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Naked Intimacy: Eroticism, Improvisation, and Gender
Critical studies in improvisation seek to understand the potential of certain forms of music to...
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Noise Orders: Jazz, Improvisation, and Architecture
A review of David P. Brown's "Noise Orders: Jazz, Improvisation, and Architecture"...
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Nomadism and Ethics in/as Improvised Movement Practices
While much dance improvisation focuses upon qualities of presence and the importance of being ‘in...
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Novelty That Must Be Subtle: Continuity, Innovation, and 'Improvisation' in North Indian Music
This paper investigates the interrelation between two aspects of North Indian classical music that...
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Of Sunshine and Happy Endings: Jazz, Parody, and the Limits of Interpretation
Given the complexities of his musical thought, the composer and music theorist George Russell has...
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On the Convergence Liberation of Makam X
Improvisation, by definition, fueled by the same creative energies that move life, and as a fluid...
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Onward Willow Improvisation Games 2010: A Critical Reflection on Playing Across Disciplines
ICASP postdoctoral fellow Rebecca Caines reflects on her involvement with a series of workshops...
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Onward Willow Workshop Profile
VIDEO: Ellen Waterman and Rebecca Caines discuss an outreach project involving the community...
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Onward Willow: Interview with Sue smith and Catrina Von Radecki
Sue Smith and Catrina Von Radecki explore various topics regarding their Dance-Music program with...
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Oral Histories: A reflection
This is a short reflective piece which discusses the intersecting relationship between orality and...
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Outside of the Self: Subjectivity, the Allure of Transcendence, and Jazz Historiography
This article explores and critiques the place of "transcendence" as a political object in...
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PANEL 1A: Extramusical Legacies: Narrative, Memory, and the Poetics of Cultural Knowledge
A conference panel presented as part of the 2013 Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium. Moderator: Rob...
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PANEL 1B: Genre Divisions, Dialogue, and Social Cooperation
A conference panel that was presented as part of the 2013 Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium....
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PANEL 2A: Intercultural Musical Exchange
A panel presented at the 2013 Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium. Moderator: Illa Carrillo-Rodriguez...
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PANEL 3A: Transcultural Encounters and Mixed Media
A conference panel that was presented as part of the 2013 Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium....
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PANEL 3B: Musical Radicalism and Social Activism
A conference panel presented as part of the 2013 Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium. Moderator: Lauren...
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