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This essay investigates composers Pauline Oliveros and John Cage, their use and abuse of Buddhist philosophy, and how these (mis)understandings...
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A promotional poster for the 2008 Summer Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation. Studies and lectures focused on 'Envisioning Improvisation...
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Full schedule for the 2008 Summer Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation. Studies and lectures focused on 'Envisioning Improvisation as...
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A poster with details of lectures given at the 2010 Summer Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation. The lectures and workshops focused on "...
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A promotional poster for the 2010 Summer Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation. The lectures and workshops focused on "Envisioning...
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A short biography of the improviser Sun Ra that examines the impact and significance of his performance practices within the context of arguments...
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This article provides a basic overview of the 10th annual Suoni Per Il Popolo Festival, which took place June 6-26, 2010, in Montreal. It highlights...
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In this personal reflection, Ellen Waterman shares her experience with the CME as a way of thinking about the use value of improvisation in a...
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The factors that motivate some improvising musicians to teach include the music’s profound ethical dimensions, the ideal that egalitarianism should...
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This article is not a critique of jazz pedagogy, but rather, an exploration of how such discourses reflect, generate, and regenerate social...
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