Rob Shepherd

Rob Shepherd is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief and head writer of PostGenre. He is a proud member of the Jazz Journalists Association. Rob also contributed to Jazz Speaks, the official blog of The Jazz Gallery and has also so written for All About Jazz and Nextbop. Rob is also a Tax and Estate Planning Attorney and CPA.

Beyond the Myth: Rick Anderson on His Mother’s Dance That Fueled Ellington’s Rebirth at Newport ‘56

1956. In the popular consciousness, the grandeur of swing era big bands had ceded to the vibrant electric spark of…

2 days ago

Temporal Stream of Consciousness: A Conversation with Tyshawn Sorey

Few concepts so profoundly shape the human experience yet remain as elusive as time. Without a linear conception of it,…

6 days ago

Unlimited World of Possibilities: A Conversation with Joe Morris (Part Two)

We continue with the second half (read part one here) of our conversation with Joe Morris to discuss some of…

2 weeks ago

Unlimited World of Possibilities: A Conversation with Joe Morris (Part One)

As if it were not enough for many to so willingly force music into genre-labeled boxes, the division does not…

2 weeks ago

Keeping the Flame Burning: A Conversation with Hannah Marks

New York City. The metropolis is more than a living space for over eight and a half million. It is…

3 weeks ago

Between Beauty and Horror: A Conversation with David Torn

Jean-Michel Basquiat once noted that “Art is how we decorate space, music is how we decorate time.” But such a…

1 month ago

Remembering Miles Davis at 100: A Conversation with Marcus Miller

Few figures have shaped the course of modern music as much as Miles Dewey Davis III. His chameleonic career can…

1 month ago

Opening Your Heart: A Conversation with DoYeon Kim on ‘Wellspring’

Legend tells that Korea’s plucked zither, the gayageum, was developed sometime in the sixth century by King Gashil of the…

1 month ago

Moving as One: A Conversation with Satoko Fujii and Myra Melford

In the Internet Age, we are continually surrounded by words. Statements inundate our every waking moment. But it is rare…

2 months ago

Finding Through the Unknown: A Conversation with Willy Rodriguez

Where do we go from here? Though we all exist on a linear timescale, humans have always wondered about the…

2 months ago