Importing and exploring the kramerian theory of musical postmodernism within contemporary Jazz performance Carter, James Stuart Read 10.4225/03/583cf7b047406 https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/thesis/Importing_and_exploring_the_kramerian_theory_of_musical_postmodernism_within_contemporary_Jazz_performance/4264562 Jonathan Kramer specifies that musical postmodernism is capable of both embracing and repudiating history. This performance portfolio incorporates Kramer's ideas along with Crook's, Evans's and Galper's practical approaches for an investigation into the manipulation of melodic and rhythmic elements of improvisation via my simultaneous acceptance and rejection of American saxophonist Lee Konitz's musical language. Additional material(s) submitted with thesis. 2016-11-29 03:36:14 monash:163881 ethesis-20160112-14433 Postmodernism 1959.1/1232272 Improvisation Open access: open access to thesis full text. 2015 thesis(masters) Art