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Todd M. Carlsen
Since: 2026 | Position: Contributor | Reviews Albums | Location: Minneapolis | Page Views: 555 
About Me
Todd M. Carlsen writes about music.
I am a professional analyst in Minnesota and also write about music. My article about Peggy Lee's prosody genius made the prestigious Indiana University Weekly Digest, sandwiched between two New York Times articles, titled ”The Myth of the Holy Trinity - It's Actually the Big Four” in All About Jazz. As a former youth choir soloist, I am deeply drawn to the profound expressiveness of vocal jazz, alongside instrumental jazz, outlaw country, and popular music. My decades as a critic-level listener of jazz were shaped by years of tuning into Leigh Kamman's The Jazz Image on MPR. Following that foundation, I listened to albums, artists, listened more. I wrote about music for the newspapers in southwest Minneapolis metropolitan area when Let's Go was published. I applied the same analytical discipline I bring to my professional work to a 2025 jazz history project, curating a 600- song canonical playlist. While Miles Davis is the best, my favorite is John Coltrane. I honor the publisher Michael Ricci and everyone at All About Jazz for making it a one-of-a-kind ”masterpiece” resource of the highest authority. There's nothing else like it. Click the “Website” button below to my Spotify playlists, including “119 Jazz”, a canonical tracks and personal taste picks playlist, alongside the “Peggy Lee 88” legendary prosody singing style which was the product of my analytical research in 2025 leading to the Peggy Lee prosody article at All About Jazz.
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This page was last updated on 2026-09-22.
