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REVIEW: Big Ears: Listening for Gender in Jazz Studies

Kara A. Attrep

Published: 2008-12-04

Kara A. Attrep reviews "Big Ears: Listening for Gender in Jazz Studies," edited by Nichole T. Rustin and Sherrie Tucker.

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Improvisation is, simply put, being and living this very moment. No one can hide in music, and improvising in music is to be truly in this very moment and being completely yourself, with all your qualities and faults. It is probably the most honest state for a human being to be in.

– John McLaughlin in an interview with Daniel Fischlin.