Rob Shepherd

Changing Molecules: A Conversation with Steven Bernstein (Part Two)

We continue our conversation with Steven Bernstein by discussing his Community Music project more generally and what distinguishes Tinctures in…

3 years ago

Changing Molecules: A Conversation with Steven Bernstein (Part One)

Since arriving in New York over forty years ago, Steven Bernstein has established himself as a powerful voice in music.…

3 years ago

Review: Terence Blanchard’s ‘Absence’ featuring the E-Collective and Turtle Island Quartet

Wayne Shorter is among the best composers of the second half of the Twentieth Century. Several of his compositions including,…

3 years ago

Observations from Day Three of the 2021 Newport Jazz Festival

Jimmy Heath. Tony Allen. Chick Corea. Wallace Roney. McCoy Tyner. The names and pictures of iconic artists who passed since…

3 years ago

Observations from Day Two of the 2021 Newport Jazz Festival

2020 was a pivotal year in the history of civil rights. While a prominent case, George Floyd’s murder was no…

3 years ago

Observations from Day One of the 2021 Newport Jazz Festival

After a year canceled by COVID-19, audience members on July 31st, the first day of the 2021 Newport Jazz Festival…

3 years ago

Newport Jawn: A Conversation with Christian McBride (Part Two)

We continue our conversation with Christian McBride by discussing his thoughts on the connection between music and sports, his work…

4 years ago

Newport Jawn: A Conversation with Christian McBride (Part One)

From its founding in 1954 until 2019, the Newport Jazz Festival had been canceled only once, for a single year…

4 years ago

A History of the Newport Jazz Festival – Chapter XV: Passing the Torch, 2009-2016

For most music festivals, the loss of a longtime sponsor could be a death knell.  After all, organizers killed the…

4 years ago

A History of the Newport Jazz Festival – Chapter XIV: Destinations, 2005-2009

With the success of the 50th Anniversary event, Festival Productions Inc. quickly began work on the 2005 Festival. Like the…

4 years ago