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Rob Shepherd<\/strong>, Founder, CEO, and Editor-in-Chief

Rob is a proud voting member of the Jazz Journalists Association.<\/a> His writings formerly appeared at Nextbop,<\/a> Jazz Speaks, the official blog of New York City’s The Jazz Gallery<\/a>, and All About Jazz<\/a>. Rob is also a Tax and Estate Planning Attorney and CPA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Brian Kiwanuka<\/strong>, Staff Writer
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Brian Kiwanuka is a writer\u201a attorney and music nerd but not in that order. He digs OutKast\u201a Alice Coltrane and Stevie Wonder and occasionally subjects his friends to detailed rants about music. You can check out more of his writing on 93 Million Miles Above<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jim Hynes<\/strong>, Staff Writer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jim Hynes has been broadcasting and\/or writing about blues, jazz, and roots music for over four decades. He\u2019s interviewed well over 700 artists and currently writes for four other publications besides this one. His blues columns and interviews can be found in Elmore and Glide Magazines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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John Chacona, <\/strong>Staff Writer

John Chacona is a freelance journalist, content writer and producer in Cleveland. He has been a contributor to the Erie (PA) Times-News, The Chautauquan Daily, Signal to Noise, CODA and Lake Erie FifeStyle magazines, and various online outlets, including PostGenre. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Colin Stanhope<\/strong>, Staff Writer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colin Stanhope is a musician and student with interests spanning a wide range of contemporary music. He\u2019s passionate about the social implications of music, and also enjoys history and playing trumpet in classical and jazz ensembles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Scott Haas<\/strong>, Columnist

Scott Haas is a writer and clinical psychologist and the author of, \u201cWhy Be Happy?,” \u201cBack of the House,\u201d \u201cThose immigrants,\u201d and \u201c Hearing Voices.\u201d  He won a James Beard award for his on-air broadcasts on public radio.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Avery Logan, <\/strong>Staff Writer

Avery Logan is a Boston-based drummer and music educator. An alumnus of Betty Carter Jazz Ahead, he has ranged from performances with Jason Palmer, Samora and Elena Pinderhughes, and Dayna Stephens to backing standup comedy gigs with Rob Schneider. He is passionate about the new wave of creative improvised music and its vitality in the shifting social fabric of the 21st century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Daniel Palmer<\/strong>, Staff Writer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daniel Palmer is an Estate Planning and Probate Attorney and musician with an unhealthy addiction to coffee, collecting vinyl, and listening to jazz. Follow him on Instagram<\/a> and Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Julian Brezon<\/strong>, Contributor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Julian Brezon is a saxophonist, composer, and educator with an eclectic taste in music. He is a co-founder of the teacher-owned private lessons company New York Music Cooperative, and believes that music education is both an important front and bellwether of social change. Follow him at NAINOZ Music on Youtube<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Anthony Dean-Harris<\/strong>, Special Contributor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anthony Dean-Harris is a writer\/artist from San Antonio, Texas, and the host of KRTU San Antonio’s “The Line-Up” and “ev\u00f6lve”, or at least when the pandemic ends he will be again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interested in joining the PostGenre team? Please feel free to contact us using the button at the top of the page<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rob Shepherd, Founder, CEO, and Editor-in-Chief Rob is a proud voting member of the Jazz Journalists Association. His writings formerly appeared at Nextbop, Jazz Speaks, the official blog of New York City’s The Jazz Gallery, and All About Jazz. Rob is also a Tax and Estate Planning Attorney and CPA. 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