Music as inspiration - art/music connection - is a frequent topic on
the art lists. Heather shared this link of interest:
Intersection of Music and Contemporary Art Captured in Seeing Songs at
the MFA, Boston
http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=11&int_new=31957&int_modo=1
Visual for the article is a Stuart Davis (who worked to jazz music) -
"Hot Still Scape for Six Colors — 7th Avenue Style"