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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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Despite some obstacles, The Swingin’ Bassoon displays a deeply gifted, thoughtful, and emotive musician in Daniel Smith.
His continuing influence is perhaps the worst thing that ever happened to rock criticism.
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.
What's up with 'em, anyway?
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.
What these musicians know is what the rest of the jazz world should have seen 30 years ago.
I don't think so.
John McLaughlin might be THE key figure in the first era of jazz fusion. Here's why.
If these old friends had to say goodbye, there was no more more glorious way to do it than Above & Beyond.
A new jazz feature begins at Blogcritics.
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