Third Stream

Third Stream Music is a term coined in 1957 by Gunther Schuller referring to the synthesis of classical music and jazz. The style is notably separate from the symphonic jazz movement of the 1920s in that it involves improvisation. In 1961, Schuller defined Third Stream as "a new genre of music located about halfway between jazz and classical music." (Schuller, 114) Schuller insisted that "by definition there is no such thing as 'Third Stream Jazz.'" (Schuller, 120)

Sources

• Gunther Schuller; Musings: The Musical Words of Gunther Schuller; Oxford University Press, 1986; 0195037456