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CU Expo

Dawn Matheson

Published: 2011-05-11

CU Expo is a Canadian-led conference designed to showcase exemplars in community-university partnerships worldwide.

The goal of the conference is to explore and introduce creative ways to strengthen local communities.

The video features a performance by Jane Bunnett with the Guelph Youth Jazz Ensemble, students from Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary school and students from the University of Guelph.

The video also features a lecture given by Dr. Ajay Heble that is frequently interrupted by audience members.

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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.