MEDIA REVIEWS

“As a composer and arranger Shepherd is proving to be one of the chief architects of modern Cape jazz.” Andre Manuel, The Cape Times

“Shepherd’s jagged edges and questioning dissonances sound far more like Ibrahim at the start of his career than his magisterial solemnity. The young player’s plaintive little minor-key segues into fragments of musical fragments represent a sonic collage of his city, much as pianist Robert Glasper’s sounds (also heard this year in Cape Town) collage the jazz history and hip-hop present of New York. ” Gwen Ansell (Business Day / The Weekender)

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21 May 2010 - Cape Argus Tonight 'Cape Town Gig of the Week' by Attiyah Khan

30 April 2010 - Mail & Guardian 'Vandalizm At the City Hall' by Miles Keylock

24 Mar 2010 - kagablog 'The Exhibition of Vandalism' by Rosemary Lombard

11 Mar 2010 - Cape Argus Tonight 'Reclaiming Afrikaaps' by Atiyyah Kahn

05 Mar 2010 - Cape Argus Tonight 'Samas honour best of local' by Atiyyah Kahn

25 Jun 2009 - Constantiaberg Bulletin 'My path of devotion' by Karen Watkins

28 May 2009 - Die Burger 'Ewige student se klanke kom van hier' by Renee Belcher vd Berg

27 May 2009 - Cape Argus Tonight 'Under the influence of hope' by Atiyyah Kahn

16 May 2009 - Business Day 'Improvising on rhythms from home' by Gwen Ansell

24 Apr 2009 - Cape Argus Tonight 'Cape Town Gig of the Week' by Atiyyah Khan

24 Apr 2009 - Mail & Guardian 'Kyle Shepherd: Home Is Where the Music Is' by Miles Keylock

11 Apr 2009 - Business Day 'Cape fest serves up delicious shocks' by Gwen Ansell

08 Apr 2009 - Cape Argus Tonight 'Sublime strains of superb jazz' by Theresa Smith

02 Apr 2009 - Business Day 'Jazz' by Gwen Ansell

27 Mar 2009 - Financial Mail 'Jazz CD Review' by Don Albert: "Cape Town music has its own sound ... I believe that on fineART, Shepherd carries the torch for this style of music." Read more ...

25 Mar 2009 - Time Travel by Megan Lindow

27 Feb 2009 - The Next 48 Hours by Claudia Mohr

17 Feb 2009 - Japanese Peace Boat in Cape Town

13 Feb 2009 - Cape Times 'Top Of The Times' by André Manuel

12 Feb 2009 - Business Day CT International Jazz Festival Preview by Gwen Ansell

Feb 2009 Newsletter - SA Association for Jazz Education (SAJE) by Carol Martin

19 Dec 2008 - Kyle Shepherd releases Debut Album!

May 08 - The Juilliard Journal 'Jazzin' It Up In a Virtual Concert' by Lisa B. Robinson
"The use of South African cultural elements made a favorable impression on (Ron) Blake, who commented that Shepherd’s eclectic compositions sounded “very fresh, very 21st-century." Read more ...