New research shows jazz improvisation relies on shifting brain networks as musicians move from memory to creative freedom.

An international research team investigated the brains of 16 jazz pianists while they played a piece from memory, improvised ...

Creative flow involves relaxing one’s focus or conscious control, new study finds. Sean Gladwell/Moment Collection via Getty Images But in order to achieve flow, a person must first develop a strong ...

Flow, or being “in the zone,” is a state of amped-up creativity, enhanced productivity, and blissful consciousness that, some psychologists believe, is also the secret to happiness. It’s considered ...

Fingers graze a keyboard, poised to play. A trumpet rises to the lips. Drumsticks perch in the air, ready to fall. The improv begins, and this combo of jazz musicians instantly creates a piece of ...

I just got back from my second trip to the Katy Jazz festival, run by a school district just West of Houston. It was time for a jazz fix. You see, I am a jazz fan, and though not compulsive, I do need ...

At the Monterey Jazz Festival in California last week, Composer-Saxophonist John Handy and his quartet launched into their opening number. Crash. A microphone toppled over. Handy tried to recover with ...

Night Travel (Feat. Bob Mintzer, Airto Moreira, Fernando Rosa and Victor Marcellus); All So Fleeting (Feat. Mark, Leandro Matsumoto, Helder Lucio and Victor Marcellus); Curupira's Dance (Feat. Bobby ...