Waow. I have been musical & physial been recharged through 25 yrs by listening to NLD´s Music-art. As a psychologist, I am blown away by this TED-art-talk. In so many levels. Niels so simple, useful & elegant illustrates from jazz, some of my most dearest psychological inspirators - like Dan McAdams, Milton Erickson, Michael White, Jeff Zeig and many more... To create new opportunities, new neurological pathways in the brain, which affects all aspects in being a human being. Like your thinking, feeling, actions, bodily sensations. I will not go into details, how many psychologial theories and mindsets, this TED-talk re-vitalize in my way to create endless opportunities in people. To recharge them. Get in contact with new & old thoughts, ideas, ressources, to empower them to overcome difficult surcumstances in life. I my self - right now - knows how to respond in a very difficult situation in my life right now. Do it simple, compassionately, elegant... transform a very challenging situation, in to a valued and maybe new focus in my personal and professionel life. Niels keeps inspiring me. Not only by jazz/music, which has been my primary copingmechanism since i was 6 yrs. But know also by his mindset. I will continue to create ART. In my professoinal life, in my personale life, in my relations, in my feelings, thinking & actions every single moment. In every breath, I take. Thx! Keeps showing up at your concerts, Niels.

I loved the quote by Michael Angelo, "David was already in the marble rock", and the music possibility in the jumbo of keys played together under both arms. I loved the flight of stairs example.. we do have the choice to view the challenges in life either as "broken" (as in the elevator), or an opportunity to learn from! Wow! I loved it! Thank you Mr. Doky!

I never thought of improvisation in quite this sense, as in it applies to all areas of life. I always thought of it more in a musical context than anything else. I guess I could even say that even all my DIY guitar stuff is yet another form of improvising.

Insightful approach.

Thank you! A simple, practical and beautiful way of looking at life.

This is so beautiful, one of the best talks for sure

One of the best talks !

I love this idea

jeg elsker jazz!!!

Hi, you first few words explain everything. We live while improvise

I was looking for Karumi and stumbled upon this video instead, which in itself is a fascinating illustration for life as jazz. I began listening only out of respect for Niels Lan Doky, and as I listened my skepticism grew - uhu, yeah, keep your eyes peeled for endless opportunities, what's new? Talk is cheap, artsy talk too. If you had MY problems... As I go on with my cooking, half of my brain on the talk and the other half trying to figure out "the right note" for the context, I hear Niels saying 'the most important principle'. OK?... And here comes this metaphor of us being performing improvisors on the gigantic stage of life. It blows me away. I think 'Boy, I take pride in my creativity and good taste - how come my life is such a pile of shit? And that's not my fault?! It just doesn't add up.' I suddenly feel responsible, in charge, and inspired. Hats off to you, maestro!

thanks a lot ;)

Clicked like as soon as he made the point at 10.01

Nice guy.

If you apply the principle of never looking back and always looking forward to life itself, you will surely be on some slippery slope very soon....

Best when musicans play.

Best at 1.25 speed

thank you

..a step towards consciousness, thank you! Please look also at the single tone in Blues....what is that?

even in ted ed, jazz is unpopular

it is "Meekeanjelo" and "Daavide" , both were there before american pronunciation ....

Great wisdom of Jazz once I discovered 2 p.s.Mojo Joker & Jazz The Best Of Charles Creedence live

i 've heard a lot of jazzmusic, i dont hear the "wrong" at the beginnings, hehe

98% is a little high

Life as art, an act of creation, surely evidence that we are made in the image of a Creator.

I don't understand why all these Jazz guys are focusing so hard on the improvisation part, you can do that in any kind of music, just jam. The stuff that always puzzles me are the complex chord-structures, they never talk about that stuff.

The speaker is imprecise. I guess that is to be expected to someone who primarily improvises.

But improvisation is taught, just that it's not called improvisation. It's called common sense, or education or intuition or however anyone sees fit. Everything is improvisation, I would go as far as to say that this universe is an improvisation. Because improvisation = functional chaos.

Conversations are not jazz. Conversations and jazz share an improvisatory quality. I too am a jazz pianist. Be clear. Do not waste a brother's time. I got enough philistines around who use words wrong. It would be far more useful to say jazz and conversation share improvisational qualities.

Wow! The wrong note example; Jazz players do not believe in wrong notes or mistakes!

from choais or no order to law and order,,,,unorganized to organized

Repetition legitimizes

Talk about anti-climactic...

Kind of boring but interesting :)

Yet another jazz dude talking much and saying not much ?