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REVIEW: Sync or Swarm: Improvising Music in a Complex Age

James Harley

Published: 2008-02-03

James Harley reviews David Borgo's "Sync or Swarm: Improvising Music in a Complex Age."

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Improvisation implies a deep connection between the personal and the communal, self and world. A “good” improviser successfully navigates musical and institutional boundaries and the desire for self-expression, pleasing not only herself but the listener as well.

– Rob Wallace