Rob Shepherd

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…

3 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…

3 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…

3 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…

3 months ago

Natural Sounds: A Conversation with Ellen Reid on ‘Big Majestic’

Nature has long inspired creative impulses. In music, an extensive line of composers - from Hildegard of Bingen’s ‘O viridissima…

3 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…

4 months ago

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

Ludwig van Beethoven once noted, "Music is the one incorporeal entrance into the higher world of knowledge which comprehends mankind…

4 months ago

Finding the Common Denominators: A Conversation with Patricia Brennan on ‘Breaking Stretch’

Often, one of the first things a young child learns about a band is that it divides into sections. Horns…

4 months ago

Thread of Humanity: A Conversation with Lucian Ban and Mat Maneri on ‘Transylvanian Dance’

Artists inevitably bring their own perspectives and biases into their interpretation of any work. It is impossible to completely divorce…

4 months ago

Laboratory: A Conversation with Danilo Pérez and John Patitucci on the Legacy of Wayne Shorter

There is a tendency to mythologize someone like Wayne Shorter, who seems larger than life. Or to put the subject…

4 months ago