Artistic Research in Jazz: Positions, Theories, Methods

Contents

• Artistic Research in Jazz: An Introduction
• Michael Kahr
• Part I: Improvisation, Theory, and History
• 1. Improvising Artistic Research
• Marcel Cobussen
• 2. Improvising Touch: Musical Improvisation Considered as a Tactile Practice
• Vincent Meelberg
• 3. Mapping Jazz's Affect: Implications for Music Theory and Analysis
• Chris Stover
• 4. Artistic Research in Jazz: Historical Contexts
• Michael Kahr
• Part II: Institutional and Pedagogical Considerations
• 5. Wordplay: Negotiating the Conservatory 'Culture Clash'
• Petter Frost Fadnes
• 6. The Lessons of Jazz: What We Teach When We Teach Jazz in College
• Tracy McMullen
• 7. It Don't Mean a Thing Without My Web Fan Base Thing: A Dance of Cultural Relevancy in Jazz Education Culture Today
• William C. Banfield
• Part III: Specific Projects
• 8. Silent Groove, Frames and Applied Improvisation in Miles Davis' "Shhh/Peaceful" and austraLYSIS' "Silent Waves": Practice-led Research Beckons to Research-led Practice
• Roger T. Dean
• 9. Analysis and Observations of Pre-learnt and Idiosyncratic Elements in Improvisation: A Methodology for Artistic Research in Jazz
• Robert L. Burke
• 10. Articulating Musical Practice and Research: Notes on a South African Recording Project
• Marc Duby
• 11. Embodied Hope: An Empathically Creative Approach to Contemporary Jazz
• Andrew Bain