About the Author

Stephen Nachmanovitch performs and teaches internationally as an improvisational violinist, and at the intersections of performing and multimedia arts, philosophy and ecology. In the 1970s he was a pioneer in free improvisation on violin, viola and electric violin. He has presented masterclasses and workshops at many conservatoires and universities, and has had numerous appearances on radio, television and festivals. He is the author of two books on the creative process: Free Play and The Art of Is. He lives with his family in Virginia.freeplay.com

Reviews

'Nachmanovitch tells it like it is in the most important book on improvisation I've yet seen' - KEITH JARRETT

'Stephen Nachmanovitch has produced a celebration of human uniqueness' - NORMAN COUSINS

'Would that Free Play found its way into every school, office, hospital, and factory. It is a most exciting book and a most important one' - YEHUDI MENUHIN

'A classic. Nachmanovitch examines the prerequisites of creation, offers concrete strategies for active surrender [and] considers the ultimate impetus of why we are called to create at all . . . altogether vitalising. The remedy for creative block and existential stuckness' - MARIA POPOVA

'If you want to be intellectually informed about how people actually create things, then you should read it at least once' - ROBERT PIRSIG

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