Music composition and improvisation represent two intertwined yet distinct expressions of creative musical practice. Whereas composition often involves the deliberate crafting of musical structures ...

Musical improvisation is often described as a conversation. A universal language. Musicians trading back and forth seem to be having a blast, which, on occasion, for players and for listeners alike, ...

An international research team investigated the brains of 16 jazz pianists while they played a piece from memory, improvised based on the melody, and freely improvised based on the chord changes. The ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. While many improv shows aim to produce a spontaneous play or mimic stage or screen ...

Ajay Heble receives funding from The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and the Office of the Vice-President (Research) at the University of Guelph. IF 2020 received funding from the ...

Pianist Holly Bowling and Guitarist Tom Hamilton are known for conversing on stages throughout the country through their instruments, creating an intimate improvisation each and every show. Tom ...

[email protected] has received funding from SSHRC. He is affiliated with Silence, a community artspace and not-for-profit. Laura Risk receives or has received funding from SSHRC, FRQSC and the ...

Traditional Iranian music is not based on musical scores. Instead, traditional melody types are passed down orally. In his new book “Traditional Iranian music — Orality, physicality and improvisation, ...

With just under two weeks before the launch of the 2006 Guelph Jazz Festival, schedules are published, posters are posted, and a buzz is in the air. Pasted in below are both the Festival and ...

The Annoyance's very own musical ensembles. Every Tuesday at 8pm, two groups improvise brand new musicals based on audience suggestions. Featuring Musical Director Lisa McQueen and starring the ...

A worldwide Broadway-style musical revue, a youth-oriented dinosaur exhibit and a chance to watch a play unfold on the spot are among the art and entertainment opportunities this weekend. Venues in ...