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Graduate Research Assistant

University of Guelph

The guy in the photo goes by the name 'Jaime'. Born in Nicaragua and now growing his own family in Canada, Jaime is enrolled at the Latin American and Caribbean Studies MA. His thesis focuses on the literary works of Julio Cortazar in regards to the construction of a new Latin America. It was through Cortazar that Jaime was introduced to the Jazz world. As a member of ICASP, Jaime is researching the role of improvisation in Cortazar's works and the sense of temporality and/or alterity that improvisation induces in performers and listeners.

Jaime likes spicy food, black coffee, and playing with his son, Alejandro.

...partly because I know that’s the only way that we could solve a creative problem [using improvisation with children ranging in abilities] and what doesn’t work is trying to impose a template on the students who are not able to respond to that template.

– Pauline Oliveros (in working with Abilities First)