Miles Davis, the legendary jazz musician, once famously said, “Don’t play what’s there; play what’s not there.” Within that phrase lies the very essence of jazz—the magic of the unexpected, the ...

"Presenting compositional material and creating opportunities to play is kind of the only way I’m comfortable with that title (leader). Otherwise I’m just a drummer with the band. That’s how I want, ...

Skilled improvisers were better than musicians with limited improvisational experience at distinguishing between chords that can be used interchangeably in a piece of music and those that cannot, a ...

A remarkable, gentle, evening transpired three days ago here in Burlington Vermont at the University of Vermont. Susan Sgorbati, an old friend and improvisational dancer on the faculty of Bennington ...

In the past several years, I have consulted at some of the largest corporations in the world, working with the C-suite, on innovation and Silicon Valley’s unique cultural mindset. I always begin ...

Many years ago , well after I became a practicing clinician, I decided to take up a new part time interest : improvisational comedy . As many of you know who have been to improv comedy presentations, ...

Life as usual, flipped in a moment for Shruti Jain when she decided to try out a class of improv. A financial planner and analyst by profession, she wanted to explore her creative side with the ...