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Jon Pareles

American journalist (born 1953)

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name	Jon Pareles
image	Jon Pareles - Times Talks - 12 January 2008 (edited).jpg
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birth_place	Connecticut, U.S.
alma_mater	Yale University
occupation	Journalist

Jon Pareles (born 1953) is an American journalist. He was chief popular music critic in the arts section of The New York Times from 1988 to 2025.

Early life and education

Pareles was born in Connecticut. He played jazz flute and piano, and graduated from Yale University in 1974 with a degree in music. While at Yale, he wrote on music for the newspaper, played the Harkness Tower carillon, and DJed for the radio station.

Career

Pareles began working as a music critic in 1977. 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 Rolling Stone and the music editor at The Village Voice. He started contributing to The Times in 1982. He reviews popular music in the arts section of The Times, In 2025, The Hollywood Reporter described him as "one of the most influential reviewers of the music business."

Personal life

In 1994, Pareles married Mary Anne Cartelli, a lecturer in Chinese at Hunter College.

Publications

References

(November 2008). "Pareles, Jon". [[H. W. Wilson Company]].
(2014-11-14). "A Wealth of Musical Knowledge: Jon Pareles".
(March 20, 2004). "Meet the Critics". [[Nielsen Business Media, Inc.]].
(July 2001). "The Grey Lady's Pop Music Man: Jon Pareles in Conversation".
Spangler, Todd. (2025-07-15). "New York Times Culture Desk Shake-Up: Critics Margaret Lyons, Jon Pareles, Jesse Green, Zach Woolfe Reassigned to 'New Roles'".
Weprin, Alex. (2025-07-15). "New York Times Reassigns Longtime Music, Theater and TV Critics in Surprise Move".
(1994-01-09). "WEDDINGS; Ms. Cartelli, Mr. Pareles". The New York Times.

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