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- ↑ S. Virato, "Interview with Stephen Nachmanovitch", New Frontier Magazine (September 1990), 8.
- ↑ Quoted by Channing Gray, "Improvising on the violin: Stephen Nachmanovitch fills his concerts with musical insights," Providence Sunday Journal, 27 May 1990.
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{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ "International Society for Improvised Music".
- ↑ "New Violin Family Association".
