Abstract How can imitation lead to free musical expression? This article explores the role of auditory in jazz. Even though many renowned jazz musicians have assessed method imitating recorded music, no systematic study has hitherto explored how prepares for aural improvisation. The uses Berliner's assumption that learning by is “just like” a mother tongue. studies three potential stages method...

This paper considers the problem of simulating creativity in the domain of Jazz improvisation and accompaniment. Unlike most current approaches, we try to model the musicians’ behavior by taking into account their experience and how they use it with respect to the evolving contexts of live performance. To represent this experience we introduce the notion of Musical Memory, which exploits the pr...