When thinking gets too slow | Jonas Knutsson | TEDxUmeå

Improvisation is a big and fascinating subject that is inspiring to investigate. It is useful not only in the arts, but to all people in everyday life. You´ll get pointers on how to go straight into the creative act, where no editing is possible. What you do, “when thinking gets too slow.” Who am I?
I am a saxophonist, composer, arranger, pedagogue, producer and improviser. I have been part of the Swedish music scene for 30 years. I grew up with jazz music but developed an early a fascination for the luminescent melodies of northern Scandinavia - the traditional Sami yoik singing and Swedish fiddle music. I have been collaborating with musicians in France, Senegal, India, Turkey, Brazil and the U.S., among others, and have an interest in the music that appears where different traditions clash. I teach at the Royal College of Music (KMH) and at Lilla Akademien in Stockholm.

Why listen to me?
Improvisation is a big and fascinating subject that is inspiring to investigate. It is useful not only in the arts, but to all people in everyday life. You´ll get pointers on how to go straight into the creative act, where no editing is possible. What you do, “when thinking gets too slow.”

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