[Dixielandjazz] Improvising music. Suspecions confirmed.

[Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis]

It's absolutely true - Just ask me.  By the way did you know I used to play 
with................................
Larry
StL
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lowell Busching" <verbose at daktel.com>
To: "Larry Walton" <larrys.bands at charter.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 12:38 AM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Improvising music. Suspecions confirmed.


> If you can get a copy of the USA Today paper for Wednesday, March 5th, 
> look at the small article on the bottom of page 9D. It has now been 
> scientifically proven, by a brain researcher who is also a saxophone 
> player, that the center of improvising in the brain is the exact same area 
> that gets turned on when you ask a musician about himself or herself. 
> I.E. those that are full of themselves are most likely to be the best 
> improvisers with music.
>
> The findings were published Feb 27 in "Public Library of Science ONE."
>
> This would seem to indicate that if you need to find a good improviser for 
> your band to look for the most self centered musician you can find, and 
> your odds of getting a good one will improve.
>
> No names will be mentioned here to protect the innocent.
>
> Mad Dog
>
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