Jon Pareles
Encyclopedia
Jon Pareles is an American journalist
who is the chief popular music critic in the arts section of the New York Times. He played jazz flute and piano, and graduated from Yale University with a degree in music. In the 1970s he was an associate editor of Crawdaddy!
, 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.(20 March 2004). Musical Know It Alls: The Critical List, Billboard (magazine)
He currently reviews popular music in the arts section of the New York Times.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
who is the chief popular music critic in the arts section of the New York Times. He played jazz flute and piano, and graduated from Yale University with a degree in music. In the 1970s he was an associate editor of Crawdaddy!
Crawdaddy!
Crawdaddy! was the first U.S. magazine of rock and roll music criticism. Created in 1966 by college student Paul Williams in response to the increasing sophistication and cultural influence of popular music, Crawdaddy! was self-described as "the first magazine to take rock and roll...
, and in the 1980s an associate editor at Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
and the music editor at The Village Voice
The Village Voice
The Village Voice is a free weekly newspaper and news and features website in New York City that features investigative articles, analysis of current affairs and culture, arts and music coverage, and events listings for New York City...
. He started contributing to the Times in 1982.(20 March 2004). Musical Know It Alls: The Critical List, Billboard (magazine)
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
He currently reviews popular music in the arts section of the New York Times.
Books
- Holly George-Warren, Patricia Romanowski, & Jon Pareles, The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll (2001)
Sources
- Interview with Pareles from the New York Times
- Interview with Pareles at rockcritics.com