Friday, May 24, 2013 @ 7:30 pm
Full Description:
Co-Presented with Roulette
Works by Larissa Velez-Jackson, Amber Bemak, Tess Dworman & Sam Kim
Curated by Hilary Clark, Mina Nishimura, Antonio Ramos & Vanessa Anspaugh
When you feel sad and blue
You just come and see me anytime
I’ll be waiting for you dear
And your fears you can leave behind
Here’s the key to unlock the door to my house (to my house)
–From "In My House," lyrics by Mary Jane Girls
Roulette welcomes the Movement Research Spring Festival 2013 – "Alternate/Shelter" – as it presents two stellar evenings of dance at our acclaimed performance space. On Friday, May 24, Movement Research present In My House with works by Larissa Velez-Jackson, Amber Bemak, Tess Dworman, and Sam Kim. Following the performance, please join us for a discussion with the artists, joined by Molly Poerstel-Taylor and Jillian Peña, and moderated by Katie Brewer Ball.
And join us at Roulette on Saturday, May 25 for another engagement from the Movement Research Spring Festival 2013, Burning Down The House.
About the Movement Research Festival
The Movement Research Festival finds its roots in the Improvisation Festival New York (IFNY), initiated in 1992 by Sondra Loring (an MR artist-in-residence at the time) and Julie Carr. For five years (1999-2003), Movement Research hosted the IFNY as one of its programs, under the curation of Programming Director Amanda Loulaki. Four years ago, Movement Research created an artist-curator format, birthing Improvisation is Hard (2004), followed by Open Source (2005).
Beginning in 2006, Movement Research established the festival as a twice-annual event. The fall festival continues to focus on improvisation and is shaped by Movement Research’s programming staff in collaboration with Curatorial Advisors who bring their own interests and ideas to specific festival events. The spring festival is produced by a group of artist-curators which determines the emphasis, shape, and programming. Together, these two approaches allow for a varied investigation and exploration into current artistic concerns, and reflect Movement Research’s mission of valuing artists, their creative process and vital role within society.
Full Description:
Co-Presented with Roulette
Works by Larissa Velez-Jackson, Amber Bemak, Tess Dworman & Sam Kim
Curated by Hilary Clark, Mina Nishimura, Antonio Ramos & Vanessa Anspaugh
When you feel sad and blue
You just come and see me anytime
I’ll be waiting for you dear
And your fears you can leave behind
Here’s the key to unlock the door to my house (to my house)
–From "In My House," lyrics by Mary Jane Girls
Roulette welcomes the Movement Research Spring Festival 2013 – "Alternate/Shelter" – as it presents two stellar evenings of dance at our acclaimed performance space. On Friday, May 24, Movement Research present In My House with works by Larissa Velez-Jackson, Amber Bemak, Tess Dworman, and Sam Kim. Following the performance, please join us for a discussion with the artists, joined by Molly Poerstel-Taylor and Jillian Peña, and moderated by Katie Brewer Ball.
And join us at Roulette on Saturday, May 25 for another engagement from the Movement Research Spring Festival 2013, Burning Down The House.
About the Movement Research Festival
The Movement Research Festival finds its roots in the Improvisation Festival New York (IFNY), initiated in 1992 by Sondra Loring (an MR artist-in-residence at the time) and Julie Carr. For five years (1999-2003), Movement Research hosted the IFNY as one of its programs, under the curation of Programming Director Amanda Loulaki. Four years ago, Movement Research created an artist-curator format, birthing Improvisation is Hard (2004), followed by Open Source (2005).
Beginning in 2006, Movement Research established the festival as a twice-annual event. The fall festival continues to focus on improvisation and is shaped by Movement Research’s programming staff in collaboration with Curatorial Advisors who bring their own interests and ideas to specific festival events. The spring festival is produced by a group of artist-curators which determines the emphasis, shape, and programming. Together, these two approaches allow for a varied investigation and exploration into current artistic concerns, and reflect Movement Research’s mission of valuing artists, their creative process and vital role within society.
Saturday, May 25, 2013 @ 7:30 pm
Full Description:
Co-Presented with Roulette
Works by Molly Poerstel-Taylor, Luke George, Stanley Love & Jillian Peña
Curated by Hilary Clark, Mina Nishimura, Antonio Ramos & Vanessa Anspaugh
Hold tight wait till the party’s over
Hold tight we’re in for nasty weather
There has got to be a way
Burning down the house
–from "Burning Down the House," lyrics by Talking Heads
Roulette welcomes the Movement Research Spring Festival 2013 – "Alternate/Shelter" – as it presents two stellar evenings of dance at our acclaimed performance space. On Saturday, May 25, Movement Research present Burning Down the House with works by Molly Poerstel-Taylor, Luke George, Stanley Love, and Jillian Peña.
Also, please join us at Roulette on Friday, May 24 for In Our House with post-performance talk with Molly Poerstel-Taylor and Jillian Peña.
About the Movement Research Festival
The Movement Research Festival finds its roots in the Improvisation Festival New York (IFNY), initiated in 1992 by Sondra Loring (an MR artist-in-residence at the time) and Julie Carr. For five years (1999-2003), Movement Research hosted the IFNY as one of its programs, under the curation of Programming Director Amanda Loulaki. Four years ago, Movement Research created an artist-curator format, birthing Improvisation is Hard (2004), followed by Open Source (2005).
Beginning in 2006, Movement Research established the festival as a twice-annual event. The fall festival continues to focus on improvisation and is shaped by Movement Research’s programming staff in collaboration with Curatorial Advisors who bring their own interests and ideas to specific festival events. The spring festival is produced by a group of artist-curators which determines the emphasis, shape, and programming. Together, these two approaches allow for a varied investigation and exploration into current artistic concerns, and reflect Movement Research’s mission of valuing artists, their creative process and vital role within society.
Full Description:
Co-Presented with Roulette
Works by Molly Poerstel-Taylor, Luke George, Stanley Love & Jillian Peña
Curated by Hilary Clark, Mina Nishimura, Antonio Ramos & Vanessa Anspaugh
Hold tight wait till the party’s over
Hold tight we’re in for nasty weather
There has got to be a way
Burning down the house
–from "Burning Down the House," lyrics by Talking Heads
Roulette welcomes the Movement Research Spring Festival 2013 – "Alternate/Shelter" – as it presents two stellar evenings of dance at our acclaimed performance space. On Saturday, May 25, Movement Research present Burning Down the House with works by Molly Poerstel-Taylor, Luke George, Stanley Love, and Jillian Peña.
Also, please join us at Roulette on Friday, May 24 for In Our House with post-performance talk with Molly Poerstel-Taylor and Jillian Peña.
About the Movement Research Festival
The Movement Research Festival finds its roots in the Improvisation Festival New York (IFNY), initiated in 1992 by Sondra Loring (an MR artist-in-residence at the time) and Julie Carr. For five years (1999-2003), Movement Research hosted the IFNY as one of its programs, under the curation of Programming Director Amanda Loulaki. Four years ago, Movement Research created an artist-curator format, birthing Improvisation is Hard (2004), followed by Open Source (2005).
Beginning in 2006, Movement Research established the festival as a twice-annual event. The fall festival continues to focus on improvisation and is shaped by Movement Research’s programming staff in collaboration with Curatorial Advisors who bring their own interests and ideas to specific festival events. The spring festival is produced by a group of artist-curators which determines the emphasis, shape, and programming. Together, these two approaches allow for a varied investigation and exploration into current artistic concerns, and reflect Movement Research’s mission of valuing artists, their creative process and vital role within society.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 @ 7:00 pm
Full Description:
Since 1996, the Vision Festival has been New York's premiere festival of free/avant-garde/experimental/world jazz music bringing together visionaries from New York and all over the world for dynamic collaborations, the exploration of new sounds, and to foster multicultural and multigenerational dialogue.
Roulette welcomes back Vision Festival 18 to our performance stage for 5 evenings of wall-to-wall programming, beginning Wednesday, June 12 through Sunday, June 16, with extraordinary performances from Milford Graves, William Parker, Roy Campell, Joe McPhee, Marshall Allen, Amiri Baraka, Hamid Drake, Roscoe Mitchell, Mary Halvorson, Craig Taborn, Henry Grimes, among others, along with a robust multimedia program that features dance, poetry, film, and panel discussions with artists.
