This paper is a re-interpretation of data collected for the author's Master's thesis that examines jazz education practices at the secondary school level. Interviews of selected experts revealed that improvisation is considered fundamental to jazz curricula, and yet it is largely neglected in the performing practices of school jazz ensembles. School jazz education practices are examined through the theoretical lens of Lave and Wenger's "situated learning," with implications presented for culture and society.

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