Musical improvisation is often seen as a sort of mysterious process that is difficult to learn. Creative songwriting is similarly characterized in popular mythology as haphazard and inaccessible to ordinary mortals. However, both the art of improvisation and the art of songwriting can be fostered and cultivated through approaches that are both accessible and tangible. In this workshop, internationally renowned jazz cornetist Kirk Knuffke, and local musician Brian Jasper Hull, of Jasper Grooves Collective and Meadowlark Jivin, will be teaming up for a two day workshop focusing on the creative musical process and effectively integrating improvisation into one’s own songwriting and performance.