[Dixielandjazz] Re: Art - One person? or more than one person?

[Rob McCallum]

Hi all,

The interesting and unique thing about jazz is that's it's created in the 
moment among individuals.  The "vision" per se is necessarily spontaneous 
and is contributed to by all the artists in the group.  Even during an 
extended solo, isn't the soloist's unique vision being built on the 
foundation of the rhythm section, which is made up of individuals creating 
their own spontaneous ideas underneath in  interplay with the soloist?  The 
influence of the soloist and the music around him or her is a communal 
expression made up of individual voices.  Therefore, in jazz, unless one is 
playing completely by one's self, there is no chance of having only one 
person's artistic vision present.  I would argue that the product is no less 
a piece of art than a completely solo effort and is actually an artistic 
expression that one individual could never create on his or her own.

All the best,
Rob McCallum

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