{"id":6040,"date":"2013-06-17T12:34:54","date_gmt":"2013-06-17T12:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pianostreet.com\/blog\/?p=6040"},"modified":"2013-06-17T16:24:33","modified_gmt":"2013-06-17T16:24:33","slug":"the-art-of-improvisation-risky-business-and-living-it-all-at-the-same-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pianostreet.com\/blog\/video-picks\/the-art-of-improvisation-risky-business-and-living-it-all-at-the-same-time-6040\/","title":{"rendered":"The Art of Improvisation &#8211; Risky Business and Living It All at the Same Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/keith-jarret-270.jpg\" class=\"alignleft\" width=\"270\" height=\"205\" \/><em>&#8220;There&#8217;s never been a time when improvisation was given the respect it deserves. By virtue of the holistic quality of it, it takes everything to do it. It takes real time, no editing possible. 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