All due respect to the formidable pianist, dead at age 82 -- Oscar Peterson's jazz has never been my personal cup of tea. A consolidator and conservator rather than a explorer and originator, the man mastered jazz conventions established by the generation before him, and found joy in spinning endless variations that celebrated rather than questioned them. … [Read more...]
Glance back: J-B-J 2007 events
Notable happenings and turning points: … [Read more...]
2007 favorites/gift ideas
Gifts for the listener who's heard everything... for your jazz-beyond-jazz companeros . . . for yourself . . . … [Read more...]


