Improvisational Jazz and How It Can Ease Pain

Some researchers at UC Irvine just released a study on improvisational jazz and how it can ease pain. The study was conducted by Sean Young, a professor in UC Irvine’s departments of emergency medicine and informatics. He’s also executive director of the University of California Institute for Prediction Technology.

Listen to Part 1 and Part 2 (audio files only) of a February 1, 2024 KFI radio interview with Professor Young, exploring how mindful listening to improvisational jazz may dramatically reduce chronic musculoskeletal pain, with potential implications for AI-enhanced treatment in the future.

“This is really innovative, first-of-its-kind research,” says Young.