{"id":935,"date":"2020-06-14T19:58:11","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T00:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/?page_id=935"},"modified":"2021-07-06T17:09:26","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T22:09:26","slug":"interviews","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/interviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Interviews"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(16.293px, 1.018rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.989), 25px);px\"><strong><em>INTERVIEWS<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_3921-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_3921-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_3921-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_3921-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_3921-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_3921-1.jpg?resize=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"12185\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_3921-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_3921-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_3921-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_3921-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_3921-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/rex-christopher-hoffman\/\">Echoes of Chickadee Valley: A Conversation with Christopher Hoffman on \u2018Rex\u2019<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">When one thinks of the great artistic cataloging of North American bird paintings, John James Audubon&#8217;s name often first comes to mind. That connection makes sense given that his best-known work, the multi-volume The Birds of America (1827-1838), featured four hundred and thirty-five paintings covering four hundred and eighty-nine species. Painting that many birds was\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/rex-christopher-hoffman\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Echoes of Chickadee Valley: A Conversation with Christopher Hoffman on \u2018Rex\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_3879.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_3879.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_3879.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"12018\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_3879-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_3879.jpg?fit=750%2C499&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,499\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_3879.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_3879.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_3879.jpg?fit=750%2C499&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/finding-cues-elias-stemeseder\/\">Finding Cues: A Conversation with Elias Stemeseder on \u2018Studies in Prolation, for S-L plus Ensemble\u2019<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Often, great treasures can be found in mines already long before dug. This is certainly the case with the lautenwerk. A now rare European keyboard from the Baroque era, the lautenwerk combines the mechanics of a harpsichord with lute-like strings.&nbsp; A favorite of Johann Sebastian Bach, the instrument largely fell out of favor as the\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/finding-cues-elias-stemeseder\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Finding Cues: A Conversation with Elias Stemeseder on \u2018Studies in Prolation, for S-L plus Ensemble\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_3608.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_3608.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_3608.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"11941\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_3608-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_3608.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_3608.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_3608.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_3608.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/russ-gershon-nerses-nalbandian\/\">Crossroads: A Conversation with Either\/Orchestra\u2019s Russ Gershon on \u00c8thiopiques and Nerses Nalbandian<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Sometimes, the voice of an outsider provides a fresh perspective that adds richness to the status quo and pushes things in new directions. This was certainly the case with Ethiopian jazz. Over the last two decades, the music &#8211; sometimes referred to as Ethio-jazz &#8211; has proliferated via the internet, dissolving geographic boundaries around sounds\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/russ-gershon-nerses-nalbandian\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Crossroads: A Conversation with Either\/Orchestra\u2019s Russ Gershon on \u00c8thiopiques and Nerses Nalbandian<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/480835746_1178585677604301_2272992803175161058_n.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/480835746_1178585677604301_2272992803175161058_n.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/480835746_1178585677604301_2272992803175161058_n.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"11883\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/paul-winter-horn-of-plenty\/480835746_1178585677604301_2272992803175161058_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/480835746_1178585677604301_2272992803175161058_n.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"480835746_1178585677604301_2272992803175161058_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/480835746_1178585677604301_2272992803175161058_n.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/480835746_1178585677604301_2272992803175161058_n.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/paul-winter-horn-of-plenty\/\">Quest for Magic: A Conversation with Paul Winter on Earth Music and &#8216;Horn of Plenty&#8217;<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The most common defense for insisting on genre classifications is that it \u201csimplifies\u201d discussions about music. According to Kelefa Sanneh, author of Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres (Penguin, 2021), &#8220;Devotion to a sound is essentially about community and belonging.&#8221;&nbsp; In this sense, one can see adherence to genre norms as\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/paul-winter-horn-of-plenty\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Quest for Magic: A Conversation with Paul Winter on Earth Music and &#8216;Horn of Plenty&#8217;<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_3496.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_3496.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_3496.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"11872\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_3496-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_3496.jpg?fit=750%2C501&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,501\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_3496.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_3496.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_3496.jpg?fit=750%2C501&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/seeds-ars-ludicra-peter-evans\/\">Evolution of Seeds: A Conversation with Peter Evans on \u2018Ars Ludicra\u2019<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The popular perception of time is linear. One thing leads to another and then to another. But the passage of time is better viewed as a cyclical path, with shadows of the past and hints of the future emerging throughout. As Marcus Aurelius notes in Book VI of Meditations, \u201cEach thing is of like form\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/seeds-ars-ludicra-peter-evans\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Evolution of Seeds: A Conversation with Peter Evans on \u2018Ars Ludicra\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_3255.jpeg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_3255.jpeg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_3255.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"11807\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/?attachment_id=11807\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_3255.jpeg?fit=750%2C499&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,499\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3255\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_3255.jpeg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_3255.jpeg?fit=750%2C499&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/music-as-movement-marilyn-mazur\/\">Music as Movement: A Lost Conversation with Marilyn Mazur<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">On December 12, 2025, the world lost a truly innovative voice. When any accomplished artist passes, there is a natural inclination to list the other artists that person once called collaborators, as if to provide necessary context to the loss by reference to names perhaps better known. Certainly, one can write a piece about Marilyn\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/music-as-movement-marilyn-mazur\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Music as Movement: A Lost Conversation with Marilyn Mazur<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ban-Maneri-by-Serban-Mestecaneanu-1-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ban-Maneri-by-Serban-Mestecaneanu-1-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ban-Maneri-by-Serban-Mestecaneanu-1-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"11604\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/same-cell-ban-maneri\/ban-maneri-by-serban-mestecaneanu-1-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ban-Maneri-by-Serban-Mestecaneanu-1-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1446929876&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;27.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;4000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ban-Maneri-by-Serban-Mestecaneanu-1 (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ban-Maneri-by-Serban-Mestecaneanu-1-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ban-Maneri-by-Serban-Mestecaneanu-1-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/same-cell-ban-maneri\/\">Living Proof of the Same Cell: A Conversation with Lucian Ban and Mat Maneri on &#8216;Cantica Profana&#8217; and &#8216;The Athenaeum Concert&#8217;<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Folk music is often broadly defined as being a music \u201cof the people.\u201d But what does that really mean? Of course, the generally understood definition implies that it is music not of the conservatory or the upper strata of society, but from the average person, one of the commoners. But the descriptor of the music\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/same-cell-ban-maneri\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Living Proof of the Same Cell: A Conversation with Lucian Ban and Mat Maneri on &#8216;Cantica Profana&#8217; and &#8216;The Athenaeum Concert&#8217;<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img_2591.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img_2591.jpg?w=1184&amp;ssl=1 1184w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img_2591.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img_2591.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img_2591.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img_2591.jpg?resize=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"11573\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_2591-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img_2591.jpg?fit=1184%2C788&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1184,788\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_2591.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img_2591.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img_2591.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/riparian-eyvind-kang\/\">The Willpower of Notes: A Conversation with Eyvind Kang on \u2018Riparian\u2019<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Over the last half-century, a growing number of artists and theorists have explored the concept of ecomusicology, a theoretical approach to music that emphasizes the relationship between man and nature as manifested through sound. Initially developed from the environmental movement of the 1960s and 1970s, ecomusicology focuses less on whether a particular sound comes from\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/riparian-eyvind-kang\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: The Willpower of Notes: A Conversation with Eyvind Kang on \u2018Riparian\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_1723.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_1723.jpg?w=1186&amp;ssl=1 1186w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_1723.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_1723.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_1723.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_1723.jpg?resize=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"11346\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_1723-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_1723.jpg?fit=1186%2C790&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1186,790\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_1723.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_1723.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_1723.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/binney-crane-the-isle\/\">La Belle Ville: A Conversation with David Binney and Tommy Crane on \u2018The Isle\u2019<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Music has always pulsed through Montr\u00e9al\u2019s DNA, from its origins to the present. Legend tells that when the city&#8217;s founder, Paul de Chomedey, sieur de Maisonneuve, battled loneliness in the then-frontier outpost by picking up a lute. Seventeenth-century missionaries spread faith through the territory by relying upon choral singing and notation. After the British conquered\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/binney-crane-the-isle\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: La Belle Ville: A Conversation with David Binney and Tommy Crane on \u2018The Isle\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img_2522.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img_2522.jpg?w=1170&amp;ssl=1 1170w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img_2522.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img_2522.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img_2522.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img_2522.jpg?resize=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"11551\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_2522-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img_2522.jpg?fit=1170%2C780&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1170,780\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_2522.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img_2522.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img_2522.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/touch-stanley-jordan-plays-jimi\/\">Touching the Purple Haze: A Conversation with Stanley Jordan on Reimagining Jimi Hendrix<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Often, emphasis on genre improperly discards the lines of influence that transcend imposed stylistic segmentations. No artistic expression exists solely in isolation or in a neatly maintained silo. This is especially evident with Jimi Hendrix. Most would categorize the guitar great\u2019s music as \u201crock.\u201d In reality, his shadow &#8211; particularly his use of feedback, distortion,\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/touch-stanley-jordan-plays-jimi\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Touching the Purple Haze: A Conversation with Stanley Jordan on Reimagining Jimi Hendrix<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_2166.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_2166.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_2166.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"11470\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_2166-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_2166.jpg?fit=750%2C501&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,501\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_2166.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_2166.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_2166.jpg?fit=750%2C501&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/cosmos-patricia-brennan-near-far-ii\/\">Looking to the Cosmos: A Conversation with Patricia Brennan on \u2018Of the Near and Far\u2019 (Part Two)<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">We continue our conversation with Patricia Brennan on \u2018Of the Near and Far\u2019 by delving deeper into her compositional process for the album, writing for strings, graphic scores, and more. You can read the first part of our conversation here. PG: This is your first time recording your work for strings, correct? PB: That\u2019s right.\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/cosmos-patricia-brennan-near-far-ii\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Looking to the Cosmos: A Conversation with Patricia Brennan on \u2018Of the Near and Far\u2019 (Part Two)<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_2120-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_2120-1.jpg?w=1170&amp;ssl=1 1170w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_2120-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_2120-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_2120-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_2120-1.jpg?resize=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"11460\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_2120-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_2120-1.jpg?fit=1170%2C780&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1170,780\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_2120-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_2120-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_2120-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/cosmos-patricia-brennan-near-far-i\/\">Looking to the Cosmos: A Conversation with Patricia Brennan on \u2018Of the Near and Far\u2019 (Part One)<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">For eons, humanity has looked up at the vastness of the night sky in wonder. The pinholes of light shining through the darkness evoke feelings of comfort and familiarity, even as things seem so distant and mysterious. The stars leave us facing some of the greatest existentialist inquiries: Who am I in the broader picture?