Free jazz versus free improvisation. Are they the same? I submit they are not. Let's take a look at what makes up music. I was taught from the very beginning that music is composed of three parts: 1.

Last fall I wrote about Microgroove, the first book from gallerist and occasional Reader contributor John Corbett in 21 years. Now, just six months later, he’s back with another new book, though it’s ...

C.G. Jung tells us of a shift that takes place in the middle-age. This is often experienced as a turning inward, a searching and contemplating, a time in which spirituality and creativity become the ...

Saxophonist Jack Wright's first encounter with free jazz occurred in 1967, when a chance meeting with Charlie Haden resulted in Wright's being invited to see Haden play with Ornette Coleman. Wright, ...

New research looks at developing processes for musical improvisation that enhance creativity. As World Music Day is approaching, taking place each year on 21 June, many are looking forward to the ...

Music composition and improvisation together encompass the spectrum of creative decision-making that shapes musical works. Composition often unfolds through iterative planning, notation and reflection ...

Adventures in Improvisation is a weekend music workshop – programmed by the arts non-profit Music for People – for anyone that uses improvisation as a means of self-expression, healing, and community ...