Jazz interpolation and improvisation are a lot like marketing legal services…
About 2-years ago, when I finished graduate school, I published two of my papers on SSRN, The Social Science Research network. I was notified last week that
“Jazz Interpolation and Improvisation: George and Ira Gershwin’s Fascinating Rhythm as Recorded by Ella Fitzgerald and Dianne Reeves” was listed on the SSRN Top Ten Download list for Music.
It’s now been downloaded 49 times!
Gee, I’m either getting famous or just picked a great topic for kids to plagiarize. Either way, you can view the abstract and download the paper here
Classic Jazz, Modern Jazz, Beebop, Swing, R&B, Pop, Classical all of these words lend apt description to the sounds emulating from my office on any given day.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary defines jazz as:
American music developed especially from ragtime and blues and characterized by propulsive syncopated rhythms, polyphonic ensemble playing, varying degrees of improvisation, and often deliberate distortions of pitch and timbre.
I equate the way I do business a lot like this…
“Distortions” in public relations has nothing to do with manipulating the truth!
Rather, it’s about shifting the perception of how much what we do really matters, and “raising the bar” on our ability to be of service to our clients and giving back to our communities.
I view the conversations I have here and with people who call me, a lot like the dialogue that happens between jazz musicians and their audiences. Information is delivered in a familiar format, with some interesting, intriguing and often captivating turns thrown in to keep us all interested and ideally, coming back for more.

Dianne Reeves

Ella Fitzgerald
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