Vision Festival 18 – Improvisation / Freedom / Revolution – opens with a celebration of drummer/percussionist Milford Graves, recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award, with 3 performances highlighting Graves' extraordinary career, from his Afro/Cuban roots to stellar sets by Transition Trio and NY HeART Ensemble, featuring Amiri Baraka.
7:00 PM – Afro/Cuban Roots
Milford Graves – drums, percussion
David Virelles – acoustic piano
Román Díaz – percussions (congas, batá drums, añá), vocals
Dezron Douglas – acoustic bass
Román Filiú – alto saxophone
8:30 PM – Milford Graves Transition TRIO
Milford Graves – drums, percussion
D.D. Jackson – piano
Kidd Jordan – tenor saxophone
10:00 PM – Milford Graves NY HeArt Ensemble
Milford Graves – drums, percussion
Charles Gayle – tenor saxophone
William Parker – bass
Roswell Rudd – trombone
Amiri Baraka – poetry
For advance tickets, please visit Brown Paper Tickets.
Door (per day): 30
Event Pass: 140
Advanced daily ticket: 30
Students & Seniors: 20
Arts For Art, Inc. is a not-for-profit, multi-cultural organization whose purpose is to build awareness and understanding of avantjazz and related expressive movements while encouraging a sense of community amongst artists and their audiences. Our principal activities are the presentation of innovative, creative music, dance, multi-media performances, spoken word, and the exhibition of visual arts and through educational efforts involve a new generation. Since 1996, Art For Art has produced the Vision Festival, beginning in various venues in New York's Lower East Side and at Brooklyn's Roulette performance space since 2012.
Full Vision Festival 18 Schedule
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12
Celebrate Milford Graves – A Life-Time of Achievement
7:00 PM – Afro/Cuban Roots
Milford Graves – drums, percussion
David Virelles – acoustic piano
Román Díaz – percussions (congas, batá drums, añá), vocals
Dezron Douglas – acoustic bass
Román Filiú – alto saxophone
8:30 PM – Milford Graves Transition TRIO
Milford Graves – drums, percussion
D.D. Jackson – piano
Kidd Jordan – tenor saxophone
10:00 PM – Milford Graves NY HeArt Ensemble
Milford Graves – drums, percussion
Charles Gayle – tenor saxophone
William Parker – bass
Roswell Rudd – trombone
Amiri Baraka – poetry
THURSDAY, JUNE 13
Honoring Visual Artist Robert Janz
7:00 PM – Maria Mitchell / Terry Jenoure
Maria Mitchell – dance
Terry Jenoure – violin
7:45 PM – Roy Campbell’s Akhenaten Ensemble
Roy Campbell – trumpet
Bryan Carrott – vibes
Jason Kao Hwang – violin
Hilliard Greene – bass
Michael Wimberly – drums
9:00 PM – Rob Brown U_L Project
Joe McPhee – trumpet, sax
Rob Brown – alto saxophone
Miya Masaoka – koto
Mark Helias – bass
Qasim Naqvi – drums
10:00 PM – Roscoe Mitchell Trio
Roscoe Mitchell – reeds
Henry Grimes – bass, violin
Tani Tabbal – drums
FRIDAY, JUNE 14 – A French American Connection
7:00 PM – VOCAL-EASE
Steve Dalachinsky – poetry
Connie Crothers – piano
7:30 PM – Bern Nix Quartet
Bern Nix – guitar
Francois Grillot – bass
Matt Lavelle – trumpet
Reggie Sylvester – drums
8:45 PM – East-West Collective
Didier Petit – cello
Sylvain Kassap – clarinets
Xu Fengxia – guhzeng
Larry Ochs – tenor sax
Miya Masaoka – koto
10:00 PM – The French-American Peace Ensemble
Francois Tusques – piano
Louis Sclavis – clarinets
Kidd Jordan – tenor sax
William Parker – bass
Hamid Drake – drums
SATURDAY, JUNE 15
12:30 PM – PANEL DISCUSSION: Building a Future Where Improvisation & Culture Come Together
2:00 PM – Visionary Youth Band – coT.I.M.E. initiative bklyn / Jeff Lederer, Jessica Jones
2:30 PM – York College Creative Ensemble - CUNY Queens / Tom Zlabinger, Director
3:00 PM – Achievement First Middle School Band – Brooklyn / Gene Baker, Director
3:30 PM – All schools (80 young musicians) under the direction of William Parker with guest artist Hamid Drake
5:00 PM – PANEL DISCUSSION on the French-American exchange of musical ideas & social, political ideals past and present, moderated by Michel Dorbon with Didier Petit, Francois Tusques, William Parker, Larry Ochs, Vernon Reid
7:30 PM – Tomas Fujiwara & The Hook Up
Brian Settles – sax
Jonathan Finlayson – trumpet
Mary Halvorson – guitar
Michael Formanek – bass
Tomas Fujiwara - drums
8:45 PM – Davis / Revis / Cyrile Trio
Kris Davis – piano
Eric Revis – bass
Andrew Cyrille – drums
9:45 PM – Simmons / Burrell Duo
Sonny Simmons – alto sax
Dave Burrell – piano
10:45 PM – Reggie Workman WORKz
Reggie Workman – bass
Marilyn Crispell – piano
Odean Pope – tenor sax
Tapan Modak – tablas
Pheeroan akLaff - drums
SUNDAY, JUNE 16
3:00 PM – PANEL DISCUSSION: Decolonizing the Music: Reclaiming the Power of Creative Music in Communities of Color
5:30 PM – FILM: Butch Morris: Black February by Vipal Monga
7:00 PM – Inner City: Migration
Miriam Parker – dance, choreographer
Jason Jordan – dance
Hamid Drake – drums
Jo Wood Brown – art
Robert Janz – guest visual artist
7:30 PM – Positive Knowledge
Oluyemi Thomas – sax
Ijeoma Thomas – voice, words
Henry Grimes – bass, violin
Michael Wimberly – drums
8:30 PM – Hamiet Bluiett Quartet
Hamiet Bluiett – baritone sax
DD. Jackson - piano
Harrison Bankhead - bass
Hamid Drake - drums
9:30 PM – Mario Pavone ARC Trio
Mario Pavone – bass
Craig Taborn – piano
Gerald Cleaver – drums
10:30 PM – Marshall Allen & McBrides BASS ROOTS
Marshall Allen – alto sax
Christian McBride – bass
Lee Smith – bass
Howard Cooper – bass
Full Description:
Since 1996, the Vision Festival has been New York's premiere festival of free/avant-garde/experimental/world jazz music bringing together visionaries from New York and all over the world for dynamic collaborations, the exploration of new sounds, and to foster multicultural and multigenerational dialogue.
Roulette welcomes back Vision Festival 18 to our performance stage for 5 evenings of wall-to-wall programming, beginning Wednesday, June 12 through Sunday, June 16, with extraordinary performances from Milford Graves, William Parker, Roy Campell, Joe McPhee, Marshall Allen, Amiri Baraka, Hamid Drake, Roscoe Mitchell, Mary Halvorson, Craig Taborn, Henry Grimes, among others, along with a robust multimedia program that features dance, poetry, film, and panel discussions with artists.
Vision Festival 18 – Improvisation / Freedom / Revolution – opens with a celebration of drummer/percussionist Milford Graves, recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award, with 3 performances highlighting Graves' extraordinary career, from his Afro/Cuban roots to stellar sets by Transition Trio and NY HeART Ensemble, featuring Amiri Baraka.
7:00 PM – Afro/Cuban Roots
Milford Graves – drums, percussion
David Virelles – acoustic piano
Román Díaz – percussions (congas, batá drums, añá), vocals
Dezron Douglas – acoustic bass
Román Filiú – alto saxophone
8:30 PM – Milford Graves Transition TRIO
Milford Graves – drums, percussion
D.D. Jackson – piano
Kidd Jordan – tenor saxophone
10:00 PM – Milford Graves NY HeArt Ensemble
Milford Graves – drums, percussion
Charles Gayle – tenor saxophone
William Parker – bass
Roswell Rudd – trombone
Amiri Baraka – poetry
For advance tickets, please visit Brown Paper Tickets.
Door (per day): 30
Event Pass: 140
Advanced daily ticket: 30
Students & Seniors: 20
Arts For Art, Inc. is a not-for-profit, multi-cultural organization whose purpose is to build awareness and understanding of avantjazz and related expressive movements while encouraging a sense of community amongst artists and their audiences. Our principal activities are the presentation of innovative, creative music, dance, multi-media performances, spoken word, and the exhibition of visual arts and through educational efforts involve a new generation. Since 1996, Art For Art has produced the Vision Festival, beginning in various venues in New York's Lower East Side and at Brooklyn's Roulette performance space since 2012.
