"….classically trained musos cannot improvise."

I went to the University of Washington School of Music for two years and the Cornish School of the Arts music conservatory for another two years. And I can improvise.

Some of my classmates were jazz musicians, read music quite fluently, and were studying music theory, harmony, and music history. They can improvise.

Wynton Marsalis, one of the finest jazz musicians (trumpet) in the country, was not only classically trained, but he teaches music at the Juilliard School. In addition to his jazz performances, he has done some fine recordings of classical trumpet concertos (concerti).

Classically trained musos cannot improvise???????

(Where does this stuff come from??)

Don Firth