\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/cosmos-patricia-brennan-near-far-i\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Looking to the Cosmos: A Conversation with Patricia Brennan on \u2018Of the Near and Far\u2019 (Part One)<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_1946.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_1946.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_1946.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"11416\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_1946-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_1946.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_1946.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_1946.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_1946.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/tether-dacha-sonya-belaya\/\">Musical Tether: A Conversation with Sonya Belaya on \u2018Dacha\u2019<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Music has a unique ability to convey emotions that transcend written or spoken language. Things lost in translation cannot be lost in sound. In the words of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, \u201cMusic is the universal language of mankind.\u201d Because of music\u2019s cross-cultural power, it is easy to minimize a particular work\u2019s origins. After all, if music\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/tether-dacha-sonya-belaya\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Musical Tether: A Conversation with Sonya Belaya on \u2018Dacha\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_1828.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_1828.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_1828.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"11364\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_1828-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_1828.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_1828.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_1828.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_1828.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/honoring-feelinf-keeping-line-open-dorn-alterman\/\">Honoring the Feeling: A Conversation with Mocean Worker (Adam Dorn) and Joe Alterman on \u2018Keep the Line Open\u2019<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Tribute albums have been an ubiquitous part of modern music. They generally fall into two categories. Some honor a specific recording, with artists hoping to put their own spin on a landmark work of years past, whether the George Benson covering the Beatles [The Other Side of Abbey Road (A&amp;M, 1970)] or Nels Cline and\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/honoring-feelinf-keeping-line-open-dorn-alterman\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Honoring the Feeling: A Conversation with Mocean Worker (Adam Dorn) and Joe Alterman on \u2018Keep the Line Open\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_1560.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_1560.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_1560.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"11306\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_1560-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_1560.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_1560.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_1560.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_1560.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/hearing-future-gary-bartz\/\">Hearing the Future: A Conversation with Gary Bartz on \u2018The Eternal Tenure of Sound: Damage Control\u2019<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">As a vehicle to facilitate group improvisation &#8211; or collaborative creation in the moment, as some artists refer to it- musicians have long relied on the concept of a \u201chead\u201d piece. A precomposed melody, the head provides a set baseline for free creation. Often, these pieces have been standards, frequently reused songs penned by others.&nbsp;\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/hearing-future-gary-bartz\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Hearing the Future: A Conversation with Gary Bartz on \u2018The Eternal Tenure of Sound: Damage Control\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_1376.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_1376.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_1376.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_1376.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_1376.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_1376.jpg?resize=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"11268\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_1376-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_1376.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_1376.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_1376.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_1376.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/folklore-ben-lamar-gay\/\">Folklore: A Conversation with Ben LaMar Gay<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">In a musical environment that too often propagates concepts of genre, one label in particular often stands out as problematic: \u201cfolk music.\u201d What exactly is folk music? A cursory definition would state that the form is music \u201cof the people.\u201d In the abstract, this idea seems sensical. When B\u00e9la Bart\u00f3k transcribed the works of Transylvanian\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/folklore-ben-lamar-gay\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Folklore: A Conversation with Ben LaMar Gay<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/EBAR_20250113_KassaOverall_SleepingCity-2_1400-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/EBAR_20250113_KassaOverall_SleepingCity-2_1400-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/EBAR_20250113_KassaOverall_SleepingCity-2_1400-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"11211\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/kassa-overall-cream-roots\/ebar_20250113_kassaoverall_sleepingcity-2_1400-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/EBAR_20250113_KassaOverall_SleepingCity-2_1400-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"EBAR_20250113_KassaOverall_SleepingCity-2_1400 (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/EBAR_20250113_KassaOverall_SleepingCity-2_1400-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/EBAR_20250113_KassaOverall_SleepingCity-2_1400-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/kassa-overall-cream-roots\/\">Keeping the Roots Growing: A Conversation with Kassa Overall<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Here is a fun exercise for a reader\u2019s consideration. Consider these two quotes: \u201c[It is] just a bunch of notes thrown together without melody or soul\u2014hardly what I\u2019d call music\u201d and &#8220;[It&#8217;s] not music\u2026 [it] doesn\u2019t require musicianship\u2026.&#8221; What genre of music are they referring to? Here is a hint- the music grew organically through\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/kassa-overall-cream-roots\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Keeping the Roots Growing: A Conversation with Kassa Overall<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_1276.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_1276.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_1276.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"11227\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_1276-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_1276.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_1276.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_1276.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_1276.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/khmer-bergen-petter-molvaer\/\">Finding Deep Space: A Conversation with Nils Petter Molv\u00e6r<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Although instruments like the Teleharmonium plugged in as early as the late Nineteenth Century, it was not until the 1970s that electronic sounds would meet the depths of human improvisation-based music by the name of jazz. At the height of fusion, synthesizers added to the works of Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Weather Report, and others.\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/khmer-bergen-petter-molvaer\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Finding Deep Space: A Conversation with Nils Petter Molv\u00e6r<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_1178.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_1178.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_1178.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"11179\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_1178-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_1178.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_1178.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_1178.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_1178.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/hyperglyph-chicago-underground-duo\/\">Hanging in the Clouds: A Conversation with Rob Mazurek and Chad Taylor on Chicago Underground Duo<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">There is a particular power in the creation that comes out of long-term artistic relationships. While there is an excitement in the novelty of working with new collaborators, often it is within the comfort of the familiar that artists are most able to expand and conquer new realms. It is within this space with a\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/hyperglyph-chicago-underground-duo\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Hanging in the Clouds: A Conversation with Rob Mazurek and Chad Taylor on Chicago Underground Duo<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_0977.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_0977.jpg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_0977.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_0977.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_0977.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_0977.jpg?resize=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"11148\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_0977-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_0977.jpg?fit=1440%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1440,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_0977.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_0977.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_0977.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/sun-flowers-zoh-amba\/\">Flower in the Heart: A Conversation with Zoh Amba<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Catholic saint Th\u00e9r\u00e8se of Lisieux once stated, \u201cIf every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness. There would be no wild flowers to make the meadows gay.\u201d To some degree, we perceive something as beautiful because of its ability to step outside of the ordinary. But how do we do\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/sun-flowers-zoh-amba\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Flower in the Heart: A Conversation with Zoh Amba<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_0846.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_0846.jpg?w=1100&amp;ssl=1 1100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_0846.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_0846.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_0846.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_0846.jpg?resize=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"11117\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_0846-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_0846.jpg?fit=1100%2C732&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1100,732\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_0846.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_0846.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_0846.jpg?fit=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/theon-cross-affirmations-blue-note\/\">Bringing Back the Heartbeat: A Conversation with Theon Cross<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">In 1835, German instrument makers Wilhelm Wieprecht and Johann Moritz patented the first tuba as a brass instrument that could carry the bassline for a marching band. By the end of the century, it could be found in orchestras through scores by Richard Wagner, Hector Berlioz, and others. Jazz was also not immune to the\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/theon-cross-affirmations-blue-note\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Bringing Back the Heartbeat: A Conversation with Theon Cross<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/img_0362.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/img_0362.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/img_0362.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"11091\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_0362-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/img_0362.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_0362.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/img_0362.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/img_0362.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/contemporary-tradition-mcbride-newport-2025\/\">Keeping the Tradition Contemporary: Christian McBride on his Big Band and the 2025 Newport Jazz Festival<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Contemporary-tradition-mcbride-newport-2025<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/New_Jazz_Underground.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/New_Jazz_Underground.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/New_Jazz_Underground.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"11038\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/new-jazz-underground-newport-2025\/new_jazz_underground\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/New_Jazz_Underground.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"New_Jazz_Underground\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/New_Jazz_Underground.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/New_Jazz_Underground.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/new-jazz-underground-newport-2025\/\">Touching the Continuum: Sebastian Rios Previews New Jazz Underground at Newport<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">As nonsensical as it may seem in the abstract, sometimes ideological wars are a necessary step towards a renewed and invigorated community. This is certainly the case with the so-called \u201cjazz wars\u201d of the 1980s. After decades of further sonic expansion, one side came with a zealous desire to return the music to its roots.\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/new-jazz-underground-newport-2025\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Touching the Continuum: Sebastian Rios Previews New Jazz Underground at Newport<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/img_0025-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/img_0025-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/img_0025-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"10914\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_0025-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/img_0025-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_0025-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/img_0025-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/img_0025-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/cymande-newport-patterson-scipio\/\">Flying to a New Land: Patrick Patterson and Steve Scipio Preview Cymande at the 2025 Newport Jazz Festival<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Of the world&#8217;s roughly eleven thousand bird species, there is something particularly special about the dove family. Dating back to at least the Miocene epoch, twenty-three to twenty-five million years ago, across its history, the dove has developed a unique status as a symbolic creature. Many of these connections first emerged in the Biblical story\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/cymande-newport-patterson-scipio\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Flying to a New Land: Patrick Patterson and Steve Scipio Preview Cymande at the 2025 Newport Jazz Festival<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/processed-BFC78565-C9E7-4BCF-BD9E-01BA8380A57C.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/processed-BFC78565-C9E7-4BCF-BD9E-01BA8380A57C.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/processed-BFC78565-C9E7-4BCF-BD9E-01BA8380A57C.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"10937\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/marcus-gilmore-roy-haynes\/processed-bfc78565-c9e7-4bcf-bd9e-01ba8380a57c\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/processed-BFC78565-C9E7-4BCF-BD9E-01BA8380A57C.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"processed-BFC78565-C9E7-4BCF-BD9E-01BA8380A57C\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/processed-BFC78565-C9E7-4BCF-BD9E-01BA8380A57C.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/processed-BFC78565-C9E7-4BCF-BD9E-01BA8380A57C.