AsSchullerpointsout:“Thereisnoquestioninmymindthat theclassicalworldcanlearnmuchabout timing.rhythmicaccuracyand subtlety fromjazzmusicians,asjazzmusicianscanindynamics.structureandcontrastfromthe classical musicians.”

JAZZ AND CLASSICAL MUSIC DEFINED

THIRD STREAM (1957)

As Schuller points out: “There is no question in my mind that the classical world can learn much about timing. rhythmic accuracy and subtlety from jazz musicians, as jazz musicians can in dynamics. structure and contrast from the classical musicians.”