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AUMI–CCC at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: At the Nov. 3 “New Instrumentation for Performance” Seminar at RPI, Henry Lowengard demonstrated the use of large balloons to transmit the vibrations of music…

The University of Regina is now accepting applications for graduate degrees in Fine Arts (music, theatre, film, visual arts and interdisciplinary programs). The presence of the IICSI site at the University…

Don Thompson, born January 18, 1940 in Powell River, British Columbia, had piano lessons as a child, and learned to play string bass and vibraphone in his teens. Moving to…

From Indiana University, Monica Herzig announces the first edition of JENRing News: “a regular source of information in the field of jazz research as well as current job opportunities, callouts,…

In Canada’s October federal election, Canada ushered in a new Liberal government, and a new prime minister, Justin Trudeau.Here at the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation, we are…

Do you want to work for IICSI? IICSI is currently seeking GRAs and/or URAs for the positions of Video Editor and Website Content Development & Maintenance. … The International Institute for Critical…

International Society for Improvised Music 9th Festival and Conference Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo and Toronto, Ontario Canada May 12-15, 2016 CALL FOR PROPOSALS The International Society for Improvised Music (ISIM)…

In Guelph, Ontario, vocalist Carey West is hosting a vocal improvisation gathering at Silence on the fourth Sunday of every month. She has formed a Facebook group, Circle Singing and…

This year’s Guelph Jazz Festival saw the debut of the Capacitance series on Sundays from 2-4pm at 42 Quebec Street, Guelph, third floor studio. Curator Lynette Segal says, “Improvisation demands…

One of the landmark events marking the 50th anniversary of Chicago’s Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) has been the MCA Studio’s two performances of Afterword, the AACM (as)…