What Are The Mathematics of Jazz?
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Friday, March 6, 2015
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"Numbers are beautiful." - Clayton Cameron
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Part 3 of the TED Radio Hour episode Solve For X
About Clayton Cameron's TED Talk
Percussionist Clayton Cameron dissects the mathematics of improvisational jazz, demonstrating how numerical patterns make him a better musician.
About Clayton Cameron
Clayton Cameron is a percussionist who prefers brushes to sticks, and has spent his career perfecting the art of brush technique. After college, he was hired as the drummer for Sammy Davis Jr. and recorded 15 albums with Tony Bennett. In 2012, Cameron released his first album, Here's to the Messengers: Tribute to Art Blakey.
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