Full Vision Festival 18 Schedule
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12
Celebrate Milford Graves – A Life-Time of Achievement
7:00 PM – Afro/Cuban Roots
Milford Graves – drums, percussion
David Virelles – acoustic piano
Román Díaz – percussions (congas, batá drums, añá), vocals
Dezron Douglas – acoustic bass
Román Filiú – alto saxophone
8:30 PM – Milford Graves Transition TRIO
Milford Graves – drums, percussion
D.D. Jackson – piano
Kidd Jordan – tenor saxophone
10:00 PM – Milford Graves NY HeArt Ensemble
Milford Graves – drums, percussion
Charles Gayle – tenor saxophone
William Parker – bass
Roswell Rudd – trombone
Amiri Baraka – poetry
THURSDAY, JUNE 13
Honoring Visual Artist Robert Janz
7:00 PM – Maria Mitchell / Terry Jenoure
Maria Mitchell – dance
Terry Jenoure – violin
7:45 PM – Roy Campbell’s Akhenaten Ensemble
Roy Campbell – trumpet
Bryan Carrott – vibes
Jason Kao Hwang – violin
Hilliard Greene – bass
Michael Wimberly – drums
9:00 PM – Rob Brown U_L Project
Joe McPhee – trumpet, sax
Rob Brown – alto saxophone
Miya Masaoka – koto
Mark Helias – bass
Qasim Naqvi – drums
10:00 PM – Roscoe Mitchell Trio
Roscoe Mitchell – reeds
Henry Grimes – bass, violin
Tani Tabbal – drums
FRIDAY, JUNE 14 – A French American Connection
7:00 PM – VOCAL-EASE
Steve Dalachinsky – poetry
Connie Crothers – piano
7:30 PM – Bern Nix Quartet
Bern Nix – guitar
Francois Grillot – bass
Matt Lavelle – trumpet
Reggie Sylvester – drums
8:45 PM – East-West Collective
Didier Petit – cello
Sylvain Kassap – clarinets
Xu Fengxia – guhzeng
Larry Ochs – tenor sax
Miya Masaoka – koto
10:00 PM – The French-American Peace Ensemble
Francois Tusques – piano
Louis Sclavis – clarinets
Kidd Jordan – tenor sax
William Parker – bass
Hamid Drake – drums
SATURDAY, JUNE 15
12:30 PM – PANEL DISCUSSION: Building a Future Where Improvisation & Culture Come Together
2:00 PM – Visionary Youth Band – coT.I.M.E. initiative bklyn / Jeff Lederer, Jessica Jones
2:30 PM – York College Creative Ensemble - CUNY Queens / Tom Zlabinger, Director
3:00 PM – Achievement First Middle School Band – Brooklyn / Gene Baker, Director
3:30 PM – All schools (80 young musicians) under the direction of William Parker with guest artist Hamid Drake
5:00 PM – PANEL DISCUSSION on the French-American exchange of musical ideas & social, political ideals past and present, moderated by Michel Dorbon with Didier Petit, Francois Tusques, William Parker, Larry Ochs, Vernon Reid
7:30 PM – Tomas Fujiwara & The Hook Up
Brian Settles – sax
Jonathan Finlayson – trumpet
Mary Halvorson – guitar
Michael Formanek – bass
Tomas Fujiwara - drums
8:45 PM – Davis / Revis / Cyrile Trio
Kris Davis – piano
Eric Revis – bass
Andrew Cyrille – drums
9:45 PM – Simmons / Burrell Duo
Sonny Simmons – alto sax
Dave Burrell – piano
10:45 PM – Reggie Workman WORKz
Reggie Workman – bass
Marilyn Crispell – piano
Odean Pope – tenor sax
Tapan Modak – tablas
Pheeroan akLaff - drums
SUNDAY, JUNE 16
3:00 PM – PANEL DISCUSSION: Decolonizing the Music: Reclaiming the Power of Creative Music in Communities of Color
5:30 PM – FILM: Butch Morris: Black February by Vipal Monga
7:00 PM – Inner City: Migration
Miriam Parker – dance, choreographer
Jason Jordan – dance
Hamid Drake – drums
Jo Wood Brown – art
Robert Janz – guest visual artist
7:30 PM – Positive Knowledge
Oluyemi Thomas – sax
Ijeoma Thomas – voice, words
Henry Grimes – bass, violin
Michael Wimberly – drums
8:30 PM – Hamiet Bluiett Quartet
Hamiet Bluiett – baritone sax
DD. Jackson - piano
Harrison Bankhead - bass
Hamid Drake - drums
9:30 PM – Mario Pavone ARC Trio
Mario Pavone – bass
Craig Taborn – piano
Gerald Cleaver – drums
10:30 PM – Marshall Allen & McBrides BASS ROOTS
Marshall Allen – alto sax
Christian McBride – bass
Lee Smith – bass
Howard Cooper – bass
Thursday, June 13, 2013 @ 7:00 pm
Full Description:
Since 1996, the Vision Festival has been New York's premiere festival of free/avant-garde/experimental/world jazz music bringing together visionaries from New York and all over the world for dynamic collaborations, the exploration of new sounds, and to foster multicultural and multigenerational dialogue.
Roulette welcomes back Vision Festival 18 to our performance stage for 5 evenings of wall-to-wall programming, beginning Wednesday, June 12 through Sunday, June 16, with extraordinary performances from Milford Graves, William Parker, Roy Campell, Joe McPhee, Marshall Allen, Amiri Baraka, Hamid Drake, Roscoe Mitchell, Mary Halvorson, Craig Taborn, Henry Grimes, among others, along with a robust multimedia program that features dance, poetry, film, and panel discussions with artists.
Vision Festival 18 – Improvisation / Freedom / Revolution – continues for its second evening of full programming with performances to honor visual artist Robert Janz. Peformances include a collaboration of dance and music between Maria Mitchell & Terry Jenoure, Roy Campell's Akhenaten Ensemble, Rob Brown U_L Project, and to close out the evening, the Roscoe Mitchell Trio.
7:00 PM – Maria Mitchell / Terry Jenoure
Maria Mitchell – dance
Terry Jenoure – violin
7:45 PM – Roy Campbell’s Akhenaten Ensemble
Roy Campbell – trumpet
Bryan Carrott – vibes
Jason Kao Hwang – violin
Hilliard Greene – bass
Michael Wimberly – drums
9:00 PM – Rob Brown U_L Project
Joe McPhee – trumpet, sax
Rob Brown – alto saxophone
Miya Masaoka – koto
Mark Helias – bass
Qasim Naqvi – drums
10:00 PM – Roscoe Mitchell Trio
Roscoe Mitchell – reeds
Henry Grimes – bass, violin
Tani Tabbal – drums
For advance tickets, please visit Brown Paper Tickets.
Door (per day): 30
Event Pass: 140
Advanced daily ticket: 30
Students & Seniors: 20
Arts For Art, Inc. is a not-for-profit, multi-cultural organization whose purpose is to build awareness and understanding of avantjazz and related expressive movements while encouraging a sense of community amongst artists and their audiences. Our principal activities are the presentation of innovative, creative music, dance, multi-media performances, spoken word, and the exhibition of visual arts and through educational efforts involve a new generation. Since 1996, Art For Art has produced the Vision Festival, beginning in various venues in New York's Lower East Side and at Brooklyn's Roulette performance space since 2012.