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/marcus-gilmore-roy-haynes\/\">Enchanted: Marcus Gilmore on Honoring Roy Haynes at Newport and Journeying to the New<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">In making sense of the story of jazz, historians often craft a narrative that neatly divides into different generations and schools of thought. Revolutions in composition, improvisation, rhythm, and instrumentation each producing a distinctly novel area of music. While this perspective has some truth to it, the dividing lines between each era are often far\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/marcus-gilmore-roy-haynes\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Enchanted: Marcus Gilmore on Honoring Roy Haynes at Newport and Journeying to the New<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/img_0023-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/img_0023-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/img_0023-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"10907\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_0023-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/img_0023-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_0023-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/img_0023-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/img_0023-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/journey-rich-ruth\/\">Taking the Journey: Rich Ruth Previews his 2025 Newport Jazz Festival Performance<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The journeys in life can be just as important &#8211; if not more so &#8211; than the destinations. Music, inherently a mirror of our existence, is no different. In the words of Phillip Glass, &#8220;Every piece of music is a journey, a path that winds through the listener\u2019s mind and spirit.&#8221; In the right hands,\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/journey-rich-ruth\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Taking the Journey: Rich Ruth Previews his 2025 Newport Jazz Festival Performance<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/491470489_17945582354974872_5467710339771364195_n.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/491470489_17945582354974872_5467710339771364195_n.jpg?w=933&amp;ssl=1 933w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/491470489_17945582354974872_5467710339771364195_n.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/491470489_17945582354974872_5467710339771364195_n.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/491470489_17945582354974872_5467710339771364195_n.jpg?resize=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"10869\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/?attachment_id=10869\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/491470489_17945582354974872_5467710339771364195_n.jpg?fit=933%2C622&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"933,622\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"491470489_17945582354974872_5467710339771364195_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/491470489_17945582354974872_5467710339771364195_n.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/491470489_17945582354974872_5467710339771364195_n.jpg?fit=933%2C622&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/parlor-greens-newport-2025\/\">Feeling the Spirit: A Conversation with Tim Carman, Jimmy James, and Adam Scone on Parlor Greens at Newport<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Before setting anchor at a fortress by the sea. Before fencing the sprawling field beneath a problematic hill. Before cramming into a small stonewalled park. The Newport Casino was where, in 1954, George Wein and the Lorrilards made possible the idea of a jazz festival in the Sailing Capital of the World. Built between 1879\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/parlor-greens-newport-2025\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Feeling the Spirit: A Conversation with Tim Carman, Jimmy James, and Adam Scone on Parlor Greens at Newport<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/img_2985-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/img_2985-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/img_2985-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"10845\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_2985-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/img_2985-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_2985-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/img_2985-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/img_2985-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/odyssey-nubya-garcia-newport-2025\/\">Odyssey: Nubya Garcia Previews her 2025 Newport Jazz Festival Performance<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">In 1963, Gunther Schuller coined the term Third Stream to identify what he saw as &#8220;a new genre of music located about halfway between jazz and classical music.&#8221; Third Stream was more than merely tacking strings onto jazz pieces or improvising in otherwise classical scores. Instead, it was intended to be a musical style that\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/odyssey-nubya-garcia-newport-2025\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Odyssey: Nubya Garcia Previews her 2025 Newport Jazz Festival Performance<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img_2895-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img_2895-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img_2895-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"10817\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_2895-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img_2895-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_2895-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img_2895-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img_2895-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/deborah-ross-joyce-george-wein\/\">Always Listening: A Conversation with Deborah Ross, Executive Director of the Joyce and George Wein Foundation<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">In the history of improvised music, few figures have brought the music to new audiences as much as George Wein. While the producer did not create the concept of a music festival &#8211; they date back to ancient Greece &#8211; one can draw a clear dividing line between the time before George Wein and after.\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/deborah-ross-joyce-george-wein\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Always Listening: A Conversation with Deborah Ross, Executive Director of the Joyce and George Wein Foundation<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img_2825-1.jpg?fit=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img_2825-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img_2825-1.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"10789\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_2825-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img_2825-1.jpg?fit=750%2C498&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,498\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_2825-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img_2825-1.jpg?fit=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img_2825-1.jpg?fit=750%2C498&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/dancing-elephants-gaia-wilmer-bob-moses\/\">Migration of Knowledge: A Conversation with Gaia Wilmer and Ra Kalam Bob Moses<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Zo\u00f6semiotics, the study of how animals use signals &#8211; including sounds &#8211; to convey information is an underappreciated field. Its value goes far beyond answering simple questions about what our pets try to convey to us. Instead, as biologist Marc Bekoff noted, &#8220;Animals speak to those who listen; their language is one of behavior, emotion,\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/dancing-elephants-gaia-wilmer-bob-moses\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Migration of Knowledge: A Conversation with Gaia Wilmer and Ra Kalam Bob Moses<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/09c08414-39f0-42ce-abbf-98d14710a70f-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/09c08414-39f0-42ce-abbf-98d14710a70f-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/09c08414-39f0-42ce-abbf-98d14710a70f-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"10760\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/for-those-who-need-to-hear-it-a-conversation-with-chris-weller-on-hanging-hearts\/09c08414-39f0-42ce-abbf-98d14710a70f-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/09c08414-39f0-42ce-abbf-98d14710a70f-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"09c08414-39f0-42ce-abbf-98d14710a70f (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/09c08414-39f0-42ce-abbf-98d14710a70f-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/09c08414-39f0-42ce-abbf-98d14710a70f-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/for-those-who-need-to-hear-it-a-conversation-with-chris-weller-on-hanging-hearts\/\">For Those Who Need to Hear It: A Conversation with Chris Weller on Hanging Hearts<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The great Cameroonian musician Manu Dibango once sagely noted that \u201cAlthough music is business, [] you don&#8217;t start thinking about money from the initial stages when you are in music. First[,] propose to the people what they want[,] and if they like it, then the money comes later.\u201d Far too often, the music business is\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/for-those-who-need-to-hear-it-a-conversation-with-chris-weller-on-hanging-hearts\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: For Those Who Need to Hear It: A Conversation with Chris Weller on Hanging Hearts<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img_2603-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img_2603-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img_2603-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"10701\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_2603-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img_2603-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_2603-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img_2603-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img_2603-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/fate-gadabout-brandee-younger\/\">Trusting Fate: A Conversation with Brandee Younger<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Across cultures and ages, the harp has long been associated with peace and tranquility. Its light tones are painted as a ray of light shining down from the heavens. But there is so much more to the instrument. As George R.R. Martin provided in the literary antecedent to the show Game of Thrones, \u201ca harp\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/fate-gadabout-brandee-younger\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Trusting Fate: A Conversation with Brandee Younger<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/17717ae3-6c74-4ad8-82c4-9aa4743ca9aa-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/17717ae3-6c74-4ad8-82c4-9aa4743ca9aa-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/17717ae3-6c74-4ad8-82c4-9aa4743ca9aa-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"10648\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/letting-spirit-amina-claudine-myers\/17717ae3-6c74-4ad8-82c4-9aa4743ca9aa-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/17717ae3-6c74-4ad8-82c4-9aa4743ca9aa-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D Mark IV&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1740340992&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"17717ae3-6c74-4ad8-82c4-9aa4743ca9aa (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/17717ae3-6c74-4ad8-82c4-9aa4743ca9aa-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/17717ae3-6c74-4ad8-82c4-9aa4743ca9aa-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/letting-spirit-amina-claudine-myers\/\">Letting the Spirit In: A Conversation with Amina Claudine Myers on &#8216;Solace of the Mind&#8217;<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">In a music so heavily built around collective communication, there is something inherently special about a solo performance. Far too often, playing unaccompanied is perceived as a show of virtuosity. While true mastery is requisite for a solo performance to reach its full potential, the same can be said for any type of performance, from\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/letting-spirit-amina-claudine-myers\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Letting the Spirit In: A Conversation with Amina Claudine Myers on &#8216;Solace of the Mind&#8217;<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img_2243-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img_2243-1.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img_2243-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img_2243-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img_2243-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img_2243-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img_2243-1.jpg?resize=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"10577\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_2243-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img_2243-1.jpg?fit=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_2243-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img_2243-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img_2243-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/perelman-shipp-armageddon-flower-ii\/\">Giving Up Control: A Conversation with Ivo Perelman and Matthew Shipp on \u2018Armageddon Flower\u2019 (Part Two)<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">We continue our conversation with Ivo Perelman and Matthew Shipp on \u2018Armageddon Flower\u2019 (TAO Forms, 2025). You can read Part One here. PostGenre: As far as focusing on the heart, does that go back to getting out of the way, too? Obviously, you need mental and technical skills to be able to make the music\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/perelman-shipp-armageddon-flower-ii\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Giving Up Control: A Conversation with Ivo Perelman and Matthew Shipp on \u2018Armageddon Flower\u2019 (Part Two)<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img_2230-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img_2230-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img_2230-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"10565\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_2230-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img_2230-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_2230-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img_2230-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img_2230-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/perelman-shipp-armageddon-flower-i\/\">Giving Up Control: A Conversation with Ivo Perelman and Matthew Shipp on \u2018Armageddon Flower\u2019 (Part One)<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">In Lonely on the Mountain (Bantam, 1980), Western novelist Louis L\u2019Amour wisely noted that &#8220;there will come a time when you believe everything is finished, that will be the beginning.&#8221; Instead, as Nicholas Copernicus\u2019 heliocentric model posits, our universe is infinite; there is no real end. The concept of continuity is not truly foreign to\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/perelman-shipp-armageddon-flower-i\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Giving Up Control: A Conversation with Ivo Perelman and Matthew Shipp on \u2018Armageddon Flower\u2019 (Part One)<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/img_2182-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/img_2182-1.jpg?w=749&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/img_2182-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"10535\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_2182-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/img_2182-1.jpg?fit=749%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"749,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_2182-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/img_2182-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/img_2182-1.jpg?fit=749%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/vandermark-no-idea-residency\/\">Fighting the Algorithm: A Conversation with Ken Vandermark on his No Idea Festival Residency<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">A city that prides itself on being both outside of the status quo (&#8220;Keep It Weird&#8221;), and the Live Music Capital of the World, it should come as no surprise that Austin, Texas, has a fascinating avant-garde musical community. One central figure in that ecosystem has been Chris Cogburn. The percussionist &#8211; whose musical interests\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/vandermark-no-idea-residency\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Fighting the Algorithm: A Conversation with Ken Vandermark on his No Idea Festival Residency<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Marshall-Allens-Ghost-Horizons-rc2024093_0171-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Marshall-Allens-Ghost-Horizons-rc2024093_0171-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Marshall-Allens-Ghost-Horizons-rc2024093_0171-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"10502\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/dm-hotep-marshall-allens-ghost-horizons\/marshall-allens-ghost-horizons-rc2024093_0171-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Marshall-Allens-Ghost-Horizons-rc2024093_0171-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;RYAN COLLERD&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R5m2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1730062888&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;2024&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.6&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Marshall Allen&amp;#8217;s Ghost Horizons &amp;#8211; rc2024093_0171 (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Marshall-Allens-Ghost-Horizons-rc2024093_0171-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Marshall-Allens-Ghost-Horizons-rc2024093_0171-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/dm-hotep-marshall-allens-ghost-horizons\/\">Resonances: A Conversation with DM Hotep on Marshall Allen&#8217;s Ghost Horizons<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">In a 2021 interview, Henry