Improvisational creativity: An analysis of jazz performance
- 1 January 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Creativity Research Journal
- Vol. 5 (3) , 253-263
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10400419209534439
Abstract
This article addresses the phenomenon of improvisational creativity, taking jazz performance as a prominent example within American culture. A series of interviews were conducted with professional jazz musicians. The interviews focused on creativity and jazz improvisation. Five salient characteristics of jazz improvisation, which distinguish it from compositional creativity, were identified in the interviews. Improvisation and composition are compared and discussed within the context of current creativity theory. Given that most creativity theory has focused on compositional forms of creativity, the analysis of improvisational performance could provide a new perspective on the creative process.Keywords
This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
- Individual Differences in CreativityPublished by Springer Nature ,1989
- Creative Jazz Musicians: A Clinical Study†Psychiatry: Interpersonal & Biological Processes, 1962
- Blind variation and selective retentions in creative thought as in other knowledge processes.Psychological Review, 1960