Hal Smith

Mar 30, 2025 | syncopatedtimes.com | Hal Smith

Part One of this discussion of Morey Feld appeared in our March 2024 issue, and Part Two was published in May 2024. Hal Smith: Brother Kevin, I have really been looking forward to this analysis of another film where we can see and hear the great Morey Feld onscreen. By the way, thanks to YOU for making me aware of it and also for commenting on some of the techniques that Morey used. (We’ll get to that shortly). In 1966, Benny Goodman took a sextet to the Belgium Jazz Festival in Brussels.

Mar 1, 2025 | syncopatedtimes.com | Hal Smith

Hal Smith: Ryan, you can be contacted for original artwork, graphic design, swing dance instruction, to lead a band and to perform as a sideman. That is an impressive list of talent for one individual! Which one of those skills did you pursue first? Ryan Calloway: Thank you, Hal! I’m generally a curious person which can be a double-edged sword, but ultimately I prefer it that way—I’m never bored. Art was my first love and everything comes back to drawing for me.

Mar 1, 2025 | syncopatedtimes.com | Jeff Barnhart |Hal Smith

Hal Smith:  Jeff, This month’s column was intended to be the first in a series of articles about the New Black Eagle Jazz Band; a collaboration between you and the Eagles’ trombonist Stan Vincent. However, you’ve mentioned it will be such a large project your schedule doesn’t allow meeting this month’s deadline and you’ll pick it up with Stan later this Spring.

Nov 1, 2024 | peninsulaclarion.com | Hal Smith

From 1990 to 2018, the Homer area had been represented in the Alaska House by one Democrat and three Republicans: Mike Navarre, Gail Phillips, Drew Scalzi and Paul Seaton. All were politically moderate and all worked with others in the Alaska State House to write and pass legislation important to Alaskans on the lower Kenai Peninsula. All of them communicated regularly with constituents via newsletters and/or interviews on our local public radio station KBBI.

Jan 10, 2024 | goodoldboat.com | Hal Smith

When my wife Susan and I bought our Contessa 32, Hunter Star, in LaPaz, Mexico, I asked the owner if the boat came with a dinghy. He hemmed and hawed a bit, and finally said there was an old fiberglass dinghy that was probably serviceable that he would include. I usually try to squeeze all the useful life from things before giving up on them, so I figured we’d give it a try.