Threadgill noted his belief that \u201c[Marshall Allen] should have the highest award that can be bestowed on any artist for performing one-nighters at age 97. They should make up an award for such a person\u2026 he\u2019s going unrecognized. It is a travesty. Can you imagine doing one-nighters at 97 years\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/dm-hotep-marshall-allens-ghost-horizons\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Resonances: A Conversation with DM Hotep on Marshall Allen&#8217;s Ghost Horizons<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/img_2053-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/img_2053-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/img_2053-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"10491\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_2053-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/img_2053-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_2053-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/img_2053-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/img_2053-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/trying-to-be-free-a-conversation-with-curtis-hasselbring\/\">Trying to Be Free: A Conversation with Curtis Hasselbring<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Concepts of genre are odious as they defy human reality. Even the most ardent adherent to stylistic norms, if they are being honest, draws influence from elsewhere. While categorical boundaries may help in the marketplace, they fail to address the complexity of art or individual expression. One of the most blatant of these dividing lines\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/trying-to-be-free-a-conversation-with-curtis-hasselbring\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Trying to Be Free: A Conversation with Curtis Hasselbring<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/img_1975-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/img_1975-1.jpg?w=1094&amp;ssl=1 1094w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/img_1975-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/img_1975-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/img_1975-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/img_1975-1.jpg?resize=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"10466\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_1975-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/img_1975-1.jpg?fit=1094%2C730&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1094,730\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1747010460&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_1975-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/img_1975-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/img_1975-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/beyond-quantum-blues-munoz-shaffer\/\">To Be Beyond: A Conversation with Tisziji Mu\u00f1oz and Paul Shaffer on \u2018Quantum Blues\u2019<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Scholarly analyses of the Blues tend to emphasize a specific style born of the African American experience, developed from spirituals, field hollers, and work songs. They focus on twelve-bar chord progressions with flatted notes and call and response. However, such narrowly defined conceptualizations of the Blues miss the music&#8217;s full significance. The great Blues masters\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/beyond-quantum-blues-munoz-shaffer\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: To Be Beyond: A Conversation with Tisziji Mu\u00f1oz and Paul Shaffer on \u2018Quantum Blues\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/img_1986-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/img_1986-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/img_1986-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"10449\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_1986-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/img_1986-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_1986-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/img_1986-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/img_1986-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/inner-spaces-elsaffar-bianchihoesch\/\">Stretching the DNA: A Conversation with Amir ElSaffar and Lorenzo Bianchi Hoesch on \u2018Inner Spaces\u2019<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">With the Quran largely silent on the matter, there have long been debates on the role of music in Muslim life. Some scholars have cited verses from their holy book and hadiths, including some where Muhammad destroyed musical instruments, to argue for the prohibition of music as something that can mislead people away from the\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/inner-spaces-elsaffar-bianchihoesch\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Stretching the DNA: A Conversation with Amir ElSaffar and Lorenzo Bianchi Hoesch on \u2018Inner Spaces\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_1903-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_1903-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_1903-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"10430\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_1903-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_1903-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_1903-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_1903-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_1903-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/trust-courvoisier-halvorson\/\">Trust: A Conversation with Sylvie Courvoisier and Mary Halvorson<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">An artistic spark leads humanity to create wonders of beauty. Philosophers will debate the origins of this creative impetus.\u00a0 Some credit a higher, more divine power. But, regardless of its source, it is indisputable that there is a force that drives toward creation, one that transcends cultural norms, stylistic restrictions, and temporal limitations. Consider how\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/trust-courvoisier-halvorson\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Trust: A Conversation with Sylvie Courvoisier and Mary Halvorson<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_1841-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_1841-1.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_1841-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_1841-1.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_1841-1.jpg?resize=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"10407\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_1841-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_1841-1.jpg?fit=1000%2C666&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,666\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_1841-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_1841-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_1841-1.jpg?fit=1000%2C666&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/fear-resilience-reflection-adam-ofarrill\/\">Fear, Resilience, and Reflection: A Conversation with Adam O\u2019Farrill on \u2018For These Streets\u2019<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Mired by poverty and the global rise of fascism, the 1930s is far too often seen as a wholly bleak era stuck after the Roaring \u201820s and leading into a tumultuous global war. But, in reality, the era was also full of bright spots of optimism enveloped in a world of morosity. One need look\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/fear-resilience-reflection-adam-ofarrill\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Fear, Resilience, and Reflection: A Conversation with Adam O\u2019Farrill on \u2018For These Streets\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_1571-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_1571-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_1571-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"10325\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_1571-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_1571-1.jpg?fit=750%2C501&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,501\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_1571-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_1571-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_1571-1.jpg?fit=750%2C501&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/universal-consciousness-ambrose-akinmusire\/\">Finding a Universal Consciousness: A Conversation with Ambrose Akinmusire<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">It is sometimes easy to compartmentalize the internal and the external world. One can perceive personal thoughts as entirely an expression of spirit, removed from their surroundings. However, there is no sturdy wall between inside and out, only a permeable membrane. One\u2019s personality and emotions will inevitably be shaped by experiences encountered during their life,\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/universal-consciousness-ambrose-akinmusire\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Finding a Universal Consciousness: A Conversation with Ambrose Akinmusire<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_1517-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_1517-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_1517-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"10318\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_1517-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_1517-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_1517-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_1517-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_1517-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/seymour-wright-ahmed\/\">Dealing in Ideas: A Conversation with Seymour Wright on \u0623\u062d\u0645\u062f [Ahmed]<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">A popular saying holds that \u201cimitation is the sincerest form of flattery.\u201d The quote is often attributed to Oscar Wilde, without evidence he uttered it. In reality, the Irish playwright was far less flattering to mimickers. Specifically, Wilde correctly called emulation \u201cthe homage which mediocrity pays to that which is not mediocre.\u201d True creativity &#8211;\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/seymour-wright-ahmed\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Dealing in Ideas: A Conversation with Seymour Wright on \u0623\u062d\u0645\u062f [Ahmed]<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_1425-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_1425-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_1425-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"10305\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_1425-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_1425-1.jpg?fit=750%2C499&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,499\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_1425-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_1425-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_1425-1.jpg?fit=750%2C499&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/indispensable-dougie-bowne\/\">Transient Luminous Event: A Conversation with Dougie Bowne<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Whether we wish to admit it or not, the human mind yearns for the familiar. The core of art&#8217;s genrefication lies in comparing new experiences with those of old. We often instinctively draw lines to place what we hear within the strictures of time, place, and cultural and ideological lineages. And while context is important,\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/indispensable-dougie-bowne\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Transient Luminous Event: A Conversation with Dougie Bowne<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_1430-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_1430-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_1430-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"10294\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_1430-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_1430-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_1430-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_1430-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_1430-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/etaivtet-wayout-jeff-parker\/\">Outside the Academy: A Conversation with Jeff Parker on the ETA IVtet<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">From a tour of Central Park to trek through the rainforest to a voyage to outer space, the power of art to transport its audience to a location is well-documented. Equally important, however, is the role a particular place plays in shaping music itself. Could the rhythmic ingenuity of jazz come about in any way\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/etaivtet-wayout-jeff-parker\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Outside the Academy: A Conversation with Jeff Parker on the ETA IVtet<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_1412-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_1412-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_1412-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"10245\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_1412-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_1412-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_1412-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_1412-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_1412-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/nels-cline-consentrik-quartet\/\">Slipping into Something: A Conversation with Nels Cline on the Consentrik Quartet<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Wheels. Compact discs and vinyl records. Rings. A full moon. A plate. A Pizza. In our daily life, we are surrounded by circles. Even prehistoric generations saw the importance of the circle, carving them out of stone and timber and featuring the shape in petroglyphs and cave paintings. However, despite its constant presence, the circle\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/nels-cline-consentrik-quartet\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Slipping into Something: A Conversation with Nels Cline on the Consentrik Quartet<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_1334-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_1334-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_1334-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"10207\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_1334-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_1334-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_1334-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_1334-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_1334-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/space-roscoe-mitchell\/\">SPACE: A Conversation with Roscoe Mitchell<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Confucius noted that \u201csilence is a true friend who never betrays.\u201d To many creators, silence takes on supreme importance. Without silence, sound has no relevance. Silence is more than just the absence of organized sound, it is something to be given reverence. This is certainly the case for multi-instrumentalist Roscoe Mitchell. Throughout several prior interviews,\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/space-roscoe-mitchell\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: SPACE: A Conversation with Roscoe Mitchell<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1278-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1278-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1278-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"10185\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_1278-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1278-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_1278-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1278-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1278-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/ghazi-arturo-boom-diwan\/\">Uncovering Forgotten Bridges: A Conversation with Ghazi Faisal Al-Mulaifi and Arturo O\u2019Farrill<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">French author Victor Hugo once wrote in his native tongue, \u201cLa musique exprime ce qui ne peut pas \u00eatre dit et sur lequel il est impossible de se taire.\u201d Roughly translated, \u201cMusic expresses what cannot be said and about which it is impossible to remain silent.\u201d Music is more than a collection of notes and\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/ghazi-arturo-boom-diwan\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Uncovering Forgotten Bridges: A Conversation with Ghazi Faisal Al-Mulaifi and Arturo O\u2019Farrill<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1263-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1263-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1263-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"10168\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_1263-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1263-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_1263-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1263-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1263-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/george-porter-pocket-ii\/\">Under the Influence of Music: A Conversation with George Porter, Jr. (Part Two)<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">In the second half of our conversation with George Porter, Jr. we get deeper into the Meters, Earl King, Professor Longhair, The Wild Tchoupitoulas,&nbsp;sampling, and more. Part one is available here. PostGenre: Of course, with the Meters, you played bass and built most of your career around that instrument. Do you ever wish you had\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/george-porter-pocket-ii\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Under the Influence of Music: A Conversation with George Porter, Jr. (Part Two)<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1252-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1252-1.jpg?w=1069&amp;ssl=1 1069w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1252-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1252-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1252-1.