| Jon Pareles | |
| Birth Date: | 25 October 1953 |
| Birth Place: | 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]
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]
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]