The Neuroscience of Improvisation
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Improvisation and Dreaming: Comparing These Intriguing States of Mind and Brain
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this program, we compare dreaming and improvisation focusing on creative synergies, experiential similarities, and the underlying neurophysiology. ...
What do improvisation, dreaming, and psychedelics have in common from a neuroscience perspective?
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What is the experience of improvisation and what are its neurobiological correlates? One way to flesh out an answer, or at least to get the lay of the...
How do neuroscience findings compare with the intuitions of great improvisers?
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode shares overviews of seminal neuroimaging studies that provide insights into what happens in the brain during improvisation. You will lear...
Playbook for Acquiring the Language of Improvisation, with drummer and educator Sammy Miller
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we have the pleasure of chatting with the marvelous Sammy Miller, the founder of Playbook, which is a groundbreaking approach to teac...
Improvisation and The Attainment of Excellence, with Carnatic Percussionist Dr. Suresh Vaidyanathan
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest for this episode is Dr. Suresh Vaidyanathan, who is widely recognized as Ghatam Suresh. He is an extraordinary Carnatic Indian classical per...
The Neuroscience of Effortless Mastery, with pianist, composer, and author Kenny Werner
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is an interview with the incomparable Kenny Werner. He is an improvising pianist and author whose impact on the philosophy and practice of improv...
A Life of Improvisation, with Drummer Tommy Campbell
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we present an interview with the magnificent Tommy Campbell. Tommy is a drummer who has performed with Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins...
The Poetry of Improvisation, with author Mira T. Sundara Rajan
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is the second part of our conversation with author, pianist, and law professor Mira T. Sundara Rajan. In this segment, she describes her experien...
Improvisation in Western Classical Music, with pianist Mira Sundara Rajan
01 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features the first part of a two-part interview with Professor Mira T. Sundara Rajan. In this segment, she shares her perspective on the ...
Learning How to Improvise: An Interview with Christian Howes - Violinist, Improviser, and Educator
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is an interview with Christian Howes (https://christianhowes.com/). He is a renowned violinist, educator, and entrepreneur. He's a classically tr...
The Nirvana of Improvisation: An Interview with Paul Nedzela - Baritone Saxophonist and Composer
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is an interview with Paul Nedzela (https://www.paulnedzela.com/). He plays baritone saxophone with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and leads...
Improvisation and Meditation: An interview with the saxophonist and composer Prasant Radhakrishnan
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Prasant Radhakrishnan has a background in Carnatic Indian classical music and Western musical traditions, including jazz improvisation. Prasant is a p...