Full Vision Festival 18 Schedule
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12
Celebrate Milford Graves – A Life-Time of Achievement
7:00 PM – Afro/Cuban Roots
Milford Graves – drums, percussion
David Virelles – acoustic piano
Román Díaz – percussions (congas, batá drums, añá), vocals
Dezron Douglas – acoustic bass
Román Filiú – alto saxophone
8:30 PM – Milford Graves Transition TRIO
Milford Graves – drums, percussion
D.D. Jackson – piano
Kidd Jordan – tenor saxophone
10:00 PM – Milford Graves NY HeArt Ensemble
Milford Graves – drums, percussion
Charles Gayle – tenor saxophone
William Parker – bass
Roswell Rudd – trombone
Amiri Baraka – poetry
THURSDAY, JUNE 13
Honoring Visual Artist Robert Janz
7:00 PM – Maria Mitchell / Terry Jenoure
Maria Mitchell – dance
Terry Jenoure – violin
7:45 PM – Roy Campbell’s Akhenaten Ensemble
Roy Campbell – trumpet
Bryan Carrott – vibes
Jason Kao Hwang – violin
Hilliard Greene – bass
Michael Wimberly – drums
9:00 PM – Rob Brown U_L Project
Joe McPhee – trumpet, sax
Rob Brown – alto saxophone
Miya Masaoka – koto
Mark Helias – bass
Qasim Naqvi – drums
10:00 PM – Roscoe Mitchell Trio
Roscoe Mitchell – reeds
Henry Grimes – bass, violin
Tani Tabbal – drums
FRIDAY, JUNE 14 – A French American Connection
7:00 PM – VOCAL-EASE
Steve Dalachinsky – poetry
Connie Crothers – piano
7:30 PM – Bern Nix Quartet
Bern Nix – guitar
Francois Grillot – bass
Matt Lavelle – trumpet
Reggie Sylvester – drums
8:45 PM – East-West Collective
Didier Petit – cello
Sylvain Kassap – clarinets
Xu Fengxia – guhzeng
Larry Ochs – tenor sax
Miya Masaoka – koto
10:00 PM – The French-American Peace Ensemble
Francois Tusques – piano
Louis Sclavis – clarinets
Kidd Jordan – tenor sax
William Parker – bass
Hamid Drake – drums
SATURDAY, JUNE 15
12:30 PM – PANEL DISCUSSION: Building a Future Where Improvisation & Culture Come Together
2:00 PM – Visionary Youth Band – coT.I.M.E. initiative bklyn / Jeff Lederer, Jessica Jones
2:30 PM – York College Creative Ensemble - CUNY Queens / Tom Zlabinger, Director
3:00 PM – Achievement First Middle School Band – Brooklyn / Gene Baker, Director
3:30 PM – All schools (80 young musicians) under the direction of William Parker with guest artist Hamid Drake
5:00 PM – PANEL DISCUSSION on the French-American exchange of musical ideas & social, political ideals past and present, moderated by Michel Dorbon with Didier Petit, Francois Tusques, William Parker, Larry Ochs, Vernon Reid
7:30 PM – Tomas Fujiwara & The Hook Up
Brian Settles – sax
Jonathan Finlayson – trumpet
Mary Halvorson – guitar
Michael Formanek – bass
Tomas Fujiwara - drums
8:45 PM – Davis / Revis / Cyrile Trio
Kris Davis – piano
Eric Revis – bass
Andrew Cyrille – drums
9:45 PM – Simmons / Burrell Duo
Sonny Simmons – alto sax
Dave Burrell – piano
10:45 PM – Reggie Workman WORKz
Reggie Workman – bass
Marilyn Crispell – piano
Odean Pope – tenor sax
Tapan Modak – tablas
Pheeroan akLaff - drums
SUNDAY, JUNE 16
3:00 PM – PANEL DISCUSSION: Decolonizing the Music: Reclaiming the Power of Creative Music in Communities of Color
5:30 PM – FILM: Butch Morris: Black February by Vipal Monga
7:00 PM – Inner City: Migration
Miriam Parker – dance, choreographer
Jason Jordan – dance
Hamid Drake – drums
Jo Wood Brown – art
Robert Janz – guest visual artist
7:30 PM – Positive Knowledge
Oluyemi Thomas – sax
Ijeoma Thomas – voice, words
Henry Grimes – bass, violin
Michael Wimberly – drums
8:30 PM – Hamiet Bluiett Quartet
Hamiet Bluiett – baritone sax
DD. Jackson - piano
Harrison Bankhead - bass
Hamid Drake - drums
9:30 PM – Mario Pavone ARC Trio
Mario Pavone – bass
Craig Taborn – piano
Gerald Cleaver – drums
10:30 PM – Marshall Allen & McBrides BASS ROOTS
Marshall Allen – alto sax
Christian McBride – bass
Lee Smith – bass
Howard Cooper – bass
Full Description:
Since 1996, the Vision Festival has been New York's premiere festival of free/avant-garde/experimental/world jazz music bringing together visionaries from New York and all over the world for dynamic collaborations, the exploration of new sounds, and to foster multicultural and multigenerational dialogue.
Roulette welcomes back Vision Festival 18 to our performance stage for 5 evenings of wall-to-wall programming, beginning Wednesday, June 12 through Sunday, June 16, with extraordinary performances from Milford Graves, William Parker, Roy Campell, Joe McPhee, Marshall Allen, Amiri Baraka, Hamid Drake, Roscoe Mitchell, Mary Halvorson, Craig Taborn, Henry Grimes, among others, along with a robust multimedia program that features dance, poetry, film, and panel discussions with artists.
Vision Festival 18 – Improvisation / Freedom / Revolution – continues for its second evening of full programming with performances to honor visual artist Robert Janz. Peformances include a collaboration of dance and music between Maria Mitchell & Terry Jenoure, Roy Campell's Akhenaten Ensemble, Rob Brown U_L Project, and to close out the evening, the Roscoe Mitchell Trio.
7:00 PM – Maria Mitchell / Terry Jenoure
Maria Mitchell – dance
Terry Jenoure – violin
7:45 PM – Roy Campbell’s Akhenaten Ensemble
Roy Campbell – trumpet
Bryan Carrott – vibes
Jason Kao Hwang – violin
Hilliard Greene – bass
Michael Wimberly – drums
9:00 PM – Rob Brown U_L Project
Joe McPhee – trumpet, sax
Rob Brown – alto saxophone
Miya Masaoka – koto
Mark Helias – bass
Qasim Naqvi – drums
10:00 PM – Roscoe Mitchell Trio
Roscoe Mitchell – reeds
Henry Grimes – bass, violin
Tani Tabbal – drums
For advance tickets, please visit Brown Paper Tickets.
Door (per day): 30
Event Pass: 140
Advanced daily ticket: 30
Students & Seniors: 20
Arts For Art, Inc. is a not-for-profit, multi-cultural organization whose purpose is to build awareness and understanding of avantjazz and related expressive movements while encouraging a sense of community amongst artists and their audiences. Our principal activities are the presentation of innovative, creative music, dance, multi-media performances, spoken word, and the exhibition of visual arts and through educational efforts involve a new generation. Since 1996, Art For Art has produced the Vision Festival, beginning in various venues in New York's Lower East Side and at Brooklyn's Roulette performance space since 2012.
