Michael J. West is a writer, editor, and dilettante jazz critic in Washington, D.C. In addition to BlogCritics, he writes for JazzTimes, Washington City Paper, and AllAboutJazz.com. He occasionally writes at Pop Musicology, too. He's very cute. His mother told him so. And he is not at all related to Adam West, Michael J. Fox, or any of the other similar-and-famous names that you might bring up because you're so original!
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Jazz Workshop: In the Presence of the Masters
My evening with the jazz stars.
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Jazz Workshop: For Ornette Coleman on his 78th Birthday
Dear Ornette...
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Jazz Workshop: The Tricky Appeal of Free Jazz
Bear with me. My ultimate point requires me to relate three stories...
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Jazz Workshop: Kellaway's Triumph
Last week in Paris, piano master Roger Kellaway accepted the Prix du Jazz Classique for his album Heroes.
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Jazz Workshop: 2007 In Review
At last! The year-end edition of the Jazz Workshop has arrived!
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Jazz Workshop: Et Tu, Oscar Peterson?
A loving tribute to Oscar Peterson, 15 August 1925 - 23 December 2007.
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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?
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Jazz Workshop: Listening Guide to Duke Ellington's Black, Brown and Beige - Part 2 - Brown
Continuing the three-part experiment.
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Jazz Workshop: Listening Guide to Ellington's Black, Brown and Beige - Part 1, "Black"
Here begins a three-part experiment.
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Jazz Workshop: Music Criticism And The Race Card
Stanley Crouch has been haunting my dreams lately.
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