Jazz in the Age of AI

Michael Ambrosino hosts this episode of The Buzz, a discussion with Josh Antonuccio, Matt Powers, and Jon Irabagon as they explore the effects of AI on journalism, music, production, education, and jazz. 

Josh is an associate professor within the media production and recording industry major in the School of Media Arts and Studies at Ohio University. He's worked extensively within higher education since 2007, establishing innovative music and media industry curriculums and developing the expansion of experience-based music industry education. He is also the director of Ohio University's Music Industry Summit.

Jon is a multi-reed instrumentalist, composer, arranger, band leader, and faculty member at the University of Illinois in Chicago, where he teaches jazz saxophone and courses in jazz history. Winner of the 2008 Thelonious Monk Saxophone Competition, a Rising Star Award in DownBeat magazine's alto and tenor saxophone categories, and a recipient of the Philippine Presidential Award, Jon's latest album is "Server Farm," a musical exploration of how artificial intelligence affects our lives.

Matt is a professor at the University of Washington's Department of Communication, where he's the co-director of the Department's Center for Journalism, Media and Democracy. His book, "The Journalist Predicament: Difficult Choices in a Declining Profession," explores journalism within the transformations confronting the profession. He's also the co-editor of "Rethinking Media Research for Changing Societies," exploring how researchers can make sense of the massive changes confronting politics and the media.

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