I don't feel it's a matter of pushing boundaries. More a matter of creating within more expansive boundaries, such as working in odd time signatures and using time tested musical structures like counterpoint etc. Then the art of it is finding melodic sensibility within that and keeping the focus on playing or tracking live…. keeping that quality musicianship at the forefront and showing that live music can be executed without having to rely upon all the latest technological fads, gadgets and so forth.
The word progressive is not a good word to describe, because it insists that it leaves it's origins. Great jazz or classical music doesn't need to change radically to have relevance even in the contemporary world.
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