Rob Shepherd

A History of the Newport Jazz Festival – Chapter X: Smooth Sailing?, 1984-1989

Created in 1927, The Victor Talking Machine Company of Japan, Limited - more commonly known as Japan Victor Company (JVC)…

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A History of the Newport Jazz Festival – Chapter IX: Homecoming, 1981-1983

“We’re Back” announced the front page of The Providence Journal, complete with a photo of a smiling George Wein, upon…

4 years ago

Creative Necessity: A Conversation with Skerik

Since first picking up the horn in fifth grade, Skerik has charted a less traditional route for a saxophonist. While…

4 years ago

Review: Logan Richardson’s ‘Afrofuturism’

Memorial day weekend 1921 started just like any other day in the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma. One of the…

4 years ago

Looking Within: A Conversation with Joe Dyson

Joe Dyson has established himself as one of the go to drummers for some of today's masters of the music,…

4 years ago

Moving Forward: A Conversation with Marcus Miller (Part Two)

We continue our dialogue with legendary bassist Marcus Miller with a focus on his current and more recent projects from…

4 years ago

Moving Foward: A Conversation with Marcus Miller (Part One)

Some of the greatest musical artists are those you can identify after only a few notes, whether Miles Davis' trumpet…

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Exploring the Violin’s Versatility

Historians believe the first violin dates to sometime in the early 16th Century. Gaudenzio Ferrari’s paintings show a three-string variant…

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Review: ‘‎R+R=Now Live’

If 2020 has shown us anything, it is how quickly circumstances can change. One day you are living your “normal”…

4 years ago

Review: Archie Shepp & Jason Moran’s ‘Let My People Go’

Albert Murray once noted that “the blues is not the creation of a crushed-spirited people [but rather] the product of…

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