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Jon Pareles
Pareles (right) with musician Feist in 2008
Born1953 (age 70–71)
Alma materYale University
OccupationJournalist

Jon Pareles (born 1953[1]) is an American journalist who is the chief popular music critic in the arts section of The New York Times.[2]

Early life and education

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Pareles was born in Connecticut.[1] He played jazz flute and piano, and graduated from Yale University with a degree in music. He began working as a music critic in 1977.[3]

Career

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In the 1970s, he was an associate editor of Crawdaddy!, where he published his first works (outside school publications);[4] 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.[3] He reviews popular music in the arts section of The Times.[4]

Publications

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  • Pareles, Jon; Romanowski, Patricia, eds. (1983). The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll. London: Rolling Stone. ISBN 978-0-718-12400-7.

References

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  1. ^ a b J. E. P. (November 2008). "Pareles, Jon". Current Biography. 69 (11). H. W. Wilson Company: 75–78. ISSN 0011-3344. EBSCOhost 35487780. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  2. ^ Ask a report: Jon Pareles, Music Critic. The New York Times.
  3. ^ a b Hay, Carla (March 20, 2004). "Meet the Critics". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 12. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 1, 88. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  4. ^ a b Ward, Steven (July 2001). "The Grey Lady's Pop Music Man: Jon Pareles in Conversation". rockcritics.com. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
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