Art from Start to Finish：Jazz, Painting, Writing, and Other Improvisations

Whenisanartisticworkfinished?Whenthecopyeditormakesthefinalcorrectiontoamanuscript,whenthecomposerwritesthelastnoteofasymphony,orwhenthepainterputsthelastbrushstrokeonthecanvas?Perhapsit'sevenlater,whensomeonereadsthework,whenanensembleperforms,orwhenthepaintingishungonagallerywallforviewing?"ArtfromStarttoFinish"gathersauniquegroupofcontributorsfromtheworldsofsociology,musicology,literature,andcommunications-manyofthempracticingartistsintheirownright-todiscusshowartistsfromjazzmusicianstopainterswork:howtheycoordinatetheirefforts,howtheythink,howtheystart,and,ofcourse,howtheyfinishtheirproductions.Specialistsintheartshavemuchtosayabouttheworksthemselves,whichareoftenneglectedbyscholarsinotherfields."ArtfromStarttoFinish"takesadifferenttrackbyexploringthecreativeprocessanditssocialcomponent.Anyreaderwhomakesartorhasaninterestinitwillvaluethisbook.