Jon Pareles
Jon Pareles | |
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| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Occupation(s) | Critic, journalist |
Jon Pareles (born 1953) is an American journalist who is the chief popular-music critic in the arts section of The New York Times.[1]
Life and career
Pareles played jazz flute and piano, and graduated from Yale University with a degree in music. He began working as a music critic in 1977.[2]
In the 1970s, he was an associate editor of Crawdaddy!, where he published his first works (outside school publications)[3]; and in the 1980s, an associate editor at Rolling Stone and the music editor at The Village Voice. He started contributing to The Times in 1982.[2] He reviews popular music in the arts section of The Times.[4]
Selected publications
- George-Warren, Holly; Romanowski, Patricia; Pareles, Jon (2001). The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll. New York City; Toronto: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0-743-20120-9.
References
- ^ Ask a report: Jon Pareles, Music Critic. The New York Times.
- ^ a b Hay, Carla (20 Mar 2004). "Meet the Critics". Billboard. 116 (12). Nielsen Business Media, Inc.: 1, 88. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ (July 2001). The Grey Lady's Pop Music Man: Jon Pareles In Conversation, Rockcritics.com, Retrieved 6 October 2014
- ^ Ward, Steven (July 2001). "The Grey Lady's Pop Music Man: Jon Pareles in Conversation". rockcritics.com. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
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