There’s a popular myth that divides people into “left brain” and “right brain” categories, whereby the former are analytical and logical, while the latter are creative and innovative. The reality, of ...

When jazz pianists are improvising riffs, their brains act much more like the dreaming brain, with inhibition turned down and creativity cranked way up, a new study finds. It seems almost a ...

Please contact the music department for more information. EMUS 1437/3437/5437 (1)–Jazz Combo Please contact the music department for more information. EMUS 3642 (3)–History of Jazz Studies the ...

MTU's Jazz program was started in the 1950's by Don Keranen and has been an integral part of the Visual and Performing Arts department at Michigan Tech for more than 6 decades. Run by trumpeter, ...

The brains of jazz musicians engrossed in spontaneous, improvisational musical conversation showed robust activation of brain areas traditionally associated with spoken language and syntax, which are ...

A Simple Man And A Lifetime Study by Sherry Rubel on All About Jazz. Discover in-depth jazz Interview coverage, artist ...