of Instruction and Coordinator of Contemporary Musicianship and Jazz at Columbia College Chicago.

A classically trained trumpeter, he works predominantly as a jazz conductor, jazz trumpeter, arranger, producer, and educator. He served as the Music Director for the Chicago Jazz Ensemble with their Artistic Director Jon Faddis. The Scott Hall Quartet recorded the album “Strength in Numbers” featuring the original release of the 2023 ILMEA commissioned piece “Cold Peanut Butter”. This album is available via Amazon, Spotify, Youtube and most streaming platforms. He has contributed editorial reviews and articles for the Instrumentalist, Teaching Music through Performance in Jazz with Richard Miles and Ron Carter, and the ILMEA Illinois Music Educator’s Journal. Mr. Hall is currently Professor of Instruction and Coordinator of Contemporary Musicianship and Jazz at Columbia College Chicago.