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1252-1.jpg?resize=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"10138\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_1252-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1252-1.jpg?fit=1069%2C714&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1069,714\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_1252-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1252-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1252-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/george-porter-pocket-i\/\">Under the Influence of Music: A Conversation with George Porter, Jr. (Part One)<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">In his magnum opus, \u201cSouthern Nights,\u201d the great Allen Toussaint sets not only the vivid imagery of natural beauty but leaves a lyrical thought deep of wonder: \u201cIts precious beauty lies deep beyond the eye. Goes running through your soul. Like the stories told of old.\u201d This line does more than portray the scenery of\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/george-porter-pocket-i\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Under the Influence of Music: A Conversation with George Porter, Jr. (Part One)<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1219-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1219-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1219-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"10125\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_1219-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1219-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_1219-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1219-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1219-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/dream-brigade-mok-golub\/\">Unfolding: A Conversation with Lesley Mok and Phillip Golub on Dream Brigade<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">In an age where the romanticized fa\u00e7ades and angered \u201chot takes\u201d of social media dominate the interpersonal, meaningful relationships- platonic, professional, or otherwise &#8211; are a treasured rarity. Paradoxically, those connections are essential for societal improvement and the existence of a robust community. Why should one care about social change if they have no reason\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/dream-brigade-mok-golub\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Unfolding: A Conversation with Lesley Mok and Phillip Golub on Dream Brigade<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1181-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1181-1.jpg?w=751&amp;ssl=1 751w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1181-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"10100\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_1181-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1181-1.jpg?fit=751%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"751,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_1181-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1181-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1181-1.jpg?fit=751%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/grover-live-jason-miles\/\">Front-Row Seat: A Conversation with Jason Miles<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By the early 1980s, artists had too much freedom to express themselves through sound. The consequences of avant-garde experimentalism were too esoteric. The fusing of jazz with rock was somehow too mainstream. No, we needed an art form that would still appeal to exactly slightly less than 1% of the market. No more no less.\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/grover-live-jason-miles\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Front-Row Seat: A Conversation with Jason Miles<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1109-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1109-1.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1109-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1109-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1109-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1109-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1109-1.jpg?resize=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"10088\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_1109-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1109-1.jpg?fit=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_1109-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1109-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1109-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/server-farm-irabagon\/\">Subliminal Input: A Conversation with Jon Irabagon on \u2018Server Farm\u2019<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Computer scientist Alan Kay once noted, \u201cSome people worry that artificial intelligence will make us feel inferior, but then, anybody in his right mind should have an inferiority complex every time he looks at a flower.\u201d Despite consistently recurring alarmist narratives, Artificial Intelligence (AI) will never truly supplant humanity. While the emerging technology will present\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/server-farm-irabagon\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Subliminal Input: A Conversation with Jon Irabagon on \u2018Server Farm\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_1012-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_1012-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_1012-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"10073\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_1012-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_1012-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_1012-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_1012-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_1012-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/soundless-fullman-wong\/\">Bloom: A Conversation with Ellen Fullman and Theresa Wong<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Western music is built around concepts of melody and harmony &#8211; the idea that one form of sonic expression should come to the fore and the other to sit behind in support. But what if those concepts are not as important as we are led to believe? What if, instead, there is a dynamically evolving\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/soundless-fullman-wong\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Bloom: A Conversation with Ellen Fullman and Theresa Wong<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_0968-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_0968-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_0968-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"10063\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_0968-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_0968-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_0968-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_0968-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_0968-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/protecting-the-history-a-conversation-with-ebo-taylor\/\">Protecting the History: A Conversation with Ebo Taylor<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Many define \u201cjazz\u201d as the meeting of African rhythms and European harmonies. In a sense, this narrative is accurate &#8211; if you remove the influence of the church, songs of the field, or cues from the homeland &#8211; the form would cease to exist. But, in another sense, this effort to identify broad sources subjugates\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/protecting-the-history-a-conversation-with-ebo-taylor\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Protecting the History: A Conversation with Ebo Taylor<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_0862-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_0862-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_0862-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_0862-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_0862-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_0862-1.jpg?resize=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"10042\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_0862-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_0862-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_0862-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_0862-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_0862-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/circular-train-ava-mendoza\/\">Sound Navigation: A Conversation with Ava Mendoza on \u2018The Circular Train\u2019<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The process of mining &#8211; digging deep into the earth to find an essential material &#8211; dates back at least forty-three thousand years. However, the process was not modernized until the adoption of rail in the 1550s. Carts would accumulate the laborers\u2019 findings and move them to the surface. Two centuries later, James Watt used\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/circular-train-ava-mendoza\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Sound Navigation: A Conversation with Ava Mendoza on \u2018The Circular Train\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_0686-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_0686-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_0686-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"10024\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_0686-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_0686-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_0686-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_0686-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_0686-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/burton-white-noise\/\">Always There: A Conversation with George Burton<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Far too often, people tend to compartmentalize and localize matters of concern. However, such an approach minimizes the true scale of what is before us. Only in perceiving the big picture of an issue can truly substantive and meaningful reform occur. As one example, slavery in America and its vestiges are frequently removed from the\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/burton-white-noise\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Always There: A Conversation with George Burton<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/5b558a69-d8cb-4005-9704-6dda6d3a3424.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/5b558a69-d8cb-4005-9704-6dda6d3a3424.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/5b558a69-d8cb-4005-9704-6dda6d3a3424.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"9897\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/?attachment_id=9897\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/5b558a69-d8cb-4005-9704-6dda6d3a3424.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"5b558a69-d8cb-4005-9704-6dda6d3a3424\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/5b558a69-d8cb-4005-9704-6dda6d3a3424.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/5b558a69-d8cb-4005-9704-6dda6d3a3424.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/going-beyond-parker-wright\/\">Going Beyond What We Know: A Conversation with Evan Parker and Matt Wright on Trance Map<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">In the late 1850s, two decades before Thomas Edison\u2019s phonograph, French inventor \u00c9douard-L\u00e9on Scott de Martinville created the first sound recording device. In the generations since, the interrelation between recorded sound and new creation have continually been a matter of great controversy. When recorded music first emerged, many musicians became dismayed that it would end\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/going-beyond-parker-wright\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Going Beyond What We Know: A Conversation with Evan Parker and Matt Wright on Trance Map<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_0448-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_0448-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_0448-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"9873\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_0448-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_0448-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_0448-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_0448-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_0448-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/dream-house-vandever\/\">Dream House: A Conversation with Kalia Vandever<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Western literature has long noted the disconnection between perception and reality. In 1175, French monk Alain de Lille &#8220;Do not hold everything gold that shines like gold.\u201d Geoffrey Chaucer and William Shakespeare carried this thought through The Canterbury Tales (1387-1400) and The Merchant of Venice (1596-1598), respectively. Now, centuries later, the division of what seems\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/dream-house-vandever\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Dream House: A Conversation with Kalia Vandever<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_0424-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_0424-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_0424-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"9866\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_0424-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_0424-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_0424-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_0424-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_0424-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/normal-fred-frith-ii\/\">Normal Give or Take: A Conversation with Fred Frith (Part Two)<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">We continue our conversation with Fred Frith (read part one here) with a focus on his work with homemade instruments, specifically his duo with Sudh Tewari, Normal. PostGenre: A little earlier, you mentioned how you put aside the guitar for a few years in the early 1980s. What led to your stepping away from the\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/normal-fred-frith-ii\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Normal Give or Take: A Conversation with Fred Frith (Part Two)<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_0367-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_0367-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_0367-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"9853\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_0367-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_0367-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_0367-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_0367-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_0367-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/normal-fred-frith-i\/\">Normal Give or Take: A Conversation with Fred Frith (Part One)<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">When first learning about music, students are often taught to classify instruments by their sound. In the abstract, this basic exercise appears helpful. Woodwind reeds will inevitably produce a different tone than one can get on a brass mouthpiece. Tapping fingers on a string will likely not sound close to that produced by the same\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/normal-fred-frith-i\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Normal Give or Take: A Conversation with Fred Frith (Part One)<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_0259-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_0259-1.jpg?w=1170&amp;ssl=1 1170w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_0259-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_0259-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_0259-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_0259-1.jpg?resize=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"9833\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_0259-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_0259-1.jpg?fit=1170%2C780&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1170,780\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_0259-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_0259-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_0259-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/keeping-flame-zev-feldman\/\">Keeping the Flame: A Conversation with Archival King Zev Feldman<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Far too often, history is perceived through a lens of minimizing the problems of the present. According to George Santayana, \u201cThose who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.\u201d Or to Edmund Burke, \u201cPeople will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors.\u201d But while the lessons learned from\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/keeping-flame-zev-feldman\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Keeping the Flame: A Conversation with Archival King Zev Feldman<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Photo-credit_Shawn-Poynter3-scaled-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Photo-credit_Shawn-Poynter3-scaled-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Photo-credit_Shawn-Poynter3-scaled-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"9819\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/what-happens-jessica-pavone\/photo-credit_shawn-poynter3-scaled\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Photo-credit_Shawn-Poynter3-scaled-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Photo-credit_Shawn-Poynter3-scaled\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Photo-credit_Shawn-Poynter3-scaled-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Photo-credit_Shawn-Poynter3-scaled-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/what-happens-jessica-pavone\/\">Slicing through Silence: A Conversation with Jessica Pavone<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Pablo Picasso once noted that \u201cWithout great solitude, no serious work is possible.