This workshop provides an overview of developments in AI involving music creation and improvisation, including a high-level exploration of how … More
Author: Bradley Vines
A workshop on IMPROVISATION AND MEDITATION on March 10, 2024
See the CJC website for details: https://jazzschool.cjc.edu/event/improvisation-and-meditation-awakening-to-your-musical-mind-w-bradley-vines/ Improvisation and Meditation: Awakening to Your Musical Mind Overview Embark on an exploration of … More
Improvisation and Dreaming: Comparing These Intriguing States of Mind and Brain
In this program, we compare dreaming and improvisation focusing on creative synergies, experiential similarities, and the underlying neurophysiology. These states … More
What do improvisation, dreaming, and psychedelics have in common from a neuroscience perspective?
What is the experience of improvisation and what are its neurobiological correlates? One way to flesh out an answer, or … More
How do neuroscience findings compare with the intuitions of great improvisers?
This episode shares overviews of seminal neuroimaging studies that provide insights into what happens in the brain during improvisation. You … More
Playbook for Acquiring the Language of Improvisation, with drummer and educator Sammy Miller
In this episode, we have the pleasure of chatting with the marvelous Sammy Miller, the founder of Playbook, which is … More
A workshop on IMPROVISATION AND DREAMING on December 3rd
EXPLORING THE NONCONSCIOUS THROUGH MUSIC Join us for an illuminating journey into the realms of improvisation and dreaming, where music … More
Improvisation and The Attainment of Excellence, with Carnatic Percussionist Dr. Suresh Vaidyanathan
Our guest for this episode is Dr. Suresh Vaidyanathan, who is widely recognized as Ghatam Suresh. He is an extraordinary … More
The Neuroscience of Effortless Mastery, with pianist, composer, and author Kenny Werner
This is an interview with the incomparable Kenny Werner. He is an improvising pianist and author whose impact on the … More
A Life of Improvisation, with drummer Tommy Campbell
In this episode, we present an interview with the magnificent Tommy Campbell. Tommy is a drummer who has performed with … More