Full Vision Festival 18 Schedule
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12
Celebrate Milford Graves – A Life-Time of Achievement
7:00 PM – Afro/Cuban Roots
Milford Graves – drums, percussion
David Virelles – acoustic piano
Román Díaz – percussions (congas, batá drums, añá), vocals
Dezron Douglas – acoustic bass
Román Filiú – alto saxophone
8:30 PM – Milford Graves Transition TRIO
Milford Graves – drums, percussion
D.D. Jackson – piano
Kidd Jordan – tenor saxophone
10:00 PM – Milford Graves NY HeArt Ensemble
Milford Graves – drums, percussion
Charles Gayle – tenor saxophone
William Parker – bass
Roswell Rudd – trombone
Amiri Baraka – poetry
THURSDAY, JUNE 13
Honoring Visual Artist Robert Janz
7:00 PM – Maria Mitchell / Terry Jenoure
Maria Mitchell – dance
Terry Jenoure – violin
7:45 PM – Roy Campbell’s Akhenaten Ensemble
Roy Campbell – trumpet
Bryan Carrott – vibes
Jason Kao Hwang – violin
Hilliard Greene – bass
Michael Wimberly – drums
9:00 PM – Rob Brown U_L Project
Joe McPhee – trumpet, sax
Rob Brown – alto saxophone
Miya Masaoka – koto
Mark Helias – bass
Qasim Naqvi – drums
10:00 PM – Roscoe Mitchell Trio
Roscoe Mitchell – reeds
Henry Grimes – bass, violin
Tani Tabbal – drums
FRIDAY, JUNE 14 – A French American Connection
7:00 PM – VOCAL-EASE
Steve Dalachinsky – poetry
Connie Crothers – piano
7:30 PM – Bern Nix Quartet
Bern Nix – guitar
Francois Grillot – bass
Matt Lavelle – trumpet
Reggie Sylvester – drums
8:45 PM – East-West Collective
Didier Petit – cello
Sylvain Kassap – clarinets
Xu Fengxia – guhzeng
Larry Ochs – tenor sax
Miya Masaoka – koto
10:00 PM – The French-American Peace Ensemble
Francois Tusques – piano
Louis Sclavis – clarinets
Kidd Jordan – tenor sax
William Parker – bass
Hamid Drake – drums
SATURDAY, JUNE 15
12:30 PM – PANEL DISCUSSION: Building a Future Where Improvisation & Culture Come Together
2:00 PM – Visionary Youth Band – coT.I.M.E. initiative bklyn / Jeff Lederer, Jessica Jones
2:30 PM – York College Creative Ensemble - CUNY Queens / Tom Zlabinger, Director
3:00 PM – Achievement First Middle School Band – Brooklyn / Gene Baker, Director
3:30 PM – All schools (80 young musicians) under the direction of William Parker with guest artist Hamid Drake
5:00 PM – PANEL DISCUSSION on the French-American exchange of musical ideas & social, political ideals past and present, moderated by Michel Dorbon with Didier Petit, Francois Tusques, William Parker, Larry Ochs, Vernon Reid
7:30 PM – Tomas Fujiwara & The Hook Up
Brian Settles – sax
Jonathan Finlayson – trumpet
Mary Halvorson – guitar
Michael Formanek – bass
Tomas Fujiwara - drums
8:45 PM – Davis / Revis / Cyrile Trio
Kris Davis – piano
Eric Revis – bass
Andrew Cyrille – drums
9:45 PM – Simmons / Burrell Duo
Sonny Simmons – alto sax
Dave Burrell – piano
10:45 PM – Reggie Workman WORKz
Reggie Workman – bass
Marilyn Crispell – piano
Odean Pope – tenor sax
Tapan Modak – tablas
Pheeroan akLaff - drums
SUNDAY, JUNE 16
3:00 PM – PANEL DISCUSSION: Decolonizing the Music: Reclaiming the Power of Creative Music in Communities of Color
5:30 PM – FILM: Butch Morris: Black February by Vipal Monga
7:00 PM – Inner City: Migration
Miriam Parker – dance, choreographer
Jason Jordan – dance
Hamid Drake – drums
Jo Wood Brown – art
Robert Janz – guest visual artist
7:30 PM – Positive Knowledge
Oluyemi Thomas – sax
Ijeoma Thomas – voice, words
Henry Grimes – bass, violin
Michael Wimberly – drums
8:30 PM – Hamiet Bluiett Quartet
Hamiet Bluiett – baritone sax
DD. Jackson - piano
Harrison Bankhead - bass
Hamid Drake - drums
9:30 PM – Mario Pavone ARC Trio
Mario Pavone – bass
Craig Taborn – piano
Gerald Cleaver – drums
10:30 PM – Marshall Allen & McBrides BASS ROOTS
Marshall Allen – alto sax
Christian McBride – bass
Lee Smith – bass
Howard Cooper – bass
Friday, June 14, 2013 @ 7:00 pm
Full Description:
Since 1996, the Vision Festival has been New York's premiere festival of free/avant-garde/experimental/world jazz music bringing together visionaries from New York and all over the world for dynamic collaborations, the exploration of new sounds, and to foster multicultural and multigenerational dialogue.
Roulette welcomes back Vision Festival 18 to our performance stage for 5 evenings of wall-to-wall programming, beginning Wednesday, June 12 through Sunday, June 16, with extraordinary performances from Milford Graves, William Parker, Roy Campell, Joe McPhee, Marshall Allen, Amiri Baraka, Hamid Drake, Roscoe Mitchell, Mary Halvorson, Craig Taborn, Henry Grimes, among others, along with a robust multimedia program that features dance, poetry, film, and panel discussions with artists.
Vision Festival 18 – Improvisation / Freedom / Revolution – continues for its third evening of full programming with an evening of performances showcasing the range of French and American collaborations in today's avant-garde jazz. Performances include VOCAL-EASE, the Bern Nix Quartet, East-West Collective, and the French-American Peace Ensemble.
7:00 PM – VOCAL-EASE
Steve Dalachinsky – poetry
Connie Crothers – piano
7:30 PM – Bern Nix Quartet
Bern Nix – guitar
Francois Grillot – bass
Matt Lavelle – trumpet
Reggie Sylvester – drums
8:45 PM – East-West Collective
Didier Petit – cello
Sylvain Kassap – clarinets
Xu Fengxia – guhzeng
Larry Ochs – tenor sax
Miya Masaoka – koto
10:00 PM – The French-American Peace Ensemble
Francois Tusques – piano
Louis Sclavis – clarinets
Kidd Jordan – tenor sax
William Parker – bass
Hamid Drake – drums
Performances by the French-American Peace Ensemble and East-West Collective are made possible through the French-American Jazz Exchange, a program of FACE & Mid-Atlantic Arts, with funds from French Embassy, Doris Duke Foundation, and SACEM.
For advance tickets, please visit Brown Paper Tickets.
Door (per day): 30
Event Pass: 140
Advanced daily ticket: 30
Students & Seniors: 20
Arts For Art, Inc. is a not-for-profit, multi-cultural organization whose purpose is to build awareness and understanding of avantjazz and related expressive movements while encouraging a sense of community amongst artists and their audiences. Our principal activities are the presentation of innovative, creative music, dance, multi-media performances, spoken word, and the exhibition of visual arts and through educational efforts involve a new generation. Since 1996, Art For Art has produced the Vision Festival, beginning in various venues in New York's Lower East Side and at Brooklyn's Roulette performance space since 2012.
Full Vision Festival 18 Schedule
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12
Celebrate Milford Graves – A Life-Time of Achievement
7:00 PM – Afro/Cuban Roots
Milford Graves – drums, percussion
David Virelles – acoustic piano
Román Díaz – percussions (congas, batá drums, añá), vocals
Dezron Douglas – acoustic bass
Román Filiú – alto saxophone
8:30 PM – Milford Graves Transition TRIO
Milford Graves – drums, percussion
D.D. Jackson – piano
Kidd Jordan – tenor saxophone
10:00 PM – Milford Graves NY HeArt Ensemble
Milford Graves – drums, percussion
Charles Gayle – tenor saxophone
William Parker – bass
Roswell Rudd – trombone
Amiri Baraka – poetry
THURSDAY, JUNE 13
Honoring Visual Artist Robert Janz
7:00 PM – Maria Mitchell / Terry Jenoure
Maria Mitchell – dance
Terry Jenoure – violin
7:45 PM – Roy Campbell’s Akhenaten Ensemble
Roy Campbell – trumpet
Bryan Carrott – vibes
Jason Kao Hwang – violin
Hilliard Greene – bass
Michael Wimberly – drums
9:00 PM – Rob Brown U_L Project
Joe McPhee – trumpet, sax
Rob Brown – alto saxophone
Miya Masaoka – koto
Mark Helias – bass
Qasim Naqvi – drums
10:00 PM – Roscoe Mitchell Trio
Roscoe Mitchell – reeds
Henry Grimes – bass, violin
Tani Tabbal – drums
FRIDAY, JUNE 14 – A French American Connection
7:00 PM – VOCAL-EASE
Steve Dalachinsky – poetry
Connie Crothers – piano
7:30 PM – Bern Nix Quartet
Bern Nix – guitar
Francois Grillot – bass
Matt Lavelle – trumpet
Reggie Sylvester – drums
8:45 PM – East-West Collective
Didier Petit – cello
Sylvain Kassap – clarinets
Xu Fengxia – guhzeng
Larry Ochs – tenor sax
Miya Masaoka – koto
10:00 PM – The French-American Peace Ensemble
Francois Tusques – piano
Louis Sclavis – clarinets
Kidd Jordan – tenor sax
William Parker – bass
Hamid Drake – drums
SATURDAY, JUNE 15
12:30 PM – PANEL DISCUSSION: Building a Future Where Improvisation & Culture Come Together
2:00 PM – Visionary Youth Band – coT.I.M.E. initiative bklyn / Jeff Lederer, Jessica Jones
2:30 PM – York College Creative Ensemble - CUNY Queens / Tom Zlabinger, Director
3:00 PM – Achievement First Middle School Band – Brooklyn / Gene Baker, Director
3:30 PM – All schools (80 young musicians) under the direction of William Parker with guest artist Hamid Drake
5:00 PM – PANEL DISCUSSION on the French-American exchange of musical ideas & social, political ideals past and present, moderated by Michel Dorbon with Didier Petit, Francois Tusques, William Parker, Larry Ochs, Vernon Reid
7:30 PM – Tomas Fujiwara & The Hook Up
Brian Settles – sax
Jonathan Finlayson – trumpet
Mary Halvorson – guitar
Michael Formanek – bass
Tomas Fujiwara - drums
8:45 PM – Davis / Revis / Cyrile Trio
Kris Davis – piano
Eric Revis – bass
Andrew Cyrille – drums
9:45 PM – Simmons / Burrell Duo
Sonny Simmons – alto sax
Dave Burrell – piano
10:45 PM – Reggie Workman WORKz
Reggie Workman – bass
Marilyn Crispell – piano
Odean Pope – tenor sax
Tapan Modak – tablas
Pheeroan akLaff - drums
SUNDAY, JUNE 16
3:00 PM – PANEL DISCUSSION: Decolonizing the Music: Reclaiming the Power of Creative Music in Communities of Color
5:30 PM – FILM: Butch Morris ‘Black February by Vipal Monga
7:00 PM – Inner City: Migration
Miriam Parker – dance, choreographer
Jason Jordan – dance
Hamid Drake – drums
Jo Wood Brown – art
Robert Janz – guest visual artist
7:30 PM – Positive Knowledge
Oluyemi Thomas – sax
Ijeoma Thomas – voice, words
Henry Grimes – bass, violin
Michael Wimberly – drums
8:30 PM – Hamiet Bluiett Quartet
Hamiet Bluiett – baritone sax
DD. Jackson - piano
Harrison Bankhead - bass
Hamid Drake - drums
9:30 PM – Mario Pavone ARC Trio
Mario Pavone – bass
Craig Taborn – piano
Gerald Cleaver – drums
10:30 PM – Marshall Allen & McBrides BASS ROOTS
Marshall Allen – alto sax
Christian McBride – bass
Lee Smith – bass
Howard Cooper – bass
Full Description:
Since 1996, the Vision Festival has been New York's premiere festival of free/avant-garde/experimental/world jazz music bringing together visionaries from New York and all over the world for dynamic collaborations, the exploration of new sounds, and to foster multicultural and multigenerational dialogue.
