Research Library

As part of our commitment to making our work and outputs accessible, and to generate further dialogue on the issues we explore, IICSI has created an online Research Library. Here you will find a range of pieces including films, articles, think pieces, and interviews. Please use the search function or browse, and check back again as this library will be updated regularly.

Research outcomes related to the Improvisation, Community, and Social Practice project (2007-2013) are forthcoming.

When Rivers-Meet 2014

When Rivers Meet, performance and interviews

When Rivers Meet was the culminating performance of Dong-Won Kim’s residency as Improviser-in-Residence (2014) that took place at the River Run Centre in Guelph, Ontario. It featured the Guelph Symphony Orchestra conducted by Judith Yan; the Guelph Youth Jazz Ensemble directed by Brent Rowan; musicians Jeff Bird, Daniel Fischlin, and Lewis Melville; dancer Georgia Simms; and storyteller Ben Grossman. A fully bilingual (English/Korean) 2-CD recording was released in October 2015 by Barcode Free Music and features large-scale group improvisations, traditional storytelling, intercultural musical forms, dance interludes, and even audience participation.

jon corbett

John Corbett: We Are In the Future: Fifteen Thoughts on the Next Phase (GJFC 2014)

John Corbett presented “We Are In the Future: Fifteen Thoughts on the Next Phase” as a keynote address at the 2014 Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium.

GJFC performance

Other Stories: Sounding the Future (GJFC 2014)

Other Stories: Sounding the Future was a workshop/improvised performance from the 2014 Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium, featuring musicians Dong-Won Kim (2014 Improviser-in-Residence, South Korea), Dana Reason (Host), Ben Grossman (Guelph, ON), Matt Brubeck (Guelph, ON), Gary Diggins (Guelph, ON), and Paul Cram (Halifax, Nova Scotia).

Team Interviews: Lisa Lorenzino

IICSI researcher Lisa Lorenzino talks about her work and its relation to improvisation at the IICSI team gathering in Guelph, ON.

Team Interviews: Kristin Harris Walsh

IICSI researcher Kristin Harris Walsh talks about her work and its relation to improvisation at the IICSI team gathering in Guelph, ON.

Team Interviews: Linda Hawkins

IICSI associate Linda Hawkins talks about her work and its relation to improvisation at the IICSI team gathering in Guelph, ON.

Team Interviews: Mack Furlong

IICSI associate Mack Furlong talks about his work and its relation to improvisation at the IICSI team gathering in Guelph, ON.

Team Interviews: Ione Lewis

IICSI associate Ione Lewis talks about her work and its relation to improvisation at the IICSI team gathering in Guelph, ON.

Team Interviews: Peter Bradley

IICSI associate Peter Bradley talks about his work and its relation to improvisation at the IICSI team gathering in Guelph, ON.

Team Interviews: John Semple

IICSI Researcher John Semple talks about his work and its relationship to improvisation.

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