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Short Takes – ImprovNotes July 2019

Shorts Takes from the July 2019 edition of ImprovNotes, the IICSI’s monthly newsletter.

Ajay Heble granted Honorary Doctorate in Mexico City by 17, Institute of Critical Studies

17, Institute of Critical Studies, in Mexico City, Mexico, awarded an Honorary Doctorate to Canadian jazz musician, University of Guelph professor and IICSI Director Dr. Ajay Heble.

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Short Takes – ImprovNotes June 2019

ImprovNotes Short Takes June 2019 – Call for participants! Toronto Symposium / Gathering, Spontaneous Acts in Jazz & Culture & Improvisation in Rural Ontario.

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Agile Futures at Western Front

Agile Futures: Approaching Improvisation, takes place June 22-23 during the opening weekend of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival at the Western Front, one of Canada’s leading artist-run centres for contemporary art and new music. 

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IICSI postdoc Teresa Connors at rOGUE Gallery

IICSI Postdoctoral Fellow, Teresa Connors’ exhibition Patterns opens Friday, April 26 at rOGUE Gallery in St. John’s Newfoundland!  

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Short Takes – ImprovNotes April 2019

ImprovNotes Short Takes : Canadians in Europe, Pauline Oliveros: Still Listening in Kingston, Dædalus: Why Jazz Still Matters and the new journal Jazz Education in Research and Practice.

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ImprovNotes March 2019 Short Takes

Short Takes news from the March 2019 edition of ImprovNotes, the IICSI’s monthly newsletter.

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IICSI Welcomes Marie Zimmerman

IICSI is proud to announce that Dr. Marie Zimmerman has joined the IICSI staff team in Guelph in the part-time role of Community Engagement Officer, Research and Partnerships.

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Join IICSI in the Gaspésie!

We are pleased to announce two exciting events taking place this August in Gaspé, Quebec: Musical Improvisation at Land’s End / Coin-du-Banc en folie and the Summer Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation!

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ImprovNotes February 2019 Short Takes

Short Takes news from the February 2019 edition of ImprovNotes, the IICSI’s monthly newsletter.