studio v live

As far as improv in a studio setting goes, perhaps we could make a distinction between solo and group dynamics. Group playing demands, as skip pointed out, communication between group members whereas solo work implies a communication between the solo performer and his/her audience. Having just completed a solo improv project, I must confess that the lack of audience energy/feedback has the potential for de-railing a performance. And I don't think communication is necessarily equivalent to pandering to an audience's thirst for showy licks. jim mcauley