Where does jazz, which many would argue is the predominant improvised music of our times, fit into the ISIM vision?
Jazz is an important genre in the musical world for several reasons. Aside from its deep improvisational aspects, it is rooted in rhythmic, tonal, structural, and inflective devices that have had enormous impact on, and have infused influences, from much of the broader musical landscape. Jazz is also a potent source of tools for contemporary improvisers of a variety of orientations. Moreover, inherent in the jazz tradition is the interplay of exploration of new possibilities and celebration of past treasures that is central to ISIMs vision, as is jazzs spiritual legacy.
