In an era when businesses need to move faster than ever, anticipate “the changes,” and experiment at the fringes, it may be ...

New research shows jazz improvisation relies on shifting brain networks as musicians move from memory to creative freedom.

WASHINGTON — To survive, Washington, D.C.’s historic jazz clubs are being forced to improvise. As the traditional audience for jazz ages and moves out of the city, the District’s jazz clubs are ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Squeaks and squeals seep through the band room door. Sherwood Middle School Band Director Andy Pizzo steps to the music stand and musicians snap to attention. Pizzo counts ...

When it comes to playful, off-the-cuff innovation, there’s no one better than jazz musicians, who improvise, experiment and collaborate as they pass around the solo, making music out of the unexpected ...

These four virtues of jazz—tradition, collaboration, improvisation, and transcendence... are also gifts for the larger world outside of jazz... Any jazz aficionado knows the musical virtues of jazz, ...

Envision this: A jazz band plays on a stage in front of a live audience, and among the performers is a robot. The robot functions as another member of the group, being able to fully improvise jazz ...

Jazz and the culinary arts share a deep kinship. Both are about improvisation, timing, and flavor. A great chef balances ...

The author Kurt Vonnegut once said, "Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow." The art of improvisation does just that: it makes the soul grow. The soul of the ...

Students will compare jazz and classical performances by the same trumpeter, 15-year-old Kyla Moscovich, and will improvise a jazz version of a familiar classical tune. Kyla Moscovich comes from a ...

There’s a popular myth that divides people into “left brain” and “right brain” categories, whereby the former are analytical and logical, while the latter are creative and innovative. The reality, of ...