This book focuses on two examples of conceptual mirror reflexivity: narrativity in jazz music and musicality in spoken theatre. It will atract scholars of music and theatre, intermedial studies, cognitive linguistics, arts theory, communication theory, and cultural studies. A beautifully conceptualized, composed and articulated book, Sven Bjerstedt explores the story-telling qualities of Jazz performances and the musicality of theater. Based on in-depth, meticulous interviews with leading figures in both jazz improvisation and theater, interwoven with rich and informed scholarship, this manuscript is a compelling read. Liora Bresler, Ph.D. College of Education, and College of Fine and Applied Arts,University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Professor Emerita