Rob Shepherd

Rob Shepherd

The Editor’s Reflections on a Crazy Year and his Best of 2020The Editor’s Reflections on a Crazy Year and his Best of 2020

The Editor’s Reflections on a Crazy Year and his Best of 2020

Historians will probably remember 2020 primarily for the COVID pandemic, movements for racial justice, and lots and lots of politics.…

4 years ago
Review: Brandee Younger & Dezron Douglas’ ‘Force Majeure’Review: Brandee Younger & Dezron Douglas’ ‘Force Majeure’

Review: Brandee Younger & Dezron Douglas’ ‘Force Majeure’

Black’s Law Dictionary (8th ed.) defines force majeure as “an event that can be neither anticipated nor controlled.” A party…

4 years ago
Rob Shepherd’s Favorite Jazz Albums of 2019Rob Shepherd’s Favorite Jazz Albums of 2019

Rob Shepherd’s Favorite Jazz Albums of 2019

As the PostGenre Team is working on their list(s) of Favorites from 2020, here is a flashback to Rob Shepherd's…

4 years ago
Castaway to an Imaginary Vacation: Ted Feighan on Monster Rally and his Creative ProcessCastaway to an Imaginary Vacation: Ted Feighan on Monster Rally and his Creative Process

Castaway to an Imaginary Vacation: Ted Feighan on Monster Rally and his Creative Process

In both his striking visual art and his eclectic music, Ted Feighan engages in a collage making process. In the…

4 years ago
Review: Keith Jarrett’s ‘Budapest Concert’Review: Keith Jarrett’s ‘Budapest Concert’

Review: Keith Jarrett’s ‘Budapest Concert’

On January 24, 1975, Keith Jarrett sat, in pain, at the keys of a decrepit and horribly out-of-tune piano. The…

4 years ago
Traveling the Spaceways: Sun Ra Arkestra’s ‘Swirling’ and M’Lumbo and Jane Ira Bloom’s ‘Celestial Mechanics’Traveling the Spaceways: Sun Ra Arkestra’s ‘Swirling’ and M’Lumbo and Jane Ira Bloom’s ‘Celestial Mechanics’

Traveling the Spaceways: Sun Ra Arkestra’s ‘Swirling’ and M’Lumbo and Jane Ira Bloom’s ‘Celestial Mechanics’

Sun Ra was born on the planet Saturn sometime presumably in the early 20th Century. Some historians mistake him for…

5 years ago
Review: Bootsy Collins’ ‘The Power of the One’Review: Bootsy Collins’ ‘The Power of the One’

Review: Bootsy Collins’ ‘The Power of the One’

Far too often when people succeed in their field, it becomes far too easy for them to cling to that…

5 years ago
Review: Azymuth, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad’s ‘Azymuth JID 004′Review: Azymuth, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad’s ‘Azymuth JID 004′

Review: Azymuth, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad’s ‘Azymuth JID 004′

In the field of astrodynamics, azimuth is essentially a way of navigating based on an established location, usually true North.…

5 years ago
Review: Josh Johnson’s ‘Freedom Exercise’Review: Josh Johnson’s ‘Freedom Exercise’

Review: Josh Johnson’s ‘Freedom Exercise’

One effective way to find new artists and music is through their works with others. A great example of this…

5 years ago
Review: Bob James’ ‘Once Upon A Time: The Lost 1965 New York Studio Sessions’, Admas’ ‘Sons of Ethiopia’, and Takuya Kuroda’s ‘Fly Moon Die Soon’Review: Bob James’ ‘Once Upon A Time: The Lost 1965 New York Studio Sessions’, Admas’ ‘Sons of Ethiopia’, and Takuya Kuroda’s ‘Fly Moon Die Soon’

Review: Bob James’ ‘Once Upon A Time: The Lost 1965 New York Studio Sessions’, Admas’ ‘Sons of Ethiopia’, and Takuya Kuroda’s ‘Fly Moon Die Soon’

Artists often produce some of their best work when given increased freedom over the creative process. In so doing, their…

5 years ago