\u201d In music, artists can converse in ways often words alone cannot. But there is also a great power in being alone. This power is known well by Jessica Pavone. Across her two decades of live performances and unaccompanied albums, the violist has\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/what-happens-jessica-pavone\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Slicing through Silence: A Conversation with Jessica Pavone<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_0131-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_0131-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_0131-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"9810\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_0131-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_0131-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_0131-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_0131-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_0131-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/aaron-parks-little-big-iii\/\">Beautiful Imperfections:  A Conversation with Aaron Parks on \u2018Little Big III\u2019<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">As artificial intelligence increasingly disrupts our ordinary lives, there is an ongoing concern about how the new technology will impact music. In an industry in which its chief creators are already economically suppressed, it is all too easy to envision a future in which algorithms supplant artists. However, as anyone who has listened to significant\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/aaron-parks-little-big-iii\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Beautiful Imperfections:  A Conversation with Aaron Parks on \u2018Little Big III\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_0068-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_0068-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_0068-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"9794\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_0068-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_0068-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_0068-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_0068-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_0068-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/jazz-master-terry-gibbs-ii\/\">Jazz Master: A Conversation with Terry Gibbs (Part Two)<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">We continue our conversation with Terry Gibbs (read part one here), with a discussion of the intersection of Jewish music and jazz, Alice Coltrane, the meaning of music, and more. PostGenre: Jumping ahead a bit &#8211; though we will go back &#8211; there are stories of how Charlie Parker played at bar mitzvahs. You have\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/jazz-master-terry-gibbs-ii\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Jazz Master: A Conversation with Terry Gibbs (Part Two)<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_9995-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_9995-1.jpg?w=780&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_9995-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_9995-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_9995-1.jpg?resize=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"9770\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_9995-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_9995-1.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"780,520\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_9995-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_9995-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_9995-1.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/jazz-master-terry-gibbs\/\">Jazz Master: A Conversation with Terry Gibbs (Part One)<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Since 1982, the National Endowment for the Arts has bestowed its Jazz Master award to living legends of the music. The designation is considered by many to be the highest honor an American jazz musician can receive. Generally, the NEA has made wise choices when selecting new Masters. Sonny Rollins (1983), Ron Carter (1998), George\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/jazz-master-terry-gibbs\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Jazz Master: A Conversation with Terry Gibbs (Part One)<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_9898-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_9898-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_9898-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"9752\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_9898-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_9898-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_9898-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_9898-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_9898-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/infinite-possibility-nate-mercereau\/\">Infinite Possibility: A Conversation with Nate Mercereau on \u2018Excellent Traveler\u2019<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Poet T.S. Eliot once noted, \u201cPeople exercise an unconscious selection in being influenced.\u201d Although one can feel the impact left by another individual on them, it is often difficult to quantify or qualify the vastness of the mark they have left. It is no different for art, where aesthetic antecedents are sometimes clear in one\u2019s\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/infinite-possibility-nate-mercereau\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Infinite Possibility: A Conversation with Nate Mercereau on \u2018Excellent Traveler\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_9687-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_9687-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_9687-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"9710\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_9687-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_9687-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_9687-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_9687-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_9687-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/quilting-travis-laplante\/\">Quilting Sound: A Conversation with Travis Laplante on \u2018The Golden Lock\u2019<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">In a recently published piece titled &#8220;19 Critically Acclaimed Albums That Nobody Actually Listens To,&#8221; writer Victoria Omololu attempts to minimize incredible recordings with significant artistic merit. In the process, however, she reveals the author&#8217;s ignorance on the topic far more than anything of substance. This is particularly blatant in her description of Miles Davis&#8217;\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/quilting-travis-laplante\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Quilting Sound: A Conversation with Travis Laplante on \u2018The Golden Lock\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img_9657-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img_9657-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img_9657-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"9696\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_9657-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img_9657-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_9657-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img_9657-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img_9657-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/soliloquies-jason-kao-hwang\/\">Drawing Energy from the Silence: A Conversation with Jason Kao Hwang on \u2018Soliloquies\u2019<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">In September of 1939, only weeks after Hitler invaded Poland, a 100,000 Imperial Japanese force converged upon the city of Changsha in the Hunan province of China. Ultimately, the Chinese kept their territory in part through guerilla tactics. However, it bore a heavy toll. After the smoke settled, 50,000 were dead, injured, and missing. Many\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/soliloquies-jason-kao-hwang\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Drawing Energy from the Silence: A Conversation with Jason Kao Hwang on \u2018Soliloquies\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img_9627-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img_9627-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img_9627-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"9659\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_9627-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img_9627-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_9627-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img_9627-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img_9627-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/most-like-brian-marsella\/\">Most Like Myself: A Conversation with Brian Marsella on the iMAGiNARiUM<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">When viewed in the abstract, imagination is a very strange thing. A world that emphasizes logical reasoning would seemingly make no use of visions of the nonexistent. And yet, there is something special and powerful about the fantastical. The ability to play make-believe is a critical step in a child&#8217;s development. And as Albert Einstein\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/most-like-brian-marsella\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Most Like Myself: A Conversation with Brian Marsella on the iMAGiNARiUM<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img_9594-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img_9594-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img_9594-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"9640\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_9594-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img_9594-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_9594-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img_9594-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img_9594-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/unknown-rivers-luke-stewart\/\">Spirit Walking: A Conversation with Luke Stewart<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">There is something mysterious about a river. As Eartha Kitt noted, \u201cThe river is constantly turning and bending and you never know where it&#8217;s going to go and where you&#8217;ll wind up.\u201d Its inconsistency makes the water both frightening and liberating. For the many who have lost their lives in the current, generations have seen\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/unknown-rivers-luke-stewart\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Spirit Walking: A Conversation with Luke Stewart<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img_9533-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img_9533-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img_9533-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"9568\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_9533-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img_9533-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_9533-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img_9533-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img_9533-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/no-isolation-dave-holland-ii\/\">No Isolation: A Conversation with Dave Holland (Part Two)<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">We continue our conversation (check out part one here) with NEA Jazz Master Dave Holland by digging into his solo works, bluegrass music, music from around the world, and more. PG: Since musical relationships are very important to you, it would be interesting to know more about your solo bass work on both Emerald Tears\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/no-isolation-dave-holland-ii\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: No Isolation: A Conversation with Dave Holland (Part Two)<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img_9505-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img_9505-1.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img_9505-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img_9505-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img_9505-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img_9505-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img_9505-1.jpg?resize=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"9553\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_9505-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img_9505-1.jpg?fit=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_9505-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img_9505-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img_9505-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/no-isolation-dave-holland-i\/\">No Isolation: A Conversation with Dave Holland (Part One)<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Ludwig van Beethoven once noted, &#8220;Music is the one incorporeal entrance into the higher world of knowledge which comprehends mankind but which mankind cannot comprehend.&#8221; Such knowledge includes a unified understanding of humanity in which we all, to some extent, influence one another. Given the brilliance of their output, it is often easy to assume\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/no-isolation-dave-holland-i\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: No Isolation: A Conversation with Dave Holland (Part One)<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_9446-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_9446-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_9446-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"9492\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_9446-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_9446-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_9446-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_9446-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_9446-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/common-denominators-patricia-brennan\/\">Finding the Common Denominators: A Conversation with Patricia Brennan on \u2018Breaking Stretch\u2019<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Often, one of the first things a young child learns about a band is that it divides into sections. Horns lead the melodies and craft harmonies, while percussion and bass provide a rhythmic backdrop. However, this segregation of instrumental voices relies on a deeply flawed premise built upon oversimplification. Is a tongue hitting a reed\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/common-denominators-patricia-brennan\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Finding the Common Denominators: A Conversation with Patricia Brennan on \u2018Breaking Stretch\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_9443-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_9443-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_9443-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"9488\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_9443-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_9443-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_9443-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_9443-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_9443-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/ban-maneri-transylvanian-dance\/\">Thread of Humanity: A Conversation with Lucian Ban and Mat Maneri on \u2018Transylvanian Dance\u2019<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Artists inevitably bring their own perspectives and biases into their interpretation of any work. It is impossible to completely divorce current work from the tinctures of one\u2019s background. A great example is the work of B\u00e9la Bart\u00f3k. Often considered one of the most important composers of the Twentieth Century, Bart\u00f3k was a founding father of\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/ban-maneri-transylvanian-dance\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Thread of Humanity: A Conversation with Lucian Ban and Mat Maneri on \u2018Transylvanian Dance\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_9407-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_9407-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_9407-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"9440\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_9407-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_9407-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_9407-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_9407-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_9407-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/laboratory-perez-patitucci\/\">Laboratory: A Conversation with Danilo P\u00e9rez and John Patitucci on the Legacy of Wayne Shorter<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">There is a tendency to mythologize someone like Wayne Shorter, who seems larger than life. Or to put the subject on a pedestal with the label&nbsp; \u201cgreat\u201d without providing a sufficient and accurate discussion of why they truly are so. It becomes all too easy for people with little understanding of the facts to jump\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/laboratory-perez-patitucci\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Laboratory: A Conversation with Danilo P\u00e9rez and John Patitucci on the Legacy of Wayne Shorter<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/https___s3.amazonaws.com_l2-disco-data-us_media_businesses_5157-fpe-records_artist-image_image-clsw3k42f0t05356k62vszf7h.jpg?fit=300%2C193&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/https___s3.amazonaws.com_l2-disco-data-us_media_businesses_5157-fpe-records_artist-image_image-clsw3k42f0t05356k62vszf7h.jpg?w=778&amp;ssl=1 778w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/https___s3.amazonaws.com_l2-disco-data-us_media_businesses_5157-fpe-records_artist-image_image-clsw3k42f0t05356k62vszf7h.jpg?resize=300%2C193&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/https___s3.amazonaws.com_l2-disco-data-us_media_businesses_5157-fpe-records_artist-image_image-clsw3k42f0t05356k62vszf7h.jpg?resize=768%2C494&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"9398\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/nicole-mitchell-bamakochicago\/https___s3-amazonaws-com_l2-disco-data-us_media_businesses_5157-fpe-records_artist-image_image-clsw3k42f0t05356k62vszf7h\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/https___s3.amazonaws.com_l2-disco-data-us_media_businesses_5157-fpe-records_artist-image_image-clsw3k42f0t05356k62vszf7h.jpg?fit=778%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"778,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"https___s3.amazonaws.com_l2-disco-data-us_media_businesses_5157-fpe-records_artist-image_image-clsw3k42f0t05356k62vszf7h\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/https___s3.amazonaws.com_l2-disco-data-us_media_businesses_5157-fpe-records_artist-image_image-clsw3k42f0t05356k62vszf7h.jpg?fit=300%2C193&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/https___s3.amazonaws.com_l2-disco-data-us_media_businesses_5157-fpe-records_artist-image_image-clsw3k42f0t05356k62vszf7h.jpg?fit=778%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/nicole-mitchell-bamakochicago\/\">Collision and Coexistence: A Conversation with Nicole Mitchell on &#8216;Bamako*Chicago Sound System&#8217;<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Judeo-Christian theology tells the story of the Tower of Babel to explain the existence of different languages and cultures. In the Book of Genesis, a united humanity aimed to build a tower to the heavens until God struck them down and forced the people to have different tongues to confuse them and scatter them around\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/nicole-mitchell-bamakochicago\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Collision and Coexistence: A Conversation with Nicole Mitchell on &#8216;Bamako*Chicago Sound System&#8217;<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/850DCB44-08C9-4EBA-B9C0-8797C4B4C2061.