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PANEL: Jazz Education, Jazz Futures, Jazz Activisms

Peter Johnston, Roger Mantie, Alexandre Pierrepont, Andrew Jacob Scott

Published: 2007-09-06

VIDEO: Four panelists present on a range of topics related to education, activism, and jazz music. Alexandre Pierrepont: "The Inside (Outside) Songs of William Parker." Roger Mantie: "Is Jazz Dead: Who’s Asking and Who Cares?" Peter Johnston: "Searching for Uncommon Ground: Eddie Prévost’s Improvisation Workshop and the Construction of Collective Identity.” Andrew Jacob Scott: "Community as a Site of Jazz Pedagogy: Exploring Toronto’s Jam Sessions from 1956-1962.” TEXT: An abstract and biography for each of the panelists.

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Improvisation is, simply put, being and living this very moment. No one can hide in music, and improvising in music is to be truly in this very moment and being completely yourself, with all your qualities and faults. It is probably the most honest state for a human being to be in.

– John McLaughlin in an interview with Daniel Fischlin.