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KISMIF in Portugal
“Keep It Simple, Make It Fast! (KISMIF), Crossing Borders of Underground Music Scenes” took place in Porto, Portugal, July 15-17, welcoming academic researchers working in all areas of sociology, anthropology, history, cultural…
Halifax, NS: Upstream Music
On June 27, the Upstream Music Association presented the performance piece “Diving for Pearls” to celebrate co-founder Paul Cram’s 19 years as director of the Halifax new music collective. Instrumentalists…
Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium: Schedule Now Available
The schedule for the 2015 Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium, Among the People: Arts, Improvisation, and Well-Being is now available online and presenter bios and paper abstracts are available here. The colloquium features a…
New Vertical Squirrels CD
IICSI is excited to announce the new Vertical Squirrels CD, Time of the Sign. The Vertical Squirrels members include Ajay Heble and Daniel Fischlin (both IICSI team members), as well as Ted…
Successful PhD Defense, Gregory Shupak
IICSI would like to congratulate Gregory Shupak (former IICSI Graduate Research Assistant) who successfully defended his PhD thesis, Literature and Social Change: Writing, Criticism, and Teaching in Neoliberal Canada on May 22nd, 2015. Congratulations,…
Successful PhD Defense, Paul Watkins
IICSI would like to congratulate Paul Watkins (former IICSI Graduate Research Assistant and Media & PR Coordinator) who successfully defended his PhD thesis, Soundin’ Canaan: Music, Resistance, and Citizenship in African…
Adaptive Use Musical Instruments – KU InterArts
University of Kansas and AUMI-KU InterArts “Globally, disparities in wealth, health care, education, political power, and social status threaten our world. Such divides are obstacles to human rights, human development, and…
June Improv Notes Released!
In this month’s issue: upcoming events, Canadian musicians in Europe, details on the Koumaria Residency, and the Guelph Jazz Festival lineup! http://www.improvcommunity.ca/content/improv-notes-june-2015
Koumaria: Experimental Artist Residency in Greece
September 18-30, 2015 (Please note the new dates!) Residency Theme: Remote Site-specific acoustic improvisations: A Recording Project Since 2009 the artist collective Medea Electronique has organized an annual 10-day experimental artist…
2015 Guelph Jazz Festival Lineup
The 2015 Guelph Jazz Festival has been moved further along in the month of September, running September 16-20. This year’s interim artistic director, Vancouver’s Rainbow Robert, has programmed a refreshing…
