# Special Edition: Is AI the Death Blow for Creative Music?

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Podcast: [Close Enough for Jazz](https://stenobird.com/podcast/close-enough-for-jazz-7734034)
Published: 2026-05-28T13:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/close-enough-for-jazz/episodes/special-edition-is-ai-the-death-blow-for-creative-music
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## Resource

In this Special Edition episode, Lindsay and Alan tackle the massive disruption of Artificial Intelligence in music. They break down the controversy surrounding the first AI-generated Billboard charting artist, the fierce pushback from working musicians, and the surreal "uncanny valley" of algorithmic audio. Shifting to the jazz ecosystem, they analyze new tech like Neural Audio Synthesis and Stefon Harris’s Harmony Cloud, before subjecting themselves to some truly horrific Suno AI generations attempting to mimic modern jazz artists. Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro: Going in blind on AI 01:13 - Meet Xania Monet: The first AI artist on the Billboard R&B charts 05:11 - Alan reacts to the cookie-cutter AI pop track in real-time 09:45 - The Gayle King interview and the ethics of "putting in the work" 16:18 - Kehlani’s backlash: AI stealing the spotlight from real musicians 24:00 - The "Uncanny Valley" effect of perfectly tuned AI audio 25:26 - Transitioning to the reality of AI in the Jazz ecosystem 27:22 - Neural Audio Synthesis and improvising live with AI models 31:40 - Stefon Harris’s Harmony Cloud ear-training app 36:39 - Suno AI Experiments: Prompting an Eric Dolphy jazz standard 43:24 - Forcing AI to simulate Tyshawn Sorey drumming for Steve Lehman 46:30 - Why jazz audiences won't tolerate fake, algorithm-generated music 49:09 - The Gen-Z analog revival and getting away from technology 50:09 - Birch Grove Media's official anti-AI label stance 51:04 - Outro: Podfuel and supporting human-made music BIRCH GROVE MEDIA Web: birchgrove.io Follow us: @birch.grove.media on Instagram. Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@BirchGroveMedia Get the Record: Shop our current 180g LP and digital releases on our website. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Hosted on Acast. See…

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