algorithmic jazz

Papers

The following table is a chronological list of papers on jazz computation.

 

1992

Ames, C., & Domino, M. (1992). Cybernetic Composer: an overview. In Understanding Music with AI. MIT Press Cambridge, MA, USA.

2008

Bäckman, K. (2008a). Automatic Fitness in Generative Jazz Improvisation. In International Computer Music Conference. Belfast.

2008

Bäckman, K. (2008b). EVOLUTIONARY JAZZ HARMONY A New Jazz Harmony System. In BIOMA 2008 conference in Ljubljana.

2009

Bäckman, K. (2009a). Automatic jazz harmony evolution. In Sound and Music Computing Conference.

2009

Bäckman, K. (2009b). EVOLUTIONARY JAZZ IMPROVIZATION A New Jazz Improvisation and Harmony System. In Performa 2009 – Aveiro, Portugal. Aveiro.

2010

Bäckman, K. (2010). Ant Colony Optimization and Evolutionary Algorithms Applied to Jazz Solo Improvisation. In EIMAS, Brasil.

2008

Bäckman, K., & Dahlstedt, P. (2008). A Generative Representation for the Evolution of Jazz Solos. In Applications of Evolutionary Computing Lecture Notes in Computer Science Volume 4974 (pp. 371–380). Springer.

1996

Balaban, M., & Irish, S. (1996). Automatic jazz accompaniment computation: an open advice-based approach. … , 1996., Proceedings of the Seventh Israeli …. Retrieved from http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=554850

1994

Biles, J. Al. (1994). GenJam: A genetic algorithm for generating jazz solos. In Proceedings of the International Computer Music Conference (p. 131). Citeseer.

1998

Biles, J. Al. (1998). Interactive GenJam: Integrating real-time performance with a genetic algorithm. In Proceedings of the 1998 international computer music conference (pp. 232–235).

2005

Biles, J. Al. (2005). Evolutionary Music (slides). Artificial Life.

1995

Biles, J. Al, & Eign, W. (1995). GenJam Populi: Training an IGA via audience-mediated performance. Proceedings of the 1995 International Computer Music ….

2004

Chemillier, M. (2004). Steedman’s grammar for jazz chord sequences.

2004

Chemillier, M. (2004). Toward a formal study of jazz chord sequences generated by Steedman?s grammar. Soft Computing, 8(9), 1–6. doi:10.1007/s00500-004-0386-3

2014

Donnay, G. F., Rankin, S. K., Lopez-Gonzalez, M., Jiradejvong, P., & Limb, C. J. (2014). Neural Substrates of Interactive Musical Improvisation: An fMRI Study of “Trading Fours” in Jazz. PLoS ONE, 9(2), e88665. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0088665

2006

Emura, N., Miura, M., & Yanagida, M. (2006). A System yielding Jazz-style arrangement for a given melody. In Western Pacific Acoustics Conference (pp. 1–8). Seoul. Retrieved from http://miu.i.ryukoku.ac.jp/miura/pdf_int/INT2006-06-WESPAC9-JAZZSTYLE.pdf

2008

Emura, N., Miura, M., & Yanagida, M. (2008). A modular system generating Jazz-style arrangement for a given set of a melody and its chord name sequence. Acoustical Science and Technology, 29(1), 51–57. doi:10.1250/ast.29.51

1980

Fry, C. (1980). Computer improvisation. Computer Music Journal. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/3679638
Gannon, P. (1991). Band-in-a-Box. PG Music. Inc., Hamilton, Ontario. Retrieved from http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&btnG=Search&q=intitle:Band-in-a-Box.+PG+Music,+Inc.#0

2009

Gillick, J., Tang, K., & Keller, R. M. (2009). Learning Jazz Grammars. In Sound and Music Computing Conference (p. 6). Citeseer. Retrieved from http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.155.486&rep=rep1&type=pdf

1991

Giomi, F., & Ligabue, M. (1991). Computational generation and study of jazz music. Journal of New Music Research. Retrieved from http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09298219108570576

1996

Goto, M. (1996). A Jazz Session System for Interplay among All Players. In International Computer Music Conference. Retrieved from http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.32.9832&rep=rep1&type=pdf

