Composer and Downtown music scene veteran Pat Hall’s Unseen Rain release, Multiple Question Choice, presents his extraordinary trio with Hall on trombone,  contra-bass virtuoso Peter Herbert and legendary drummer Bruce Ditmas.  Multiple Question Choice is available for high-definition download exclusively on mEyeFi.(

Hall began playing trombone at the age of nine in his home state of Michigan and studied with Ava Ordman, Principal Trombonist of the Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra. After attending Western Michigan University, majoring in Jazz Studies, he moved to New York City in 1985.

A veteran of New York’s Latin music scene, Pat has performed with Raulin Rosendo, Ismael Miranda, Hector Tricoche, Adalberto Santiago, Andy Montañez, Willie Gonzales, Nino Segarra, Luisito Carrion, Paquito Guzman, Lalo Rodriguez, Maelo Ruiz, Brenda K Starr, Cita Rodriguez, Tito Nieves and Ray Barretto among many others.

He’s performed with jazz artists David Murray, Wadada Leo Smith, Jorge Sylvester, Ze Luis, Gregorio Uribe, Lionel Hampton, and many of New York’s great Big Bands and Jazz Orchestras.

  1. Beauty Is a Rare Thing
  2. Swamp Thing
  3. Poker Face (for Tim Berne)
  4. In Between My Head
  5. Soft Spot
  6. Slingshot

Pat Hall, trombone
Peter Herbert, double bass
Bruce Ditmas, drums