Although the intentions of improvisation in the two genres of music were different: improvisation in Baroque times was primarily to permit musician virtuosity, improvisation in Jazz was primarily for the expression of a musician's mood or feelings, there are some elements that tie them together.
The two most improvisation-focused characteristics of Jazz and Baroque (Blues and the Basso Continuo, respectively), each use some form of incompletely-notated harmony to give the performer room for expression or to display musical talent while still staying true to the composer's original intent.
Despite their many and vast disparities, the Baroque and Jazz styles have cores that share technical similarities that can make them more closely related than one might think.
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