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Benson on “Premeditated Spontaneity”
0 Comments Published by Cynthia R. Nielsen August 15th, 2006 in MusicHaving spent four years of practicing six to eight hours a day as performing jazz guitar major, I wholeheartedly agree with Benson’s take on jazz as “premeditated spontaneity.” That is, contrary to the common and even “romantic” view of jazz improvisation as a kind of musical ex nihilo creative act, Benson argues that jazz improvisers [...]
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