Improvising musicians are musical travelers, voyagers. There is a freedom to wander the musical landscape.
Interpretation
The quote expresses the idea that improvisational musicians explore and express themselves freely within music.
Gary Burton highlights the nature of improvisation in music as a journey of exploration and creativity. He suggests that improvising musicians, like travelers, experience a unique freedom that allows them to wander through various musical ideas and landscapes, leading to an organic and spontaneous form of musical expression.
In practice
In a workshop on creativity, this quote can inspire participants to embrace spontaneity.
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