1995

Hidaka, I., Goto, M., & Muraoka, Y. (1995). An Automatic Jazz Accompaniment System Reacting to Solo. In Proc. of ICMC, (Figure 1). Retrieved from http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.141.1098

1991

Johnson-Laird, P. (1991). Jazz improvisation: A theory at the computational level. Representing Musical Structure, London. Retrieved from https://psych.princeton.edu/~psych/psychology/research/johnson_laird/pdfs/1991jazzimprovisation.pdf

2002

Johnson-Laird, P. (2002). How jazz musicians improvise. Music Perception, 19(3), 415–442. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/mp.2002.19.3.415

2012

Kaliakatsos-Papakostas, M. a., Floros, A., & Vrahatis, M. N. (2012). Intelligent Real-Time Music Accompaniment for Constraint-Free Improvisation. In 2012 IEEE 24th International Conference on Tools with Artificial Intelligence (pp. 444–451). Ieee. doi:10.1109/ICTAI.2012.67

2008

Kitahara, T., Katsura, M., Katayose, H., & Nagata, N. (2008). Computational Model for Automatic Chord Voicing based on Bayesian Network, (Icmpc 10), 395–398.

2005

Klein, J. (2005). A Pattern-Based Software Framework for Computer-Aided Jazz Improvisation. RWTH Aachen University. Retrieved from http://www.citeulike.org/group/616/article/391988

1981

Levitt, D. A. (1981). A melody description system for jazz improvisation. MIT.
Magnusson, B. (n.d.). The Art Of Walking Bass. Musicians Institute.

2009

Martín, D. (2009). Automatic accompaniment for improvised music. Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona. Retrieved from http://mtg.upf.es/static/media/Martin-Daniel-Master-Thesis-2009.pdf

2008

Nilsson, P. A. (2008). The walking machine. In ICMC 2008 proceedings (pp. 1–3). Retrieved from http://classes.berklee.edu/mbierylo/ICMC08/defevent/papers/cr1531.pdf

1999

Pachet, F. (1999). Surprising Harmonies. International Journal on Computing Anticipatory Systems, 1–20.

2000

Pachet, F. (2000). Computer Analysis of Jazz Chord Sequences: Is Solar a Blues? Survey of Computer Analysis, (February), 1–21.

2013

Pachet, F., Suzda, J., & Martin, D. (2013). A Comprehensive Online Database of Machine-Readable Lead Sheets for Jazz Standards. ISMIR, Curitiba (Brazil). Retrieved from http://www.ppgia.pucpr.br/ismir2013/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/149_Paper.pdf

1998

Papadopoulos, G., & Wiggins, G. (1998). A Genetic Algorithm for the Generation of Jazz Melodies. Knowledge Creation Diffusion Utilization, 10.

1994

Pennycook. (1994). A model of tonal jazz improvisation.

1993

Pennycook, B., Stammen, D., & Reynolds, D. (1993). Toward a Computer Model of a Jazz Improvisor. International Computer Music Conference. Retrieved from http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&btnG=Search&q=intitle:Toward+a+Computer+Model+of+a+Jazz+Improviser#0

1997

Ramalho, G. (1997). Pattern reuse in tonal music improvisation and accompaniment systems.

1994

Ramalho, G., & Ganascia, J. (1994). Simulating creativity in jazz performance. AAAI. Retrieved from http://www.researchgate.net/publication/2671507_Simulating_Creativity_in_Jazz_Performance/file/72e7e51867c15dc574.pdf

1999

Ramalho, G. L., Rolland, P., & Ganascia, J. (1999). An Artificially Intelligent Jazz Performer. Journal of New Music Research, 28(1), 1–24.

1984

Steedman, M. (1984). A Generative Grammar for Jazz Chord Sequences. Music Perception. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/40285282

1977

Ulrich, J. (1977). The Analysis and Synthesis of Jazz by Computer. IJCAI. Retrieved from http://ijcai.org/Past Proceedings/IJCAI-77-VOL2/PDF/067.pdf

2014

Variego, J. (2014). Charlie Markov. Ideas Sonicas, 6.

2008

WATANABE, J., WATANABE, K., & EMURA, N. (2008). A system generating jazz-style chord sequences for solo piano. In International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition (pp. 2–6). Retrieved from http://miu.i.ryukoku.ac.jp/miura/pdf_int/INT2008-08-ICMPC10-JAZZ.pdf