Why is jazz so hard to play?

I will let a jazz musician answer this: the late, great Steve Lacy. Lacy was asked if he could explain the difference between composition and improvisation in just thirty seconds. He replied: …   Top stories for {NAME} [Quora](   [Why is jazz so hard to play?]( Alex Johnston, Thirty-five years of listening to jazz and playing guitar. • [Answered February 7, 2018]( [I will let a jazz musician answer this: the late, great Steve Lacy. Lacy was asked if he could explain the difference between composition and improvisation in just thirty se... Read more » [Upvote] 410 [Comment] 31](   [Is Sungchan older than Jisung (NCT)? Sungchan said he was 2003 but Google says he is 2001.]( Changbunnie • [Answered December 3, 2022]( [Don't go by google. Google is so often wrong. That being said according to Kprofiles also says he is 2001. Sometimes artists will lie abt their age to mess w the fans. Espec... 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Williams, lives in The United States of America • [Answered December 25, 2019]( [I really can't remember when Michael said a word that actually shocked me, except when he said the “ N “ word. It's not a word that you could see coming out of his mouth, b... Read more » [Upvote] 188 [Comment] 31](   [How do rock stars live like kings while they are on tour?]( Nora Vandoninck, Life-long music fan • [Answered April 20]( [I won a radio contest, and amongst other privileges, went to Alice Cooper's tour bus to meet the Man. It was a pretty normal bus, until about half way thru, then it had mor... Read more » [Upvote] 1K [Comment] 74](   [Does an author need a literary agent? Why? And how does a literary agent find a new author?]( Mercedes R. Lackey, 145 published books in fantasy, sf and horror, #1 NYT writer [Verified badge] • [Answered June 7]( [Modified yes. If you are writing mainstream or literary works you need an agent. Literary agents are not out looking for new authors. 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