Rob Shepherd

Days in December: A Conversation with Jacqueline Kerrod

Historians believe some form of the harp existed as far back as the beginning of ancient Egypt's "Old Kingdom", 2500…

3 years ago

2021 PostGenre Hall of Fame Inductee: John Cage’s “4’33″”

What is silence? A basic dictionary definition describes it as “the absence of sound.” But is it truly possible to…

3 years ago

Sound World Exploration: A Conversation with Sara Schoenbeck

With its double reeds and complicated fingerings, the bassoon is one of the most difficult wind instruments to master. But…

3 years ago

Density and Space: A Conversation with Yuma Uesaka and Marilyn Crispell

Since the 1970s, Marilyn Crispell has been a major figure in creative music, pushing the piano into new realms, whether…

3 years ago

Melding of Worlds: A Conversation with Sylvie Courvoisier and Mary Halvorson

Over the past two and a half decades, pianist-composer Sylvie Courvoisier has established a formidable career in combining concepts from…

3 years ago

Eclecticism Continued: A Conversation with Dave Liebman (Part Two)

The second part of our conversation with Dave Liebman covers his incredible debut as a leader, Lookout Farm (ECM, 1973).…

3 years ago

Eclecticism Continued: A Conversation with Dave Liebman (Part One)

For over fifty years, Dave Liebman has been at the forefront of musical creativity. Whether his time as a sideman…

3 years ago

Talk Memory: A Conversation with BADBADNOTGOOD’s Leland Whitty

Over the past decade, Canadian ensemble BADBADNOTGOOD has established itself as a powerful force in creative music. The group initially…

3 years ago

Miles Davis: The Final Decade Revisited, Introduction

On September 28, 1991, the world lost a musical giant. An artist who, by his own estimation, changed the face…

3 years ago

Live Review: Herbie Hancock at the Paramount Theatre, Austin, TX, September 13, 2021

Established in 1915, Austin’s Paramount Theatre has hosted many iconic figures in American culture, including Harry Houdini, Katherine Hepburn, and…

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