Dan DiPiero

Last year I was interviewed for a podcast about improvisation and sound called Sound it Out. We talked about my research in general, and the idea that there is a connection between musical improvisation and everyday life. For me, this connection has always centered around “contingency”—the idea that at the heart of the matter, what it […]

boundary 2 online recently published my book review of  Improvisation and Social Aesthetics. According to the counter, some people have read it!

On the 19th and 20th of July, I will be hosting the first in a series of improvisation workshops. Ideally, one round in the program would be between six and eight weeks long, so these two sessions are just a kind of pilot program. I have set up a website where you can read more […]

Next week, I will be presenting a little bit of my research at this conference in memory of the great Pauline Oliveros. Oliveros has left an enormous legacy behind for the improvising and experimental music worlds; in particular, her notion of Deep Listening is, in my opinion, fundamental for any serious engagement with improvisation. I am […]

A little while ago, Aaron asked me to write something for this guitar group. I did, and then they performed it. I think it sounds really good. What do you think? Here is the score. Here is the recording: From the program notes: “New Hands is a continuation in a series of compositions experimenting with […]

Hi all. For the past couple months, the TDQ has been hitting the Walrus on Sundays. It is a bit up in the air how much longer that might continue to happen, so don’t miss your chance to say hi (for free) with beer (and free parking) and beer. Also, thanks to everyone who has […]

In addition to Not Quite (written for a previous gig), Pen and Paperweight are the two songs I wrote for the Mr. Tako set. Both of them are attempts to present one discrete idea in the written music, with the improvisational element stemming from that one idea. For instance, in Paperweight (score, sound), the idea […]

Last week, Aaron Quinn put together a show at Kafe Kerouac with three sets: solo guitar, guitar/drum duo, and Alex’s band Small Songs. I’m the other half of the drum and guitar band, which is called Mr. Tako. We think the recording came out pretty well, so we have put it on the internet. The […]