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/850DCB44-08C9-4EBA-B9C0-8797C4B4C2061.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/850DCB44-08C9-4EBA-B9C0-8797C4B4C2061.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"9381\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/christian-mcbride-newport-2024\/850dcb44-08c9-4eba-b9c0-8797c4b4c2061\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/850DCB44-08C9-4EBA-B9C0-8797C4B4C2061.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"850DCB44-08C9-4EBA-B9C0-8797C4B4C206(1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/850DCB44-08C9-4EBA-B9C0-8797C4B4C2061.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/850DCB44-08C9-4EBA-B9C0-8797C4B4C2061.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/christian-mcbride-newport-2024\/\">Tradition Fuels the Future: A Conversation with Artistic Director Christian McBride on the Newport Jazz Festival at Seventy<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The Newport Jazz Festival has survived seven decades primarily due to how forward-looking it has been. The event has generally recognized talent above notoriety. If you present high-quality artistry, people will support it. Many of the greats tied to the Newport legacy made their most important appearances when they were underrecognized or overlooked. Before placing\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/christian-mcbride-newport-2024\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Tradition Fuels the Future: A Conversation with Artistic Director Christian McBride on the Newport Jazz Festival at Seventy<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_8985-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_8985-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_8985-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"9345\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_8985-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_8985-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_8985-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_8985-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_8985-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/braxton-cook-newport-at-70\/\">Room For It All: Braxton Cook Previews \u2018Newport at 70\u2019<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">As the legendary Newport Jazz Festival turns seventy years old, it is all too easy to look back at the ages passed and the brilliant artists who made their way to the City by the Sea. However, sole nostalgia does little to push the music forward. That is not to say that lessons should not\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/braxton-cook-newport-at-70\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Room For It All: Braxton Cook Previews \u2018Newport at 70\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Stanley-Clarke-7-Matt-Lorentzen-2-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Stanley-Clarke-7-Matt-Lorentzen-2-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Stanley-Clarke-7-Matt-Lorentzen-2-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Stanley-Clarke-7-Matt-Lorentzen-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Stanley-Clarke-7-Matt-Lorentzen-2-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Stanley-Clarke-7-Matt-Lorentzen-2-scaled.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"9205\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/forever-stanley-clarke-ii\/stanley-clarke-7-matt-lorentzen-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Stanley-Clarke-7-Matt-Lorentzen-2-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1706&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1706\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D810&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1706204074&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;27&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Stanley Clarke-7-Matt Lorentzen (2)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Stanley-Clarke-7-Matt-Lorentzen-2-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Stanley-Clarke-7-Matt-Lorentzen-2-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/forever-stanley-clarke-ii\/\">Forever: Stanley Clarke Previews N\u20224EVER\u2019s Performance at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival (Part Two)<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">We continue our conversation with NEA Jazz Master Stanley Clarke. You can read part one here. PostGenre: You were one of the first people to fully take the electric bass from the background rhythm section to being featured as a melodic instrument. Do you have a sense of why musicians did not do that previously?\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/forever-stanley-clarke-ii\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Forever: Stanley Clarke Previews N\u20224EVER\u2019s Performance at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival (Part Two)<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Stanley-Clarke-5-Matt-Lorentzen-3.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Stanley-Clarke-5-Matt-Lorentzen-3.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Stanley-Clarke-5-Matt-Lorentzen-3.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"9199\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/forever-stanley-clarke-i\/stanley-clarke-5-matt-lorentzen-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Stanley-Clarke-5-Matt-Lorentzen-3.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D810&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1706203592&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Stanley Clarke-5-Matt Lorentzen (3)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Stanley-Clarke-5-Matt-Lorentzen-3.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Stanley-Clarke-5-Matt-Lorentzen-3.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/forever-stanley-clarke-i\/\">Forever: Stanley Clarke Previews N\u20224EVER\u2019s Performance at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival (Part One)<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">After first being mass-produced by Fender in the 1950s, the electric bass, for many years, found a home in only the rhythm section. Its full power, to some extent, was obfuscated from view. Then came Stanley Clarke. Across his work with Return to Forever, the seminal fusion band he co-founded with Chick Corea, and records\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/forever-stanley-clarke-i\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Forever: Stanley Clarke Previews N\u20224EVER\u2019s Performance at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival (Part One)<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_8970-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_8970-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_8970-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"9260\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_8970-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_8970-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_8970-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_8970-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_8970-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/fearless-donny-mccaslin\/\">Fearless: A Conversation with Donny McCaslin on David Bowie, Elvis Costello, and the Newport Jazz Festival<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">According to a 2015 Nielsen report, \u201cjazz\u201d makes up a paltry 1.3% of total music consumption in the United States. This dire statistic suggests that the art form\u2019s reach is relegated to its small clique of loyal followers. Fortunately, the value of art lies not in its commercial properties. Far more relevant than dollar signs\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/fearless-donny-mccaslin\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Fearless: A Conversation with Donny McCaslin on David Bowie, Elvis Costello, and the Newport Jazz Festival<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/564994b7-0100-4693-a222-7fdd2fd5d3d3.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/564994b7-0100-4693-a222-7fdd2fd5d3d3.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/564994b7-0100-4693-a222-7fdd2fd5d3d3.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"9219\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/trumpet-evolution-mulherkar\/564994b7-0100-4693-a222-7fdd2fd5d3d3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/564994b7-0100-4693-a222-7fdd2fd5d3d3.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;TBA&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1621974647&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"564994b7-0100-4693-a222-7fdd2fd5d3d3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/564994b7-0100-4693-a222-7fdd2fd5d3d3.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/564994b7-0100-4693-a222-7fdd2fd5d3d3.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/trumpet-evolution-mulherkar\/\">Trumpet Evolution: Riley Mulherkar Previews his 2024 Newport Jazz Festival Leader Debut<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">In his speech to the Royal Academy on April 30, 1953, Winston Churchill remarked, &#8220;Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse.&#8221; The key is to find ways to let history lead you without being haunted by the ghosts of the past. This concept is frequently\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/trumpet-evolution-mulherkar\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Trumpet Evolution: Riley Mulherkar Previews his 2024 Newport Jazz Festival Leader Debut<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/img_8834-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/img_8834-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/img_8834-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"9008\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_8834-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/img_8834-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_8834-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/img_8834-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/img_8834-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/jaleel-shaw-newport-2024\/\">Truly Magical Place: Jaleel Shaw Previews his 2024 Newport Jazz Festival Leader Debut<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The Newport Jazz Festival\u2019s history of saxophonists is vast, including heroes like John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, and Ornette Coleman. What are less discussed are the incredible sidemen at the event over the years. Often, recognition comes only to those who lead their own groups at the Festival. One could argue an exception exists in Paul\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/jaleel-shaw-newport-2024\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Truly Magical Place: Jaleel Shaw Previews his 2024 Newport Jazz Festival Leader Debut<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_8911-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_8911-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_8911-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"9159\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_8911-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_8911-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_8911-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_8911-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_8911-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/yy-amaro-freitas\/\">Prepared Piano with a Brazilian Identity: Amaro Freitas Previews his 2024 Newport Jazz Performance<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Biologist and naturalist E.O. Wilson once noted, &#8220;Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.&#8221; Nature, particularly in a region as biodiverse as a rainforest, provides such enrapturing beauty that man could only hope to recreate. Nevertheless, the destruction of such natural habitats continues unabated. In the case\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/yy-amaro-freitas\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Prepared Piano with a Brazilian Identity: Amaro Freitas Previews his 2024 Newport Jazz Performance<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fred-wesley-et-the-new-jbs-lg.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fred-wesley-et-the-new-jbs-lg.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fred-wesley-et-the-new-jbs-lg.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"9091\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/at-heart-fred-wesley\/fred-wesley-et-the-new-jbs-lg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fred-wesley-et-the-new-jbs-lg.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"fred-wesley-et-the-new-jbs-lg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fred-wesley-et-the-new-jbs-lg.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fred-wesley-et-the-new-jbs-lg.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/at-heart-fred-wesley\/\">At Heart: A Conversation with Fred Wesley on his Incredible Career and a Preview of his 2024 Newport Jazz Festival Performance<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">There are few people funkier than Fred Wesley. As James Brown increasingly turned from Soul Brother Number One into the Godfather of Funk, Fred was there. Heck, he was even Brown&#8217;s bandleader, not once but twice, each with very different bands. The earlier incarnation grooved hard and released powerful songs like \u201cSay It Loud (I\u2019m\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/at-heart-fred-wesley\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: At Heart: A Conversation with Fred Wesley on his Incredible Career and a Preview of his 2024 Newport Jazz Festival Performance<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Untitled2.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Untitled2.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Untitled2.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"9065\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/leland-baker-sunday-jazz\/untitled2-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Untitled2.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Untitled(2)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Untitled2.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Untitled2.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/leland-baker-sunday-jazz\/\">In Its Own Backyard: A Conversation with Newport Festivals Foundation&#8217;s Music Education Manager Leland Baker on his Role and SUNDAY JAZZ<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">It is all too easy for a misguided person to view the Newport Festivals as events that attempt to be isolated from the outside world to some degree. The Festivals occur in a city many see as the backyard of the rich and powerful because of its summer cottages. The Jazz Festival was also co-founded\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/leland-baker-sunday-jazz\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: In Its Own Backyard: A Conversation with Newport Festivals Foundation&#8217;s Music Education Manager Leland Baker on his Role and SUNDAY JAZZ<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rob_garza-768x516-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rob_garza-768x516-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rob_garza-768x516-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"9030\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/thievery-corporation-newport\/rob_garza-768x516\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rob_garza-768x516-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"rob_garza-768&amp;#215;516\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rob_garza-768x516-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rob_garza-768x516-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/thievery-corporation-newport\/\">Bringing Together: Rob Garza Previews Thievery Corporation&#8217;s 2024 Newport Jazz Festival Performance<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Music has a unique ability to unite humanity. As Ella Fitzgerald once noted, &#8220;Music is the universal language\u2026. it brings people together.