Ep17. Metacritique: Is jazz X?
Contents
Discussion[edit]
Meta-Critique of jazz[edit]
What is a metacritique?[edit]
Criticisms made of jazz[edit]
“Just nine days later (July, 2014), the Washington Post ran a caustic article that began with three memorable sentences: “Jazz is boring. Jazz is overrated. Jazz is washed up.” This article might also have been satire, or perhaps it represented the author’s actual opinion—in either case, it was a clumsy affair.[1] (bold not in original)
Assessments of criticisms made of jazz[edit]
Why jazz is boring[edit]
Why jazz is not boring[edit]
Conclusions regarding the boringness of jazz[edit]
Why jazz is overrated[edit]
Why jazz is not overrated[edit]
Conclusions regarding the overratedness of jazz[edit]
Why jazz is washed up[edit]
Why jazz is not washed up[edit]
Conclusions regarding the washedupedness of jazz[edit]
NOTES[edit]
- ↑ "What's With This Surge in Jazz Bashing?," Ted Gioia, The Daily Beast," fourth paragraph, November 2, 2014.