In this episode we explore the question: how do improvisors understand success in improvisation?
Host Paul Clifford asked the group members to describe how they evaluate the quality of their improvisations as well as how they evaluate the quality of improvised music when they listen to others, both live and recorded.
The music you hear was all recorded live and features all members of the group.

In this episode we explore the question: how do improvisors understand success in improvisation? Host Paul Clifford asked the group members to describe how they evaluate the quality of their improvisations as well as how they evaluate the quality of improvised music when they listen to others, both live and recorded. The music you hear was all recorded live and features all members of the group.

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Hello and welcome to Improvised Music in Kingston, a podcast that explores the thoughts and music of a group of local musicians who are situated across various genres and who all incorporate improvisation as part of their practice. I am your host Paul Clifford. The show focuses on questions of improvising as individuals, improvising in a group, and what aspects of living in Kingston have impact on these experiences. Interview audio on these themes is matched with live music that the group members recorded during 2021-2023. This podcast is part of a Research-Creation project in Cultural Studies from Queen’s University.

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