Feature: Jazz Workshop

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Michael J. West

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• Jazz Workshop: In the Presence of the Masters

  My evening with the jazz stars.

  Opinion by Michael J. West — on Apr 01, 2008

• Jazz Workshop: For Ornette Coleman on his 78th Birthday

  Dear Ornette...

  Opinion by Michael J. West — on Mar 09, 2008

• Jazz Workshop: The Tricky Appeal of Free Jazz

  Bear with me. My ultimate point requires me to relate three stories...

  Opinion by Michael J. West — on Feb 06, 2008

• Jazz Workshop: Kellaway's Triumph

  Last week in Paris, piano master Roger Kellaway accepted the Prix du Jazz Classique for his album Heroes.

  Review by Michael J. West — on Jan 15, 2008

• Jazz Workshop: 2007 In Review

  At last! The year-end edition of the Jazz Workshop has arrived!

  Opinion by Michael J. West — on Dec 31, 2007

• Jazz Workshop: Et Tu, Oscar Peterson?

  A loving tribute to Oscar Peterson, 15 August 1925 - 23 December 2007.

  Opinion by Michael J. West — on Dec 28, 2007

• Jazz Workshop: Listening Guide to Duke Ellington's Black, Brown and Beige - Part 3, "Beige"

  Conclusion of a three-part series - although a fourth may be in the cards?

  Opinion by Michael J. West — on Dec 03, 2007

• Jazz Workshop: Listening Guide to Duke Ellington's Black, Brown and Beige - Part 2 - Brown

  Continuing the three-part experiment.

  Review by Michael J. West — on Nov 25, 2007

• Jazz Workshop: Listening Guide to Ellington's Black, Brown and Beige - Part 1, "Black"

  Here begins a three-part experiment.

  Opinion by Michael J. West — on Nov 07, 2007

• Jazz Workshop: Music Criticism And The Race Card

  Stanley Crouch has been haunting my dreams lately.

  Opinion by Michael J. West — on Oct 17, 2007

• Jazz Workshop: CD Review: Daniel Smith - The Swingin' Bassoon

  Despite some obstacles, The Swingin’ Bassoon displays a deeply gifted, thoughtful, and emotive musician in Daniel Smith.

  Review by Michael J. West — on Sep 22, 2007

• Jazz Workshop: Max Roach (1924 - 2007) - A Revised Retrospective

  I suggest that Max Roach is as pivotal a figure as Miles, and like him, a musician who shaped the major developments of his time.

  Opinion by Michael J. West — on Aug 21, 2007

• Jazz Workshop: The '90s and "Smooth Jazz"

  What's up with 'em, anyway?

  Opinion by Michael J. West — on Aug 16, 2007

• Jazz Workshop: Out of Context

  The test of a truly viable and durable piece of music is whether it can be translated into a different musical language than its source.

  Opinion by Michael J. West — on Jul 06, 2007

• Jazz Workshop: In Defense of Fusion, Part 2 – On the Rock Side

  What these musicians know is what the rest of the jazz world should have seen 30 years ago.

  Opinion by Michael J. West — on Jun 25, 2007

• Jazz Workshop: In Defense of Fusion, Part 1 - The Case for John McLaughlin

  John McLaughlin might be THE key figure in the first era of jazz fusion. Here's why.

  Opinion by Michael J. West — on Jun 11, 2007

• Music Review: Billy Bang Quintet with Frank Lowe - Above & Beyond: An Evening in Grand Rapids

  If these old friends had to say goodbye, there was no more more glorious way to do it than Above & Beyond.

  Review by Michael J. West — on May 21, 2007

• Welcome To The Jazz Workshop

  A new jazz feature begins at Blogcritics.

  Opinion by Michael J. West — on May 17, 2007