His mother, Sarah Christian O’Neal, was a musically and intellectually inclined housewife from Tyler, Texas. His father was a professional soldier and educator in the U.S. Army in Texas and the Pacific (1929–1947) and, following World War II, an educator and public school superintendent in upstate New York (1953–72). O’Neal was raised in Texas; Bloomington, Indiana; and Syracuse, New York. He graduated from Syracuse University in 1962.
In 1963, O’Neal accepted employment with the CIA remained with it until 1976. He served in the U.S. Army during the same period (1962–1967), rising to the rank of captain.
Music
During a 40-year career in music, he formed two record companies, Chiaroscuro Records[1][2] and Hammond Music Enterprises,[3] built two recording studios (WARP and Downtown Sound),[4] produced over 200 jazz LPs/CDs and - in conjunction with his business partner, Shelley M. Shier and their production company, HOSS, Inc. - over 100 music festivals (The Floating Jazz Festival,[5][6] The Blues Cruise, Mardi Gras At Sea,[7] Big Bands At Sea, and others from 1983–2002), published books and articles on jazz, photographed most of the major jazz musicians from the second half of the 20th century, exhibited these photographs regularly, and served on the boards of various non-profit organizations that serve the jazz community, including the Jazz and Contemporary Music Program of The New School (1985 to present), The Jazz Foundation of America (1993 to present) and the Jazz Gallery (1995 to present) and the National Jazz Museum in Harlem. He is a lifetime member of The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
Photography
O'Neal began taking photographs while a teenager, and he had his first exhibition in September 1973 at The Open Mind Gallery in New York City.
In the 1970s, he associated with a diverse group of photographers, notably Walker Evans, André Kertész, and most importantly, Berenice Abbott, with whom he worked for the last 19 years of her life.
From 1970 to 1999 (in addition to undertaking many photographic projects), O’Neal published many books related to photography. In 1999, he had a major retrospective of his work to that point at The Witkin Gallery.[8] Since this time, he focused his activities toward photography, and continues to mount exhibitions yearly throughout the U.S. and Canada.
In 1976, O'Neal published the photo book "A Vision Shared". It documents efforts undertaken under the FDR Administration to create a visual, historical record of the situation in the United States during the Great Depression.[9]
Humanitarian causes
O'Neal sits on the honorary founders board of The Jazz Foundation of America.[10] O’Neal has served on the boards of non-profit organizations, including the Jazz Museum in Harlem, the Jazz Gallery and the Jazz and Contemporary Program of The New School.[11]
Selected publications
Books (text and illustrations)
The Eddie Condon Scrapbook of Jazz (St. Martin's Press, 1973)
A Vision Shared (St. Martin's Press, 1976)
Berenice Abbott - American Photographer (McGraw-Hill, 1982)
Life Is Painful, Nasty and Short ... In My Case It Has Only Been Painful and Nasty - Djuna Barnes L 1978-81 (Paragon, 1990)
Charlie Parker (Filipacchi, 1995)
The Ghosts of Harlem (Filipacchi, 1997) French language edition
The Ghosts of Harlem (Vanderbilt University Press, 2009) English language edition
Hank O’Neal Portraits 1971-2000 (Sordoni Art Gallery, 2000)
Billie & Lester in Oslo (A Play with Music, 2005)
Gay Day – The Golden Age of the Christopher Street Parade (Abrams, 2006)
Berenice Abbott (Steidl, 2008)
The Unknown Berenice Abbott - Steidl (October 15, 2013)
hank, neal, hank, neal, born, harold, neal, june, 1940, american, music, producer, author, photographer, neal, august, 1995bornharold, neal, 1940, june, 1940, kilgore, texas, united, statesalma, matersyracuse, universityoccupation, music, producerauthorphotogr. Hank O Neal born Harold L O Neal Jr June 5 1940 is an American music producer author and photographer Hank O NealO Neal in August 1995BornHarold L O Neal Jr 1940 06 05 June 5 1940 age 82 Kilgore Texas United StatesAlma materSyracuse UniversityOccupation s Music producerAuthorPhotographerYears active1970 presentKnown forFounder of Chiaroscuro Records and Hammond Music EnterprisesMilitary careerAllegiance United StatesService wbr branch United States ArmyYears of service1962 1967RankCaptain Contents 1 Background 2 Early career 3 Music 4 Photography 5 Humanitarian causes 6 Selected publications 6 1 Books text and illustrations 6 2 Books photographs only 6 3 Portfolios 7 References 8 External linksBackground EditThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately Find sources Hank O Neal news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message His mother Sarah Christian O Neal was a musically and intellectually inclined housewife from Tyler