Rob Shepherd

Slicing through Silence: A Conversation with Jessica Pavone

Pablo Picasso once noted that “Without great solitude, no serious work is possible.” In music, artists can converse in ways…

3 months ago

Beautiful Imperfections: A Conversation with Aaron Parks on ‘Little Big III’

As artificial intelligence increasingly disrupts our ordinary lives, there is an ongoing concern about how the new technology will impact…

3 months ago

Jazz Master: A Conversation with Terry Gibbs (Part Two)

We continue our conversation with Terry Gibbs (read part one here), with a discussion of the intersection of Jewish music…

3 months ago

Jazz Master: A Conversation with Terry Gibbs (Part One)

Since 1982, the National Endowment for the Arts has bestowed its Jazz Master award to living legends of the music.…

3 months ago

Infinite Possibility: A Conversation with Nate Mercereau on ‘Excellent Traveler’

Poet T.S. Eliot once noted, “People exercise an unconscious selection in being influenced.” Although one can feel the impact left…

3 months ago

Quilting Sound: A Conversation with Travis Laplante on ‘The Golden Lock’

In a recently published piece titled "19 Critically Acclaimed Albums That Nobody Actually Listens To," writer Victoria Omololu attempts to…

4 months ago

Drawing Energy from the Silence: A Conversation with Jason Kao Hwang on ‘Soliloquies’

In September of 1939, only weeks after Hitler invaded Poland, a 100,000 Imperial Japanese force converged upon the city of…

4 months ago

Most Like Myself: A Conversation with Brian Marsella on the iMAGiNARiUM

When viewed in the abstract, imagination is a very strange thing. A world that emphasizes logical reasoning would seemingly make…

4 months ago

Spirit Walking: A Conversation with Luke Stewart

There is something mysterious about a river. As Eartha Kitt noted, “The river is constantly turning and bending and you…

5 months ago

No Isolation: A Conversation with Dave Holland (Part Two)

We continue our conversation (check out part one here) with NEA Jazz Master Dave Holland by digging into his solo…

5 months ago