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    "title": "A Computational Model of Jazz Improvisation Inspired by Language",
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    "abstract": "This paper presents a novel computational model of jazz improvisation based on n-gram language models. Recent\nfunctional neuroimaging studies suggest that the brain processes structural elements of improvised music and conversational\nlanguage in a similar manner. We hypothesized that if musi- cal improvisation and language share a common cognitive and\nneurological foundation, then statistical techniques for modeling one domain should be capable of successfully modeling the\nother domain. Accordingly, we demonstrate that n-grams (an archetypal language model) can successfully model jazz improvisation\nwhen trained on a large corpus of expert-level jazz saxophone solos. Furthermore, we propose perplexity as a novel\nmethod of evaluation of jazz improvisation models.",
    "language": "eng",
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            "first_name": "Cody",
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            "last_name": "Komers",
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            "institution": "University of California, Los Angeles",
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            "first_name": "Alan",
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            "last_name": "Yuille",
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            "institution": "University of California, Los Angeles",
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    "date_submitted": null,
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    "date_published": "2015-01-01T19:00:00+01:00",
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