Fingers graze a keyboard, poised to play. A trumpet rises to the lips. Drumsticks perch in the air, ready to fall. The improv begins, and this combo of jazz musicians instantly creates a piece of ...

I just got back from my second trip to the Katy Jazz festival, run by a school district just West of Houston. It was time for a jazz fix. You see, I am a jazz fan, and though not compulsive, I do need ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) But in order to achieve flow, a person must first develop a strong foundation of ...

Flow, or being “in the zone,” is a state of amped-up creativity, enhanced productivity, and blissful consciousness that, some psychologists believe, is also the secret to happiness. It’s considered ...

At the Monterey Jazz Festival in California last week, Composer-Saxophonist John Handy and his quartet launched into their opening number. Crash. A microphone toppled over. Handy tried to recover with ...

Night Travel (Feat. Bob Mintzer, Airto Moreira, Fernando Rosa and Victor Marcellus); All So Fleeting (Feat. Mark, Leandro Matsumoto, Helder Lucio and Victor Marcellus); Curupira's Dance (Feat. Bobby ...

DETROIT — Walter Clayton Jr. tends to feel things out. "You could go ask any one of my coaches that I've ever had in my life. When I'm kind of first integrating myself into a team, I am very ...

Mark Burnell looked lost on stage Thursday night. Fingers rippling the piano keys, head bobbing, eyes closed, he looked lost in the music — in a way that seemed hard to imagine only three months ago. ...

Creative flow involves relaxing one’s focus or conscious control, new study finds. Sean Gladwell/Moment Collection via Getty Images But in order to achieve flow, a person must first develop a strong ...