Episode 119: Jazz Lessons from Musical Mathematician Lawrence Udeigwe

About this episode

Lawrence Udeigwe discusses the intersection of music and mathematics, sharing insights from his new album and academic work.

If music is a language of emotions, mathematics is a language of the nature of reality. In this episode, jazz musician and mathematician Lawrence Udeigwe reveals how these two languages inform each other, and the lessons they hold for everyday life. We discuss his new album, Four Lemmas, and how he bridges the worlds of music and math in his creative, academic, and teaching work. Dr. Udeigwe is a Professor of Mathematics at Manhattan University and a Research Affiliate in Brain and Cognitive ...

People in this episode

Host: Melinda Rothouse

Guest: Lawrence Udeigwe

Topics covered

• jazz
• mathematics
• creativity
• music
• education

Keywords

• jazz
• mathematics
• Four Lemmas
• creativity
• education
• music

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Manhattan University

Books & works: Four Lemmas

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