Guelph Jazz Festival & Colloquium 2008
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2008 Biographies and Abstracts
Biographies and abstracts for all speakers and presenters at the 2008 Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium on Diaspora, Dispersal, Improvisation, and Imagination held September 3–5 2008.
2008 Colloquium Brochure
Colloquium brochure for the 2008 Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium on “Diaspora, Dispersal, Improvisation, and Imagination” held September 3–5, 2008.
KEYNOTE: Improvisation in American Taiko
Dr. Deborah Wong discusses improvised solos in Japanese American drumming and their relationship to ideas about tradition and hybrid cultural identities. Gender is also a focal point of the talk, and numerous video examples of taiko performances are presented.
KEYNOTE: Jazz/Opera and the Staging of Race
While examining the presence of improvisatory practices in opera over the course of history, the Hutcheons discuss the ongoing hybridization of opera with other art forms, and how racial identities have been represented in opera.
KEYNOTE: Improvisation and Diaspora: Why New Orleans Matters
Dr. George Lipsitz discusses transcultural understanding and improvisation in the context of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina’s destruction of New Orleans in 2005.
KidsAbility 2008 Workshop Profile
A profile of a collaborative outreach project conducted throughout the summer of 2008 for youth with disabilities involving ICASP, KidsAbility, and the Guelph Jazz Festival.
