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The world’s greatest coolfarmers – what we can learn from Jazz

Yesterday evening I was part of a great coolfarming experience. It was the final performance of Jazzaar , a one week workshop of practical music for talented young musicians culminating in public concerts on Friday and Saturday evening. Jazzaar is the brainchild of Fritz Renold , a Jazz musician, composer and music teacher. Every year since 1998 Jazzaar invites internationally renowned Jazz musicians to Aarau, where they teach and play with the most talented and motivated young musicians age 14 to 24 of the Canton of Aargau. For me how Jazz musicians play together is a great blueprint for how creative teams should work together. In Jazz, improvisation isn't a matter of just making old things up. Jazz, like any language, has its own grammar and vocabulary. There's no right or wrong, just some choices that are better than others. According to “ A Passion for Jazz ”…”Jazz players will choose phrases that seem to be preordained so they intuitively know where they are going, even