IRWIN HALL

COMPOSER + SAXOPHONIST | CAPOEIRISTA + FREE THINKER

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🎧 // working it out // #nojudgementzone // #justmusic (at The Sweatshop) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3CQd5NAT09/?igshid=mb8udyd6lf8k

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Some great fan footage from my show last week at @jazzbistroto. Thanks for the vid 🎥: @furrywristabroad .. .. #justmusic #irwinhall #toronto #bam #jazz #livemusic #jazzbistrotoronto #jazzbistro #sax #saxophone #live (at Jazz Bistro) https://www.instagram.com/p/B29TwJSADB4/?igshid=1auv9pex0q3yg

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Check out @jazzbistroto on 9/20-21 in #Toronto with my #JUSTMUSIC project. We've been going around the world and am excited to bring the music to Canada! 📸: @gulnaraphotographer (at Jazz Bistro) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2Zq2xQAPUd/?igshid=e8l9pwpvjuc8

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Check out @thesuper_____ performing @nublunyc (151 Ave C) 9/19 - 10pm - alongside solo sets by @ignabu, duo sets with @marccary and @djrdrums 🎥: @bexxfrancois 📸: @crigaphoto (at Nublu - NYC) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2XLsYagF_i/?igshid=bwmvrzhb6ln0

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Selling my curved soprano 🎷🎷 It's a beast! 👹😈 Buy this now!!💱💶🏷💳 $800😳😳 .. .. DM me if you're interested in buying it. 💰 Leave a comment if you just dig the sound 🙌🏾 #spreadlove #justmusic https://www.instagram.com/p/B19egRqgPt-/?igshid=pee8kr8q1nzw

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👆🏽#JUSTMUSIC https://www.instagram.com/p/B1uGpYqA0_P/?igshid=151cswrmhdtqe

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The practice of Zen is forgetting the self in the act of uniting with something.-Koun Yamada. .. Reaching back into some of my old college texts and came upon this gem! I began studying Japanese while a student at @princeton after taking a course called Zen and Performance, where we looked at the application of Zen in traditional Japanese performing arts. The texts mirrored many of my own personal understandings of what it was to be an artist and, most especially, an improviser. The act of letting go of the self has become an irresistible mandate in my quest to present my artistic and spiritual truth to the world. #JUSTMUSIC https://www.instagram.com/p/B1aCCBMAsGQ/?igshid=qwlakfkyc1z3

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What a treat to spend the week with my project #JUSTMUSIC at @sfblackcat. Thanks for having us!!We received such a tremendous outpouring of love and support. Much love #sanfrancisco 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 (at Black Cat) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1WONwpgCgV/?igshid=12971qx07kzeh

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Alive // #justmusic https://www.instagram.com/p/B1Jj_hsgMSy/?igshid=762491dk7bt7

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Playing this week August 14-18 at @sfblackcat in #sanfrancisco with some of the baddest in the game! @orangejuliusmusic @dubonbass @mikekingkeyz @melaniecharlesisdflower #justmusic .. .. Set Times: Wed: 7-8, 8:45-9:45, 10:15-11:15 Thu: 8:30-9:45, 10:15-11:30 Fri/Sat: 7:30-8:30, 10:15-11:15, 11:45-12:45 Sun: 7-8, 8:45-9:45, 10:15-11:15 (at Black Cat) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1Ez2Yjg3Xa/?igshid=1tctj7cq7hbp4

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Countdown to my week-long residency at @sfblackcat Aug 14-18. I'm bringing an all star crew to join me on stage as we play a mix of originals and standards @orangejuliusmusic @dubonbass @mikekingkeyz @melaniecharlesisdflower. I'll be debuting some never before heard music in preparation for my next upcoming release! It's going to be a #vibe! Come through and get some love ❤️🎷 #justmusic (at Black Cat) https://www.instagram.com/p/B01IBpZgFwi/?igshid=o33onxkecytl

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I've been finding so much joy with the #AltoFlute recently. It's a bigger flute with a husky low end and a bit uncommon. I've had the good fortune to record on it many times with my good buddy @theocroker on his past 4 releases (check my story highlights for samples). Playing another instrument is such a great challenge. It's much like trying to communicate in a second language and reminds me of when I lived in Japan and began learning the Japanese. It's never quite like your mother tongue but it's so great to be able to reach folks in a different way. That being said, leave a note if you speak more than one language. What do you speak? .. .. I'll be performing with my project #JUSTMUSIC in #SanFrancisco at the @sfblackcat August 14-18, featuring @mikekingkeyz @orangejuliusmusic @dubonbass @melaniecharlesisdflower. If you're in the area come through! It's a heavy hitter residency with some of my favorite people on the #NewYork scene. We'll be premiering some new music from my upcoming solo project too. So do yourself a favor and come through! .. .. Photo credit: @paoloterlizzi_sixhats_studio https://www.instagram.com/p/B0bJu3bgIyB/?igshid=2un5ou7evvl1

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Focus // #JUSTMUSIC .. .. photo credit: @morimetz .. .. Download my latest single - Regal - Link in bio!! (at Stuttgart, Germany) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0QRzU-ggpt/?igshid=83q0usgwzvi

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Vibe // #justmusic .. .. .. photo credit: @paoloterlizzi_sixhats_studio https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz-fHaWAqdH/?igshid=13x6hutg2vesy

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Two weeks on the road have been incredible. It's a real treat to be able to #SWING every night, city to city. Something about standing on the shoulders of tradition is incredibly empowering. Feeling greatful today to be able to share the history and legacy of Black American Music with fans around the globe #BAM ✊🏽✊🏽 .. .. New single #Regal is available everywhere. Link in bio #justmusic .. .. Photo credit: @danamoica (at Timisoara, Romania) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz3X4mTA-he/?igshid=17axzhx6pfpm9

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Regal. Streaming Everywhere. #justmusic https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzz700XA5TC/?igshid=1ccnfaxvoo21m

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My first single "Smile, For Your Lover Comes" is now available on @bandcamp. 🎧 Check the link in my bio to take a listen. 🎧 .. .. Enjoy this action shot at @bix_jazzclub in #stuttgart! Thanks @morimetz for the photo! #justmusic (at Bix Jazz Club Stuttgart) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzx3LRPA_-O/?igshid=12o08i13r3aas