Roulette welcomes back Vision Festival 18 to our performance stage for 5 evenings of wall-to-wall programming, beginning Wednesday, June 12 through Sunday, June 16, with extraordinary performances from Milford Graves, William Parker, Roy Campell, Joe McPhee, Marshall Allen, Amiri Baraka, Hamid Drake, Roscoe Mitchell, Mary Halvorson, Craig Taborn, Henry Grimes, among others, along with a robust multimedia program that features dance, poetry, film, and panel discussions with artists.
Vision Festival 18 – Improvisation / Freedom / Revolution – continues for its third evening of full programming with an evening of performances showcasing the range of French and American collaborations in today's avant-garde jazz. Performances include VOCAL-EASE, the Bern Nix Quartet, East-West Collective, and the French-American Peace Ensemble.
7:00 PM – VOCAL-EASE
Steve Dalachinsky – poetry
Connie Crothers – piano
7:30 PM – Bern Nix Quartet
Bern Nix – guitar
Francois Grillot – bass
Matt Lavelle – trumpet
Reggie Sylvester – drums
8:45 PM – East-West Collective
Didier Petit – cello
Sylvain Kassap – clarinets
Xu Fengxia – guhzeng
Larry Ochs – tenor sax
Miya Masaoka – koto
10:00 PM – The French-American Peace Ensemble
Francois Tusques – piano
Louis Sclavis – clarinets
Kidd Jordan – tenor sax
William Parker – bass
Hamid Drake – drums
Performances by the French-American Peace Ensemble and East-West Collective are made possible through the French-American Jazz Exchange, a program of FACE & Mid-Atlantic Arts, with funds from French Embassy, Doris Duke Foundation, and SACEM.
For advance tickets, please visit Brown Paper Tickets.
Door (per day): 30
Event Pass: 140
Advanced daily ticket: 30
Students & Seniors: 20
Arts For Art, Inc. is a not-for-profit, multi-cultural organization whose purpose is to build awareness and understanding of avantjazz and related expressive movements while encouraging a sense of community amongst artists and their audiences. Our principal activities are the presentation of innovative, creative music, dance, multi-media performances, spoken word, and the exhibition of visual arts and through educational efforts involve a new generation. Since 1996, Art For Art has produced the Vision Festival, beginning in various venues in New York's Lower East Side and at Brooklyn's Roulette performance space since 2012.
Full Vision Festival 18 Schedule
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12
Celebrate Milford Graves – A Life-Time of Achievement
7:00 PM – Afro/Cuban Roots
Milford Graves – drums, percussion
David Virelles – acoustic piano
Román Díaz – percussions (congas, batá drums, añá), vocals
Dezron Douglas – acoustic bass
Román Filiú – alto saxophone
8:30 PM – Milford Graves Transition TRIO
Milford Graves – drums, percussion
D.D. Jackson – piano
Kidd Jordan – tenor saxophone
10:00 PM – Milford Graves NY HeArt Ensemble
Milford Graves – drums, percussion
Charles Gayle – tenor saxophone
William Parker – bass
Roswell Rudd – trombone
Amiri Baraka – poetry
THURSDAY, JUNE 13
Honoring Visual Artist Robert Janz
7:00 PM – Maria Mitchell / Terry Jenoure
Maria Mitchell – dance
Terry Jenoure – violin
7:45 PM – Roy Campbell’s Akhenaten Ensemble
Roy Campbell – trumpet
Bryan Carrott – vibes
Jason Kao Hwang – violin
Hilliard Greene – bass
Michael Wimberly – drums
9:00 PM – Rob Brown U_L Project
Joe McPhee – trumpet, sax
Rob Brown – alto saxophone
Miya Masaoka – koto
Mark Helias – bass
Qasim Naqvi – drums
10:00 PM – Roscoe Mitchell Trio
Roscoe Mitchell – reeds
Henry Grimes – bass, violin
Tani Tabbal – drums
FRIDAY, JUNE 14 – A French American Connection
7:00 PM – VOCAL-EASE
Steve Dalachinsky – poetry
Connie Crothers – piano
7:30 PM – Bern Nix Quartet
Bern Nix – guitar
Francois Grillot – bass
Matt Lavelle – trumpet
Reggie Sylvester – drums
8:45 PM – East-West Collective
Didier Petit – cello
Sylvain Kassap – clarinets
Xu Fengxia – guhzeng
Larry Ochs – tenor sax
Miya Masaoka – koto
10:00 PM – The French-American Peace Ensemble
Francois Tusques – piano
Louis Sclavis – clarinets
Kidd Jordan – tenor sax
William Parker – bass
Hamid Drake – drums
SATURDAY, JUNE 15
12:30 PM – PANEL DISCUSSION: Building a Future Where Improvisation & Culture Come Together
2:00 PM – Visionary Youth Band – coT.I.M.E. initiative bklyn / Jeff Lederer, Jessica Jones
2:30 PM – York College Creative Ensemble - CUNY Queens / Tom Zlabinger, Director
3:00 PM – Achievement First Middle School Band – Brooklyn / Gene Baker, Director
3:30 PM – All schools (80 young musicians) under the direction of William Parker with guest artist Hamid Drake
5:00 PM – PANEL DISCUSSION on the French-American exchange of musical ideas & social, political ideals past and present, moderated by Michel Dorbon with Didier Petit, Francois Tusques, William Parker, Larry Ochs, Vernon Reid
7:30 PM – Tomas Fujiwara & The Hook Up
Brian Settles – sax
Jonathan Finlayson – trumpet
Mary Halvorson – guitar
Michael Formanek – bass
Tomas Fujiwara - drums
8:45 PM – Davis / Revis / Cyrile Trio
Kris Davis – piano
Eric Revis – bass
Andrew Cyrille – drums
9:45 PM – Simmons / Burrell Duo
Sonny Simmons – alto sax
Dave Burrell – piano
10:45 PM – Reggie Workman WORKz
Reggie Workman – bass
Marilyn Crispell – piano
Odean Pope – tenor sax
Tapan Modak – tablas
Pheeroan akLaff - drums
SUNDAY, JUNE 16
3:00 PM – PANEL DISCUSSION: Decolonizing the Music: Reclaiming the Power of Creative Music in Communities of Color
5:30 PM – FILM: Butch Morris ‘Black February by Vipal Monga
7:00 PM – Inner City: Migration
Miriam Parker – dance, choreographer
Jason Jordan – dance
Hamid Drake – drums
Jo Wood Brown – art
Robert Janz – guest visual artist
7:30 PM – Positive Knowledge
Oluyemi Thomas – sax
Ijeoma Thomas – voice, words
Henry Grimes – bass, violin
Michael Wimberly – drums
8:30 PM – Hamiet Bluiett Quartet
Hamiet Bluiett – baritone sax
DD. Jackson - piano
Harrison Bankhead - bass
Hamid Drake - drums
9:30 PM – Mario Pavone ARC Trio
Mario Pavone – bass
Craig Taborn – piano
Gerald Cleaver – drums
10:30 PM – Marshall Allen & McBrides BASS ROOTS
Marshall Allen – alto sax
Christian McBride – bass
Lee Smith – bass
Howard Cooper – bass
Saturday, June 15, 2013 @ 12:30 pm
Full Description:
Since 1996, the Vision Festival has been New York's premiere festival of free/avant-garde/experimental/world jazz music bringing together visionaries from New York and all over the world for dynamic collaborations, the exploration of new sounds, and to foster multicultural and multigenerational dialogue.
