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Troy Dostert

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A passionate listener and reviewer of all things jazz-related, with particular emphasis on anything that challenges expectations and boundaries.

Born and raised in southern California, I now feel completely at home in the upper Midwest, where I teach high school history in the suburbs of Detroit. Earlier ventures, some successful and some not-so-much, include: dodging angry skunks while delivering early-morning newspapers for the San Diego Union-Tribune, working as an undercover agent inspecting “smog check” facilities for the California EPA, playing indie rock as a DJ at Duke University’s WXDU, and teaching political philosophy to college freshmen. I first tried my hand at writing music reviews many years ago for the Free Jazz Collective, an experience which helped cultivate my love of creative jazz and adventurous improvisation.

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Albert Ayler

Freddie Hubbard

Michael Leonhart

Ornette Coleman

Orquesta Akokán

Warren Wolf

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