Jon Pareles (born 1953) is an American journalist who is the chief

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critic in the arts section of ''

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Early life and education

Pareles was born in

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. He played jazz flute and piano, and graduated from

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with a degree in music. He began working as a music critic in 1977.

Career

In the 1970s, he was an associate editor of '' Crawdaddy!'', where he published his first works (outside school publications); and in the 1980s, an associate editor at ''

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'' and the music editor at ''

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''. He started contributing to ''The Times'' in 1982. He reviews popular music in the arts section of ''The Times''.

Publications

References

External links

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