Sense of Place: Scattered Thoughts

“Sense of place.” I’ve been thinking about this concept. I’ve heard the phrase forever, about writers and about some artists, like Georgia O’Keefe. Well, musicians must have a sense of place too, when we think about genres so closely identified with New Orleans, Chicago, Detroit, etc. Does the clustering of talent creat “a place”? Or do the geography and history of a place conspire to draw creative spirits to itself? [Continued here>>>]