Jam Sessions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21778549 |
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| Authors | Max Suechting, Jonathan Leal |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2020-06-30 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Studies in Improvisation / Études critiques en improvisation (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1712-0624 • E-ISSN: 1712-0624 |
| Publisher | University of Guelph (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.21083/csieci.v13i1.5795 |
| OpenAlex | W3186432472 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
In this essay, we consider what musical improvisation can offer humanists interested in interdisciplinary cultural study. We begin by exploring our shared backgrounds as jazz-informed percussionists and our coincidental meeting in the same interdisciplinary graduate program. In the process, we identify key homologies between our musical and scholarly practices: namely, careful and constant practice; a deep commitment to listening; and an openness to conceptual translations across a variety of contexts. As we unpack these ideas, we draw on a wide range of artistic-theoretical texts, years of after-hours conversations, and occasional music collaboration; ultimately, we articulate, for each other and potential readers, that the dynamic, collaborative ethic required for successful improvisation nurtures scholarly interdisciplinary practice by valuing individual efforts as part of communal strivings
Active listening · Aesthetics · Art · Epistemology · Humanism · Improvisation · Jazz · Musical · Openness to experience · Pedagogy · Political science · Sociology · Visual arts · Communication · Computer Science · Diverse Music Education Insights · Music Technology and Sound Studies · Musicology and Musical Analysis · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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