Music, like most works of innovations, is iterative.

One way to define culture is a set of norms and behaviors defined and enforced by a group. There are groups, of people, who have created music cultures — such as the multi-dimensional jazz.

Jazz gets passed down from generation to generation through media and education. That’s one dimension — depth.

Jazz also gets moved across the globe. The people of the world have made the form theirs. That’s another dimension — breadth.

When our ideas and our work spread, those who receive value from our work will desire to make it their own. They will desire for our work to assimilate into or complement their culture.

It’s easy to spread an idea. It’s better when those that interact with our work, make it their own.

Inspiration from “5 Minutes That will Make You Love South African Jazz” via Tyler Cowen.