What is music? How would you define it? Does it defy definition?  In this episode we try to get answers to those questions from from a pioneer in music cognition research, a musicologist, and an otolaryngologist who surgically restores hearing and studies the brain basis of musical improvisation.   theensembleproject.com/cadence facebook.com/cadencepodcast  twitter.com/cadencepodcast [email protected]   Produced by Adam Isaak and Indre Viskontas. Music in this episode was provided by acclaimed New Zealand composer Rhian Sheehan from his album Stories From Elsewhere.