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Improvisation in a Community Centre: Performance, Activism, and Research with the Carnegie Centre Jazz Band

Tegan Ceschi-Smith

Published: 2010-09-02

A reflective piece by ICASP graduate research assistant Tegan Ceschi-Smith, describing and analyzing her experience as part of the Carnegie Centre Jazz Band. She describes the group's organization, practices and performances, and outlines future research and outreach plans for the group.

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Improvisation implies a deep connection between the personal and the communal, self and world. A “good” improviser successfully navigates musical and institutional boundaries and the desire for self-expression, pleasing not only herself but the listener as well.

– Rob Wallace