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Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium 2007

Image: Keynote Anthony Braxton, September 2007

People Get Ready: The Future of Jazz is NOW!

September 5-7, 2007

The 2007 Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium featured: many panels covering topics such as the future of jazz, technology, time, tradition, innovation, improvisation, transcultural understanding, education and activism; several workshops; a keynote talk with Anthony Braxton; and an onstage interview with Charlie Haden (Liberation Music).

See bottom of page for links to the 2007 Abstracts & Bios and the original Call For Papers.


Keynotes

Concerts

  • (Not Just) Talking Heads
  • Isaiah Ceccareli

Archived Schedule of Events

Please click here to view an archived copy of the 2007 Schedule of Events in brochure form.

Archived Abstracts and Bios

Please click here to view an archived copy of the 2007 Colloquium abstracts and bios.

Archived Call For Papers

Please click here to download an archived copy of the 2007 Colloquium Call For Papers in PDF form.

Improvisation is, simply put, being and living this very moment. No one can hide in music, and improvising in music is to be truly in this very moment and being completely yourself, with all your qualities and faults. It is probably the most honest state for a human being to be in.

– John McLaughlin in an interview with Daniel Fischlin.