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Paul Olson
Since: 2004 | Position: Contributor | Location: Austin | Page Views: 67,273 
About Me
Paul Olson lives in Chicago, idolizes Clint Eastwood, Toshiro Mifune and Fred Astaire, and doesn't like the president much.
A simmering enthusiasm for jazz pushed me into finding the gumption to write about it. This has been great—even if describing a saxophone tone without using the word "plangent" is always a challenge. There is certainly no greater means of continually discovering how fertile the contemporary jazz scene is than writing about new jazz CDs, reviewing shows and interviewing artists—even if I find myself struggling to find the time to listen to, say, an old Jelly Roll Morton record. I live in Austin, TX.
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This page was last updated on 2026-09-09.
