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A History of the Newport Jazz Festival – Chapter XVI: A Brother Mister Jawn, 2016-2025

Stay tuned for a retrospective of the Newport Jazz Festival under the artistic direction of Christian McBride, covering 2016 to 2025. In the interim, below is the material covered for much of that period, 2021 to 2025.

Rob Shepherd

Rob Shepherd is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief and head writer of PostGenre. He is a proud member of the Jazz Journalists Association. Rob also contributed to Jazz Speaks, the official blog of The Jazz Gallery and has also so written for All About Jazz and Nextbop. Rob is also a Tax and Estate Planning Attorney and CPA.

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