{"product_id":"jazz-on-the-line","title":"Jazz on the Line","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJazz on the Line: Improvisation in Practice\u003c\/em\u003e presents an ethnographic reflection on improvisation as performance, examining how musicians think and act when negotiating improvisational frameworks. This multidisciplinary discussion—guided by a focus on recordings, composition, authenticity, and venues—explores the musical choices made by performers, emphasizing how these choices can be logically understood within the context of controlled, musical outputs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout the text, the author engages directly with musicians and their varied practices—from canonized dogmas to innovative experimentalism—offering interviews both planned and spontaneous. Musical agency is posited as a tightrope balancing act, signifying the skill and excitement of improvisational performativity and exemplifying the life of a \u003ci\u003ejazzaerialist\u003c\/i\u003e. With a travel journal approach as a backdrop, \u003ci\u003eJazz on the Line \u003c\/i\u003eprovides concepts and theories that demystify the creative processes of improvisation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45542363889902,"sku":"9781032236520","price":67.19,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/jazz-on-the-line","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}