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Center for Improvisational Music

Coordinates: 40°40′45″N 73°58′48″W / 40.67924°N 73.9801°W / 40.67924; -73.9801
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The Center for Improvisational Music (or CIM) is a non-profit corporation dedicated to the teaching of jazz and creative music with a heavy emphasis on the inner workings of improvising. Founded by Ralph Alessi in 2001 and based in Brooklyn, NY,[1][2] CIM's main project is The School for Improvisational Music (or SIM) which since 2001 has presented 20 workshop series for 800 emerging improvisers from all over the globe.[3] SIM's faculty includes Alessi, Ravi Coltrane, Jim Black, Jason Moran and Steve Coleman among others. The center stages performances and educational workshops, and has hosted an intensive two-week summer program for musicians.[2][4]

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  1. ^ Stephans, Michael (2013) Experiencing Jazz: A Listener's Companion, Scarecrow Press, ISBN 978-0810882898, p. 134
  2. ^ a b Chinen, Nate (2007) "Music Review | Ralpha Alessi's This Against That: In Spartan Space, Jazz in a Communal Mode", The New York Times, March 8, 2007. Retrieved February 8, 2020
  3. ^ Ricci, Michael (2011) "Brooklyn Conservatory Of Music And The School For Improvisational Music Present SIMs Mini Intensive Improvisational Workshop", AllAboutJazz.com, June 8, 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2020
  4. ^ The Jazz Times Jazz Education Guide, JazzTimes Inc., 2007, p. 59
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