&#8221; This power is particularly evident when artists are willing to take inspiration from diverse sources. An openness to different ideas, regardless of where they derive, permits the creation of something more substantive than\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/thievery-corporation-newport\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Bringing Together: Rob Garza Previews Thievery Corporation&#8217;s 2024 Newport Jazz Festival Performance<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/230752377_10219798009122596_5209840934338241624_n.jpg?fit=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/230752377_10219798009122596_5209840934338241624_n.jpg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/230752377_10219798009122596_5209840934338241624_n.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/230752377_10219798009122596_5209840934338241624_n.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/230752377_10219798009122596_5209840934338241624_n.jpg?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/230752377_10219798009122596_5209840934338241624_n.jpg?resize=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"8806\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/ron-cudworth\/230752377_10219798009122596_5209840934338241624_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/230752377_10219798009122596_5209840934338241624_n.jpg?fit=1440%2C957&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1440,957\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"230752377_10219798009122596_5209840934338241624_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/230752377_10219798009122596_5209840934338241624_n.jpg?fit=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/230752377_10219798009122596_5209840934338241624_n.jpg?fit=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/ron-cudworth\/\">Melting Pot of Old and Young: A Conversation with Newport Festivals Security&#8217;s Ron Cudworth<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Newport Jazz Festival\u2019s founding in 1954. But the history is not as linear as it may seem. One can divide the seven decades into five different eras. Yet, as a lifelong Newporter like Ron Cudworth can attest, there is still a throughline between them all. He&#8217;s seen\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/ron-cudworth\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Melting Pot of Old and Young: A Conversation with Newport Festivals Security&#8217;s Ron Cudworth<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/9d6d406a-8e4f-4274-a7cb-b38cd2b58350.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/9d6d406a-8e4f-4274-a7cb-b38cd2b58350.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/9d6d406a-8e4f-4274-a7cb-b38cd2b58350.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"8687\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/engagement-lakecia-benjamin\/9d6d406a-8e4f-4274-a7cb-b38cd2b58350\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/9d6d406a-8e4f-4274-a7cb-b38cd2b58350.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9Elizabeth Leitzell 2022&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"9d6d406a-8e4f-4274-a7cb-b38cd2b58350\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/9d6d406a-8e4f-4274-a7cb-b38cd2b58350.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/9d6d406a-8e4f-4274-a7cb-b38cd2b58350.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/engagement-lakecia-benjamin\/\">Engagement: A Conversation with Lakecia Benjamin on &#8216;Phoenix Reimagined (Live)&#8217;<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">There is something special about a live recording compared to one edited in the studio. An increased openness to risk and chance creates a palpable energy that is difficult to recreate in a more controlled setting. This is particularly true for improvised music, where art is crafted in a fleeting moment. A great example can\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/engagement-lakecia-benjamin\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Engagement: A Conversation with Lakecia Benjamin on &#8216;Phoenix Reimagined (Live)&#8217;<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/img_8789-2-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/img_8789-2-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/img_8789-2-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"8884\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/img_8789-2-1-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/img_8789-2-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_8789-2-1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/img_8789-2-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/img_8789-2-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/vessel-deron-johnson\/\">Vessel: A Conversation with Deron Johnson on Miles Davis and \u2018Free to Dance\u2019<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">From where does music derive? Some would argue the artist is the sole cause of their own creations. But, to many, music comes from somewhere supreme and flows through them. Hence, Sonny Rollins&#8217; statements that he is simply a conduit to a higher power. Or William Parker&#8217;s that &#8220;No individual invented any music; we just\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/vessel-deron-johnson\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Vessel: A Conversation with Deron Johnson on Miles Davis and \u2018Free to Dance\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Janel-Leppin-Ensemble-Volcanic-Ash_-To-March-Is-To-Love_Photo-by-Shervin-Lainez-4-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Janel-Leppin-Ensemble-Volcanic-Ash_-To-March-Is-To-Love_Photo-by-Shervin-Lainez-4-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Janel-Leppin-Ensemble-Volcanic-Ash_-To-March-Is-To-Love_Photo-by-Shervin-Lainez-4-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"8819\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/weaving-janel-leppin\/janel-leppin-ensemble-volcanic-ash_-to-march-is-to-love_photo-by-shervin-lainez-4-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Janel-Leppin-Ensemble-Volcanic-Ash_-To-March-Is-To-Love_Photo-by-Shervin-Lainez-4-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Janel Leppin, Ensemble Volcanic Ash_ To March Is To Love_Photo by Shervin Lainez-4-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Janel-Leppin-Ensemble-Volcanic-Ash_-To-March-Is-To-Love_Photo-by-Shervin-Lainez-4-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Janel-Leppin-Ensemble-Volcanic-Ash_-To-March-Is-To-Love_Photo-by-Shervin-Lainez-4-1.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/weaving-janel-leppin\/\">Weaving: A Conversation with Janel Leppin<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">As an art form, weaving requires different threads to combine into one to create a sturdier whole cloth. How the threads are combined affects the characteristics of the end product. It is appropriate that cellist Janel Leppin is also a weaver by trade, as one can hear a direct application of the concepts from her\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/weaving-janel-leppin\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Weaving: A Conversation with Janel Leppin<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Alfredo13-AlfredoColon.jpg?fit=300%2C250&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Alfredo13-AlfredoColon.jpg?w=2500&amp;ssl=1 2500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Alfredo13-AlfredoColon.jpg?resize=300%2C250&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Alfredo13-AlfredoColon.jpg?resize=1024%2C853&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Alfredo13-AlfredoColon.jpg?resize=768%2C640&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Alfredo13-AlfredoColon.jpg?resize=1536%2C1280&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Alfredo13-AlfredoColon.jpg?resize=2048%2C1706&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"8692\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/alfredo-colon-blood-burden\/alfredo13-alfredocolon\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Alfredo13-AlfredoColon.jpg?fit=2500%2C2083&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2500,2083\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Alfredo13+-+Alfredo+Colon\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Alfredo13-AlfredoColon.jpg?fit=300%2C250&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Alfredo13-AlfredoColon.jpg?fit=1024%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/alfredo-colon-blood-burden\/\">Saving the Duck: A Conversation with Alfredo Col\u00f3n on &#8216;Blood Burden&#8217;<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Self-expression lies at the heart of all art. Creation that fails to reflect the artist&#8217;s spirit will never be able to connect with an audience perceiving it. As a result, dreams, hopes, and fears are all poured into the best art. But while every person has their own ideas and preferences, they do not exist\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/alfredo-colon-blood-burden\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Saving the Duck: A Conversation with Alfredo Col\u00f3n on &#8216;Blood Burden&#8217;<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/original-9B2C9735-C8A3-491F-8C41-AB257FCAE1CB.jpeg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/original-9B2C9735-C8A3-491F-8C41-AB257FCAE1CB.jpeg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/original-9B2C9735-C8A3-491F-8C41-AB257FCAE1CB.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/original-9B2C9735-C8A3-491F-8C41-AB257FCAE1CB.jpeg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/original-9B2C9735-C8A3-491F-8C41-AB257FCAE1CB.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/original-9B2C9735-C8A3-491F-8C41-AB257FCAE1CB.jpeg?resize=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"8749\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/double-bill-frisell-morrison\/original-9b2c9735-c8a3-491f-8c41-ab257fcae1cb\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/original-9B2C9735-C8A3-491F-8C41-AB257FCAE1CB.jpeg?fit=1440%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1440,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"original-9B2C9735-C8A3-491F-8C41-AB257FCAE1CB\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/original-9B2C9735-C8A3-491F-8C41-AB257FCAE1CB.jpeg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/original-9B2C9735-C8A3-491F-8C41-AB257FCAE1CB.jpeg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/double-bill-frisell-morrison\/\">Double Bill : A Conversation with Bill Frisell and Bill Morrison<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Albert Einstein once remarked, \u201cArt is standing with one hand extended into the universe and one hand extended into the world, and letting ourselves be a conduit for passing energy.\u201d This perspective rings true regardless of the particular format taken by such art. However, a specific magic can emerge when two or more art forms\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/double-bill-frisell-morrison\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Double Bill : A Conversation with Bill Frisell and Bill Morrison<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/d72b68e8de72101e6d6329a61942a473.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/d72b68e8de72101e6d6329a61942a473.jpg?w=842&amp;ssl=1 842w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/d72b68e8de72101e6d6329a61942a473.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/d72b68e8de72101e6d6329a61942a473.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/d72b68e8de72101e6d6329a61942a473.jpg?resize=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"8683\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/freeing-lion-blood-ulmer\/d72b68e8de72101e6d6329a61942a473\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/d72b68e8de72101e6d6329a61942a473.jpg?fit=842%2C562&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"842,562\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"d72b68e8de72101e6d6329a61942a473\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/d72b68e8de72101e6d6329a61942a473.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/d72b68e8de72101e6d6329a61942a473.jpg?fit=842%2C562&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/freeing-lion-blood-ulmer\/\">Freeing the Lion: A Conversation with James Blood Ulmer on Harmolodics and the Black Rock Trio<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Great artists have honed a sound that is identifiable regardless of the environment surrounding them. The truly brilliant, however, are not satisfied with a mere voice. Instead, they create their own language entirely. This is best seen with Ornette Coleman and the invention of Harmolodics, a system that frees musical compositions from needing a tonal\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/freeing-lion-blood-ulmer\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Freeing the Lion: A Conversation with James Blood Ulmer on Harmolodics and the Black Rock Trio<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0650076547499.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0650076547499.jpg?w=2354&amp;ssl=1 2354w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0650076547499.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0650076547499.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0650076547499.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0650076547499.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0650076547499.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0650076547499.jpg?resize=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"8644\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/elliott-sharp-die-grosste-fuge\/attachment\/0650076547499\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0650076547499.jpg?fit=2354%2C1569&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2354,1569\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0650076547499\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0650076547499.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0650076547499.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/elliott-sharp-die-grosste-fuge\/\">Channel to the Future: A Conversation with Elliott Sharp on &#8216;Die Gr\u00f6sste Fuge&#8217;<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Throughout the ages, some of the greatest composers have gifted to the world pieces not meant for their time. Often such artists are unappreciated until decades after their death. In other cases, the artist recieves recognition, but their controversial work is written off as some wild aberration. In both cases, however, time often proves the\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/elliott-sharp-die-grosste-fuge\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Channel to the Future: A Conversation with Elliott Sharp on &#8216;Die Gr\u00f6sste Fuge&#8217;<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/MOLLYMILLER_Rosenstein1525Rosenstein.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/MOLLYMILLER_Rosenstein1525Rosenstein.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/MOLLYMILLER_Rosenstein1525Rosenstein.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"8600\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/molly-miller-ballad-of-hotspur\/mollymiller_rosenstein1525rosenstein\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/MOLLYMILLER_Rosenstein1525Rosenstein.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MOLLYMILLER_Rosenstein1525Rosenstein\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/MOLLYMILLER_Rosenstein1525Rosenstein.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/MOLLYMILLER_Rosenstein1525Rosenstein.jpg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/molly-miller-ballad-of-hotspur\/\">Bringing the Instrumental Back: A Conversation with Molly Miller on &#8216;The Ballad of Hotspur&#8217;<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">From the 1940s through the 1960s, even into part of the 1970s, instrumental music reigned supreme in the popular consciousness. The swing era brought the music of Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, and Glenn Miller to large audiences. Even as the end of World War II brought about rock and roll, many widely recognized groups still\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/molly-miller-ballad-of-hotspur\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Bringing the Instrumental Back: A Conversation with Molly Miller on &#8216;The Ballad of Hotspur&#8217;<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SFR_Ssirus_Pakzhad_BW1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SFR_Ssirus_Pakzhad_BW1.jpg?w=1020&amp;ssl=1 1020w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SFR_Ssirus_Pakzhad_BW1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SFR_Ssirus_Pakzhad_BW1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SFR_Ssirus_Pakzhad_BW1.jpg?resize=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"8553\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/physical-expression-steph-richards\/sfr_ssirus_pakzhad_bw1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SFR_Ssirus_Pakzhad_BW1.jpg?fit=1020%2C680&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1020,680\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SFR_Ssirus_Pakzhad_BW(1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SFR_Ssirus_Pakzhad_BW1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SFR_Ssirus_Pakzhad_BW1.jpg?fit=1020%2C680&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/physical-expression-steph-richards\/\">Physical Expression: A Conversation with Steph Richards on &#8216;Power Vibe&#8217;<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Far too often, people perceive music as a solely auditory experience, something heard but which does not affect the rest of the listener&#8217;s body. The reality, however, is far more complex. One can physically feel the energy of acoustic waves. 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