Jake Hanlon - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Performer, Composer and Educator, Jake Hanlon currently resides in Antigonish Nova Scotia, a Professor of Music at Saint Francis Xavier University.
A Native of Nova Scotia Canada, Hanlon has had the opportunity to work some some of the brightest and talented students and teachers in the World. In 2003 he graduated with Honors from Saint Francis Xavier University with a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies. In 2007 he was hired as a Graduate Teaching Fellow at the University of North Texas. The Fellowship Duties included instruction of Private lessons, Performance Fundamentals and direction of the UNT L5 and Super 400 Guitar Ensembles, the L5 ensemble being one of the foremost College Guitar Ensembles in the World.
In April of 2007 Hanlon was awarded a residency at the John F Kennedy Center's Jazz Ahead program for young, up and coming Jazz composers.
In late May early June of 2008 Hanlon tracked and mixed his debut album Follow with a Jazz Quartet featuring Graham Richards on piano, Ryan Hagler on Bass and Colin Hinton on drums. The Album should be released late this Fall.
In July Hanlon launched his new website featuring tracks from the album, live performances and other combo projects as well as a detailed biography, lesson downloads and short blog posts. Also announced is a book project slated to be completed by the end of 2008.
In September 2008 Hanlon returned home to StFX university as a member of the Institutions Faculty in the music department. Hanlon teaches Jazz Guitar, Jazz Combo, Rhythm Section Masterclass and Guitar Masterclass.
"Jake is a smooth rider!" - Curtis Fuller
"An Excellent Guitarist in his own right," - Fred Hamilton
"...Beautiful writing and playing....LOOKOUT.....wonderful" - Vic Juris
Current Favorite Jazz Guitar Video: John Abercrombie

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 27/03/2006
Band Website: www.jakehanlon.com
Band Members: The Jake Hanlon Quartet
music composed by Jake Hanlon

Featuring:
Jake Hanlon (g)
Graham Richards (p)
Ryan Hagler (b)
Colin Hinton(d)

Falling Grace
Jake Hanlon and Kevin Brunkhorst: Guitars
Ron Hynes: Bass
Mark Adam: Drums

Influences: In no particular order:Jim Hall, John Abercrombie, Fred Hamilton, Kenny Wheeler, Wayne Shorter, John Coltrane's Quartet, Miles Davis, Dave Holland, Pat Metheny, Jonathan Kreisberg, Pat Martino, Kenny Garret, Oscar Petterson, Bill Stewart, Adam Rogers, John Scofield, Steve Swallow, Tom Harrell, Woody Shaw, Keith Jarrett, Michael Brecker, My Family and Friends, My Mentors, My Peers and Myself
Sounds Like: Music
Record Label: Amored Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

In the Nish

Well instead of shipping off to the Pacific on a cruise ship somehow I winded up with a job at STFX University teaching guitar and ensembles.The short of it is I couldn't be happier with the situatio...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:20:00 GMT

Near the End, New Beginnings

2 weeks from around the time this is posted I will be taking off from D/FW airport and leaving Texas for an indefinate period of time. My Masters will be completed, my life will move forward.it'...
Posted by on Mon, 04 Aug 2008 08:49:00 GMT

New Website

Check out and bookmark my brand spanking new website!www.jakehanlon.comYeah Boys and Girls, I've moved to my own page, no more adds about the countdown to your death and I can post non limited length ...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:44:00 GMT

The Future! Debut CD on the Horizon!

Hello to all my possible Blog readers, if there are any. If you do read my very seldom updated blog, then thanks!!In 2 weeks my quartet will be entering the Panhandle House studio to record my f...
Posted by on Tue, 20 May 2008 21:30:00 GMT

News in the New Year

Greetings to my readers and myspace friends.Short of a fight with the Flu, 2008 has been filled with blessings.I haven't been this content with things in quite some time. Many of the goals I've ...
Posted by on Sat, 26 Jan 2008 22:08:00 GMT

Update on Stuff, and Plans

Hello everyone out there who might care about my blog which I never post on.So here I am in my apartment, it's a mild 86F/30C outside here in Denton Texas and I'm wishing that I could have taken some ...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:15:00 GMT

5000 views?

Gotta admit I didn't think anyone would be checking out my page here. But heck, 5000 views isn't that bad.With the year over, I look to the Summer and an attempt to find productivity. Next...
Posted by on Fri, 18 May 2007 10:28:00 GMT

Jazz Ahead Jazz Ahead

I'm back, a bit tired and in an empty apartment. It's nice to be home. The last 11 days have been crazy!Overall the experience has been very very rewarding. Everyone in the program w...
Posted by on Sun, 15 Apr 2007 10:45:00 GMT

Betty Carter Jazz Ahead

Tonight I'm crashing at Josh and Susan's place and in the morning I'm flying to DC for the Betty Carter residency.I'm excited for the opportunity, and perhaps more excited to get out of the Denton sce...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 16:46:00 GMT

Yeehaww

Hello all. I'm just leaving a little note here cuz some people only look at this page.Life goes on, I'm tired, reasonably dark and wearing shorts. I'm also hungry, it's almost time to put ...
Posted by on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:07:00 GMT