Like most musicians Joe’s simultaneously intrigued and mystified by the creative process… where do all those ideas come from when you’re all playing your heart out? Improvisation which is part knowledge, technique, imagination, and risk-taking all in one moment, might sometimes seem like magic, but science journalist David Bradley has been looking at the state of current neuro-scientific research, and interviewed Joe about the musician’s experience.
You can read the whole, rather fascinating, article here:
http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/all-that-mri-jazz.html