Roulette welcomes back Vision Festival 18 to our performance stage for 5 evenings of wall-to-wall programming, beginning Wednesday, June 12 through Sunday, June 16, with extraordinary performances from Milford Graves, William Parker, Roy Campell, Joe McPhee, Marshall Allen, Amiri Baraka, Hamid Drake, Roscoe Mitchell, Mary Halvorson, Craig Taborn, Henry Grimes, among others, along with a robust multimedia program that features dance, poetry, film, and panel discussions with artists.
Vision Festival 18 – Improvisation / Freedom / Revolution – continues for its fourth day of full programming beginning at 12:30 PM with a vibrant panel discussion and showcases of local youth jazz ensembles, and beginning at 7:30 PM, an evening of explosive sets from Tomas Fujiwara & The Hook Up, Davis / Revis / Cyrile Trio, Simmons / Burrell Duo, and concluding with a performance by Reggie Workman WORKz.
12:30 PM – PANEL DISCUSSION: Building a Future Where Improvisation & Culture Come Together
2:00 PM – Visionary Youth Band – coT.I.M.E. initiative bklyn / Jeff Lederer, Jessica Jones
2:30 PM – York College Creative Ensemble - CUNY Queens / Tom Zlabinger, Director
3:00 PM – Achievement First Middle School Band – Brooklyn / Gene Baker, Director
3:30 PM – All schools (80 young musicians) under the direction of William Parker with guest artist Hamid Drake
5:00 PM – PANEL DISCUSSION on the French-American exchange of musical ideas & social, political ideals past and present, moderated by Michel Dorbon with Didier Petit, Francois Tusques, William Parker, Larry Ochs, Vernon Reid
7:30 PM – Tomas Fujiwara & The Hook Up
Brian Settles – sax
Jonathan Finlayson – trumpet
Mary Halvorson – guitar
Michael Formanek – bass
Tomas Fujiwara - drums
8:45 PM – Davis / Revis / Cyrile Trio
Kris Davis – piano
Eric Revis – bass
Andrew Cyrille – drums
9:45 PM – Simmons / Burrell Duo
Sonny Simmons – alto sax
Dave Burrell – piano
10:45 PM – Reggie Workman WORKz
Reggie Workman – bass
Marilyn Crispell – piano
Odean Pope – tenor sax
Tapan Modak – tablas
Pheeroan akLaff - drums
For advance tickets, please visit Brown Paper Tickets.
Door (per day): 30
Event Pass: 140
Advanced daily ticket: 30
Students & Seniors: 20
Arts For Art, Inc. is a not-for-profit, multi-cultural organization whose purpose is to build awareness and understanding of avantjazz and related expressive movements while encouraging a sense of community amongst artists and their audiences. Our principal activities are the presentation of innovative, creative music, dance, multi-media performances, spoken word, and the exhibition of visual arts and through educational efforts involve a new generation. Since 1996, Art For Art has produced the Vision Festival, beginning in various venues in New York's Lower East Side and at Brooklyn's Roulette performance space since 2012.
Full Vision Festival 18 Schedule
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12
Celebrate Milford Graves – A Life-Time of Achievement
7:00 PM – Afro/Cuban Roots
Milford Graves – drums, percussion
David Virelles – acoustic piano
Román Díaz – percussions (congas, batá drums, añá), vocals
Dezron Douglas – acoustic bass
Román Filiú – alto saxophone
8:30 PM – Milford Graves Transition TRIO
Milford Graves – drums, percussion
D.D. Jackson – piano
Kidd Jordan – tenor saxophone
10:00 PM – Milford Graves NY HeArt Ensemble
Milford Graves – drums, percussion
Charles Gayle – tenor saxophone
William Parker – bass
Roswell Rudd – trombone
Amiri Baraka – poetry
THURSDAY, JUNE 13
Honoring Visual Artist Robert Janz
7:00 PM – Maria Mitchell / Terry Jenoure
Maria Mitchell – dance
Terry Jenoure – violin
7:45 PM – Roy Campbell’s Akhenaten Ensemble
Roy Campbell – trumpet
Bryan Carrott – vibes
Jason Kao Hwang – violin
Hilliard Greene – bass
Michael Wimberly – drums
9:00 PM – Rob Brown U_L Project
Joe McPhee – trumpet, sax
Rob Brown – alto saxophone
Miya Masaoka – koto
Mark Helias – bass
Qasim Naqvi – drums
10:00 PM – Roscoe Mitchell Trio
Roscoe Mitchell – reeds
Henry Grimes – bass, violin
Tani Tabbal – drums
FRIDAY, JUNE 14 – A French American Connection
7:00 PM – VOCAL-EASE
Steve Dalachinsky – poetry
Connie Crothers – piano
7:30 PM – Bern Nix Quartet
Bern Nix – guitar
Francois Grillot – bass
Matt Lavelle – trumpet
Reggie Sylvester – drums
8:45 PM – East-West Collective
Didier Petit – cello
Sylvain Kassap – clarinets
Xu Fengxia – guhzeng
Larry Ochs – tenor sax
Miya Masaoka – koto
10:00 PM – The French-American Peace Ensemble
Francois Tusques – piano
Louis Sclavis – clarinets
Kidd Jordan – tenor sax
William Parker – bass
Hamid Drake – drums
SATURDAY, JUNE 15
12:30 PM – PANEL DISCUSSION: Building a Future Where Improvisation & Culture Come Together
2:00 PM – Visionary Youth Band – coT.I.M.E. initiative bklyn / Jeff Lederer, Jessica Jones
2:30 PM – York College Creative Ensemble - CUNY Queens / Tom Zlabinger, Director
3:00 PM – Achievement First Middle School Band – Brooklyn / Gene Baker, Director
3:30 PM – All schools (80 young musicians) under the direction of William Parker with guest artist Hamid Drake
5:00 PM – PANEL DISCUSSION on the French-American exchange of musical ideas & social, political ideals past and present, moderated by Michel Dorbon with Didier Petit, Francois Tusques, William Parker, Larry Ochs, Vernon Reid
7:30 PM – Tomas Fujiwara & The Hook Up
Brian Settles – sax
Jonathan Finlayson – trumpet
Mary Halvorson – guitar
Michael Formanek – bass
Tomas Fujiwara - drums
8:45 PM – Davis / Revis / Cyrile Trio
Kris Davis – piano
Eric Revis – bass
Andrew Cyrille – drums
9:45 PM – Simmons / Burrell Duo
Sonny Simmons – alto sax
Dave Burrell – piano
10:45 PM – Reggie Workman WORKz
Reggie Workman – bass
Marilyn Crispell – piano
Odean Pope – tenor sax
Tapan Modak – tablas
Pheeroan akLaff - drums
SUNDAY, JUNE 16
3:00 PM – PANEL DISCUSSION: Decolonizing the Music: Reclaiming the Power of Creative Music in Communities of Color
5:30 PM – FILM: Butch Morris: Black February by Vipal Monga
7:00 PM – Inner City: Migration
Miriam Parker – dance, choreographer
Jason Jordan – dance
Hamid Drake – drums
Jo Wood Brown – art
Robert Janz – guest visual artist
7:30 PM – Positive Knowledge
Oluyemi Thomas – sax
Ijeoma Thomas – voice, words
Henry Grimes – bass, violin
Michael Wimberly – drums
8:30 PM – Hamiet Bluiett Quartet
Hamiet Bluiett – baritone sax
DD. Jackson - piano
Harrison Bankhead - bass
Hamid Drake - drums
9:30 PM – Mario Pavone ARC Trio
Mario Pavone – bass
Craig Taborn – piano
Gerald Cleaver – drums
10:30 PM – Marshall Allen & McBrides BASS ROOTS
Marshall Allen – alto sax
Christian McBride – bass
Lee Smith – bass
Howard Cooper – bass
Full Description:
Since 1996, the Vision Festival has been New York's premiere festival of free/avant-garde/experimental/world jazz music bringing together visionaries from New York and all over the world for dynamic collaborations, the exploration of new sounds, and to foster multicultural and multigenerational dialogue.
