My Three Weeks with the Workshop (Part 1 of 2)

This piece is the second in a series by guest music critic Tyler Brooks. It is part one of a two-part story on the Stanford Jazz Workshop and Festival.

I had the privilege of covering the 2013 Summer Jazz Workshop and Festival (SJW/F) for its duration – following the international cast of students, staff and faculty who make up the immersive three-week world of summer jazz camp at Stanford. The first two weeks of the Workshop (part one of my two-part SJW/F coverage) are…

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My Three Weeks with the Workshop (Part 2 of 2)

This piece is the third in a series by guest music critic Tyler Brooks. It is part two of a two-part story covering the Stanford Jazz Workshop and Festival (SJW/F).

I had the privilege of covering all programs that ran the last week of SJW/F’s concurrent weeks, Aug. 3-10. In that time, I attended concerts including Savion Glover and His Trio, Jazz Guitar Night with Julian Lage and Larry Koonse, Taylor Eigsti Quintet Featuring Julian Lage, Chris Potter and Larry Grenadier, the SJW All-Star Jam,…

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