People who only know me as a musician are sometimes surprised to find out that I am also a Mathematician. The connection between Music and Mathematics is as mysterious as it is certain, and both Jazz and Mathematics are widely misunderstood art forms. For one who shares the joy of Jazz daily it may be easy to forget that many people's perception of Jazz has been "smoothed" over by market forces or blinded by a smoky-downstairs prejudice that keeps them with the "squares", cut off…
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