The art of jazz improvisation and the notion of storytelling in connection with this art form are not unitary conceptions nor phenomena; rather, the terms denote fields occupied by a variety of differently structured and multi-layered interests, experiences, and perceptions. Both expression and communication, coherence, temporality, openness, and wholeness, as well as tradition-authenticity and self authenticity, are important aspects in our understanding of jazz improvisation and of how this art form is informed by the notion of storytelling.
In this book, the author starts off with a conceptual framework for storytelling. He also provides the reader with strategies for putting reharmonization and improvisation into practice through various techniques that range from the basic (such as seventh chords) to the esoteric (such as intervallic and negative harmony). He also provides many unique visuals to help the reader visualize how musical principles can be put into practice.The art of jazz improvisation and the notion of storytelling in connection with this art form are not unitary conceptions nor phenomena; rather, the terms denote fields occupied by a variety of differently structured and multi-layered interests, experiences, and perceptions. Both expression and communication, coherence, temporality, openness, and wholeness, as well as tradition-authenticity and self authenticity, are important aspects in our understanding of jazz improvisation and of how this art form is informed by the notion of storytelling.
In this book, the author starts off with a conceptual framework for storytelling. He also provides the reader with strategies for putting reharmonization and improvisation into practice through various techniques that range from the basic (such as seventh chords) to the esoteric (such as intervallic and negative harmony). He also provides many unique visuals to help the reader visualize how musical principles can be put into practice.