Vol. 14 No. 1 (2021): Improvisation, Musical Communities, and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Improvising Arts Organizations and Venues

COVID-19 and the Creative Music Ecology

Scott Thomson
School of English and Theatre Studies, University of Guelph

Published 2021-03-13

Abstract

Karen Ng and Scott Thomson reflect on the impact of the pandemic on the field of creative improvised music from their perspectives as performers, composers, and presenters. Along the way, they explore the nature and limitations of livestream performance, and articulate why, as co-programmers of the Guelph Jazz Festival, they have not presented livestream or other digital programming during the pandemic.