Akechi snorted. "No, based on how you describe her, I can imagine she wouldn't. It's much more free-form, but it has its own technical complexities that've influenced just about every modern form of 'popular' music to some degree or another. It's not all a monolith, either. Just like what people ordinarily call 'classical' music, 'Jazz' encapsulates a wide variety of very different musical styles. You're effectively limiting your own progress by avoiding an entire field of music that your instrument is well-suited to."