CANARIE, NAC sing from the same song sheet

OTTAWA - Canada’s Advanced Research and Innovation Network (CANARIE) and the National Arts Centre teamed up on Tuesday for a demonstration of how technology is transforming education and the arts.As part of the NAC’s Manhattan on the Rideau masterclass series, acclaimed jazz trombonist Wycliffe Gordon instructed three jazz students in Ottawa from his location at Manhattan School of Music in New York for two hours via the CANARIE network and its broadband videoconference technology.“It’s incredible what happens when you combine artistic inspiration with CANARIE’s high-bandwidth network,” said Jim Roche, CANARIE interim president and CEO, in the announcement. “This kind of...