Texas His father was a professional soldier and educator in the U S Army in Texas and the Pacific 1929 1947 and following World War II an educator and public school superintendent in upstate New York 1953 72 O Neal was raised in Texas Bloomington Indiana and Syracuse New York He graduated from Syracuse University in 1962 Early career EditThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately Find sources Hank O Neal news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message In 1963 O Neal accepted employment with the CIA remained with it until 1976 He served in the U S Army during the same period 1962 1967 rising to the rank of captain Music EditDuring a 40 year career in music he formed two record companies Chiaroscuro Records 1 2 and Hammond Music Enterprises 3 built two recording studios WARP and Downtown Sound 4 produced over 200 jazz LPs CDs and in conjunction with his business partner Shelley M Shier and their production company HOSS Inc over 100 music festivals The Floating Jazz Festival 5 6 The Blues Cruise Mardi Gras At Sea 7 Big Bands At Sea and others from 1983 2002 published books and articles on jazz photographed most of the major jazz musicians from the second half of the 20th century exhibited these photographs regularly and served on the boards of various non profit organizations that serve the jazz community including the Jazz and Contemporary Music Program of The New School 1985 to present The Jazz Foundation of America 1993 to present and the Jazz Gallery 1995 to present and the National Jazz Museum in Harlem He is a lifetime member of The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Photography EditO Neal began taking photographs while a teenager and he had his first exhibition in September 1973 at The Open Mind Gallery in New York City In the 1970s he associated with a diverse group of photographers notably Walker Evans Andre Kertesz and most importantly Berenice Abbott with whom he worked for the last 19 years of her life From 1970 to 1999 in addition to undertaking many photographic projects O Neal published many books related to photography In 1999 he had a major retrospective of his work to that point at The Witkin Gallery 8 Since this time he focused his activities toward photography and continues to mount exhibitions yearly throughout the U S and Canada In 1976 O Neal published the photo book A Vision Shared It documents efforts undertaken under the FDR Administration to create a visual historical record of the situation in the United States during the Great Depression 9 Humanitarian causes EditO Neal sits on the honorary founders board of The Jazz Foundation of America 10 O Neal has served on the boards of non profit organizations including the Jazz Museum in Harlem the Jazz Gallery and the Jazz and Contemporary Program of The New School 11 Selected publications EditBooks text and illustrations Edit The Eddie Condon Scrapbook of Jazz St Martin s Press 1973 A Vision Shared St Martin s Press 1976 Berenice Abbott American Photographer McGraw Hill 1982 Life Is Painful Nasty and Short In My Case It Has Only Been Painful and Nasty Djuna Barnes L 1978 81 Paragon 1990 Charlie Parker Filipacchi 1995 The Ghosts of Harlem Filipacchi 1997 French language edition The Ghosts of Harlem Vanderbilt University Press 2009 English language edition Hank O Neal Portraits 1971 2000 Sordoni Art Gallery 2000 Billie amp Lester in Oslo A Play with Music 2005 Gay Day The Golden Age of the Christopher Street Parade Abrams 2006 Berenice Abbott Steidl 2008 The Unknown Berenice Abbott Steidl October 15 2013 A Vision Shared 4oth Anniversary Edition Steidl December 1 2016 Berenice Abbott The Paris Portraits Steidl November 22 2016 Books photographs only Edit Allegra Kent s Water Beauty Book St Martin s Press 1976 All the King s Men Limited Editions Club 1990 XCIA s Street Art Project The First Four Decades Siman Media Works 2012 Portfolios Edit Berenice Abbott Portraits In Palladium Text Only Commerce Graphics Lunn Limited 1990 Hank O Neal Photographs Text and 12 gravure prints Limited Editions Club 1990 The Ghosts of Harlem Text and 12 photographs Glenside Press 2007 References Edit Chiaroscuro Records All about Jazz Hammond Music Enterprises Downtown Sound Archived 2008 05 28 at the Wayback Machine Whitney Balliett The New Yorker February 8 1988 pp 82 89 Oren Jacoby Travel and Leisure January 1997 pp 8 11 Whitney Balliett The Witkin Gallery Cosmopolis A Vision Shared by Hank O Neal JFA org 13 October 2009 1 permanent dead link accessed 13 October 2009 Archived by Jazz foundation at 2 permanent dead link jazz com 13 October 2009 3 permanent dead link accessed 13 October 2009 Archived by Forums Jazz at 4 permanent dead link External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hank O 27Neal amp oldid 1077245000, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
