{"slug": "media-alert-media-lab-research-joins-the-stage-jordan-rudess-jam-bot-a-human-ai", "title": "MEDIA ALERT: Media Lab Research Joins the Stage —  Jordan Rudess + jam_bot: A Human-AI Musical Dialogue", "summary": "Jordan Rudess, the GRAMMY-winning Dream Theater keyboardist, will perform two concerts at MIT's Thomas Tull Concert Hall on October 3, 2026, with jam_bot, an AI model developed with the MIT Media Lab and trained on his playing, marking the world premiere of their improvisation with the MIT Chamber Chorus. The project, developed over three years during Rudess's Center for Art, Science & Technology Distinguished Visiting Artist residency, aims to expand musicians' creative possibilities rather than replace them.", "body_md": "**The GRAMMY-winning Dream Theater keyboardist returns to MIT to perform with an AI model trained on his own playing, opening new possibilities for live musical improvisation.**\n\nCAMBRIDGE, MA — On Saturday, October 3, 2026, Jordan Rudess will perform two concerts at MIT’s Thomas Tull Concert Hall during the inaugural **[MIT Future Fest](https://mitmuseum.mit.edu/programs/mit-future-fest-2)** alongside musical guests and *jam_bot*, an AI model developed with Rudess and trained on his playing. At the heart of the concert is a simple idea: this technology is not here to replace musicians, but to expand their creative possibilities and inspire new ways of making music.\n\nThe concert will feature the world premiere of Rudess and *jam_bot* improvising with the MIT Chamber Chorus, with *jam_bot* creating music for the singers in real time. Performances are on October 3 at 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.\n\n[**The *jam_bot* project**](https://www.media.mit.edu/projects/jordan-rudess-genai/overview/) has been developed over the past three years in collaboration with the [**MIT Media Lab**](https://www.media.mit.edu/about/overview/) during Rudess’s **[Center for Art, Science & Technology](https://arts.mit.edu/people/jordan-rudess/)** Distinguished Visiting Artist residency at MIT. These concerts are a rare opportunity to experience the next chapter of this research project and witness Rudess interact with an advanced real-time system that enables the use of generative AI models in live music performances.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/media-alert-media-lab-research-joins-the-stage-jordan-rudess-jam-bot-a-human-ai", "canonical_source": "https://www.media.mit.edu/posts/media-alert/", "published_at": "2026-09-04 17:36:40+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-09 15:19:55.494762+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "generative-ai", "ai-research"], "entities": ["Jordan Rudess", "MIT Media Lab", "MIT Future Fest", "Thomas Tull Concert Hall", "MIT Chamber Chorus", "Center for Art, Science & Technology", "Dream Theater"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/media-alert-media-lab-research-joins-the-stage-jordan-rudess-jam-bot-a-human-ai", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/media-alert-media-lab-research-joins-the-stage-jordan-rudess-jam-bot-a-human-ai.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/media-alert-media-lab-research-joins-the-stage-jordan-rudess-jam-bot-a-human-ai.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/media-alert-media-lab-research-joins-the-stage-jordan-rudess-jam-bot-a-human-ai.jsonld"}}