Blair Tindall
| Blair Tindall | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 2, 1960 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Occupation | Oboist, performer, producer, speaker, journalist |
Blair Tindall (born February 2, 1960) is an American oboist, performer, producer, speaker, and journalist.
Tindall was born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, to historian George Brown Tindall and Blossom Tindall. She started playing the piano at an early age and switched to oboe when joining the junior high school band; because of her surname's place in alphabetical order, she was the last person able to choose an instrument, and the only other one available was the oboe. She attended high school at the North Carolina School of the Arts, received bachelor's and master's degrees from the Manhattan School of Music, and a masters in communication from Stanford University, which she attended on a full tuition fellowship. She also attended Columbia University.
Tindall spent 23 years as a professional musician in New York City, playing with such groups as the New York Philharmonic, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and the Orchestra of St. Luke's, presenting a critically acclaimed solo debut at Carnegie Recital Hall, and earning a jazz Grammy nomination. She has also performed on many film soundtracks, including those of the movies Malcolm X, for which she was lauded in CD Review Magazine,Crooklyn and Twilight. She has also performed with Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts at the Blue Note jazz club.
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