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Is improvisational jazz to impressionism art as smooth jazz is to realism art?
@4afsanakhan:My OP post was intended to be a commentary on my own reflection of how i appear to be “wired” and the similarities between the attributes of visual and audio art that i seek out and enjoy versus the similarities of the characteristics... 
Is improvisational jazz to impressionism art as smooth jazz is to realism art?
@facten; thank you for your list of favorite smooth jazz artists. I recognize and also many on your list, but am more excited to check out those i don’t recognize and suspect i’ll find some new artists to enjoy!@stuartk; i’m curious to hear the an... 
Is improvisational jazz to impressionism art as smooth jazz is to realism art?
@marklings, i was about to take umbrage to your ‘if its not impro than its not jazz” comment. But i first went to the Musical Dictionary and found this under the heading What is Jazz: “Jazz also inspired the development of “smooth jazz,” which is ... 
Is improvisational jazz to impressionism art as smooth jazz is to realism art?
@edcyn, i love your observation “If the music speaks to me on an emotional level I'll listen to it no matter how noisy, crooked or straight it might be. For me it's the art not the science that counts.”  To me, that hits the nail on the head. @stu... 
Is improvisational jazz to impressionism art as smooth jazz is to realism art?
I don’t mind those who feel compelled to make fun of my enjoyment of the smooth jazz genre. We are each individuals who have been shaped by how our parents raised us and then by the life and environment we have lived in after we left the nest. If ... 
Is improvisational jazz to impressionism art as smooth jazz is to realism art?
Thank you all for sharing your thoughts and insights on this thread. I wrote the OP piece last night after many bourbons and a cigar enjoying being down at Auburn’s  campus with the anticipation of going into a stadium to see a college football ga...