Jon Pareles
Pareles in 2008
Born	(1953-10-25) October 25, 1953 (age 70) Connecticut, U.S.
Alma mater	Yale University
Occupation	Journalist

Jon Pareles (born October 25, 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

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

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

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

References

External links

• Jon Pareles at The New York Times
• Jon Pareles at IMDb

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