From the inside looking out: identifying problems (barriers) in group improvisation

The ‘insider’ as an ensemble member negotiates complex roles in jazz performance. At once the player is required to create spontaneous musical output as an individual and as a member of a group. To this end there is a need to be a composer, a performer and perhaps an innovator. This is in conjunction with the requirement to be a negotiator, a collaborator, an analyst and a confidante.