Roulette welcomes back Vision Festival 18 to our performance stage for 5 evenings of wall-to-wall programming, beginning Wednesday, June 12 through Sunday, June 16, with extraordinary performances from Milford Graves, William Parker, Roy Campell, Joe McPhee, Marshall Allen, Amiri Baraka, Hamid Drake, Roscoe Mitchell, Mary Halvorson, Craig Taborn, Henry Grimes, among others, along with a robust multimedia program that features dance, poetry, film, and panel discussions with artists.
Vision Festival 18 – Improvisation / Freedom / Revolution – continues for its fourth day of full programming beginning at 12:30 PM with a vibrant panel discussion and showcases of local youth jazz ensembles, and beginning at 7:30 PM, an evening of explosive sets from Tomas Fujiwara & The Hook Up, Davis / Revis / Cyrile Trio, Simmons / Burrell Duo, and concluding with a performance by Reggie Workman WORKz.
12:30 PM – PANEL DISCUSSION: Building a Future Where Improvisation & Culture Come Together
2:00 PM – Visionary Youth Band – coT.I.M.E. initiative bklyn / Jeff Lederer, Jessica Jones
2:30 PM – York College Creative Ensemble - CUNY Queens / Tom Zlabinger, Director
3:00 PM – Achievement First Middle School Band – Brooklyn / Gene Baker, Director
3:30 PM – All schools (80 young musicians) under the direction of William Parker with guest artist Hamid Drake
5:00 PM – PANEL DISCUSSION on the French-American exchange of musical ideas & social, political ideals past and present, moderated by Michel Dorbon with Didier Petit, Francois Tusques, William Parker, Larry Ochs, Vernon Reid
7:30 PM – Tomas Fujiwara & The Hook Up
Brian Settles – sax
Jonathan Finlayson – trumpet
Mary Halvorson – guitar
Michael Formanek – bass
Tomas Fujiwara - drums
8:45 PM – Davis / Revis / Cyrile Trio
Kris Davis – piano
Eric Revis – bass
Andrew Cyrille – drums
9:45 PM – Simmons / Burrell Duo
Sonny Simmons – alto sax
Dave Burrell – piano
10:45 PM – Reggie Workman WORKz
Reggie Workman – bass
Marilyn Crispell – piano
Odean Pope – tenor sax
Tapan Modak – tablas
Pheeroan akLaff - drums
For advance tickets, please visit Brown Paper Tickets.
Door (per day): 30
Event Pass: 140
Advanced daily ticket: 30
Students & Seniors: 20
Arts For Art, Inc. is a not-for-profit, multi-cultural organization whose purpose is to build awareness and understanding of avantjazz and related expressive movements while encouraging a sense of community amongst artists and their audiences. Our principal activities are the presentation of innovative, creative music, dance, multi-media performances, spoken word, and the exhibition of visual arts and through educational efforts involve a new generation. Since 1996, Art For Art has produced the Vision Festival, beginning in various venues in New York's Lower East Side and at Brooklyn's Roulette performance space since 2012.
Full Vision Festival 18 Schedule
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12
Celebrate Milford Graves – A Life-Time of Achievement
7:00 PM – Afro/Cuban Roots
Milford Graves – drums, percussion
David Virelles – acoustic piano
Román Díaz – percussions (congas, batá drums, añá), vocals
Dezron Douglas – acoustic bass
Román Filiú – alto saxophone
8:30 PM – Milford Graves Transition TRIO
Milford Graves – drums, percussion
D.D. Jackson – piano
Kidd Jordan – tenor saxophone
10:00 PM – Milford Graves NY HeArt Ensemble
Milford Graves – drums, percussion
Charles Gayle – tenor saxophone
William Parker – bass
Roswell Rudd – trombone
Amiri Baraka – poetry
THURSDAY, JUNE 13
Honoring Visual Artist Robert Janz
7:00 PM – Maria Mitchell / Terry Jenoure
Maria Mitchell – dance
Terry Jenoure – violin
7:45 PM – Roy Campbell’s Akhenaten Ensemble
Roy Campbell – trumpet
Bryan Carrott – vibes
Jason Kao Hwang – violin
Hilliard Greene – bass
Michael Wimberly – drums
9:00 PM – Rob Brown U_L Project
Joe McPhee – trumpet, sax
Rob Brown – alto saxophone
Miya Masaoka – koto
Mark Helias – bass
Qasim Naqvi – drums
10:00 PM – Roscoe Mitchell Trio
Roscoe Mitchell – reeds
Henry Grimes – bass, violin
Tani Tabbal – drums
FRIDAY, JUNE 14 – A French American Connection
7:00 PM – VOCAL-EASE
Steve Dalachinsky – poetry
Connie Crothers – piano
7:30 PM – Bern Nix Quartet
Bern Nix – guitar
Francois Grillot – bass
Matt Lavelle – trumpet
Reggie Sylvester – drums
8:45 PM – East-West Collective
Didier Petit – cello
Sylvain Kassap – clarinets
Xu Fengxia – guhzeng
Larry Ochs – tenor sax
Miya Masaoka – koto
10:00 PM – The French-American Peace Ensemble
Francois Tusques – piano
Louis Sclavis – clarinets
Kidd Jordan – tenor sax
William Parker – bass
Hamid Drake – drums
SATURDAY, JUNE 15
12:30 PM – PANEL DISCUSSION: Building a Future Where Improvisation & Culture Come Together
2:00 PM – Visionary Youth Band – coT.I.M.E. initiative bklyn / Jeff Lederer, Jessica Jones
2:30 PM – York College Creative Ensemble - CUNY Queens / Tom Zlabinger, Director
3:00 PM – Achievement First Middle School Band – Brooklyn / Gene Baker, Director
3:30 PM – All schools (80 young musicians) under the direction of William Parker with guest artist Hamid Drake
5:00 PM – PANEL DISCUSSION on the French-American exchange of musical ideas & social, political ideals past and present, moderated by Michel Dorbon with Didier Petit, Francois Tusques, William Parker, Larry Ochs, Vernon Reid
7:30 PM – Tomas Fujiwara & The Hook Up
Brian Settles – sax
Jonathan Finlayson – trumpet
Mary Halvorson – guitar
Michael Formanek – bass
Tomas Fujiwara - drums
8:45 PM – Davis / Revis / Cyrile Trio
Kris Davis – piano
Eric Revis – bass
Andrew Cyrille – drums
9:45 PM – Simmons / Burrell Duo
Sonny Simmons – alto sax
Dave Burrell – piano
10:45 PM – Reggie Workman WORKz
Reggie Workman – bass
Marilyn Crispell – piano
Odean Pope – tenor sax
Tapan Modak – tablas
Pheeroan akLaff - drums
SUNDAY, JUNE 16
3:00 PM – PANEL DISCUSSION: Decolonizing the Music: Reclaiming the Power of Creative Music in Communities of Color
5:30 PM – FILM: Butch Morris: Black February by Vipal Monga
7:00 PM – Inner City: Migration
Miriam Parker – dance, choreographer
Jason Jordan – dance
Hamid Drake – drums
Jo Wood Brown – art
Robert Janz – guest visual artist
7:30 PM – Positive Knowledge
Oluyemi Thomas – sax
Ijeoma Thomas – voice, words
Henry Grimes – bass, violin
Michael Wimberly – drums
8:30 PM – Hamiet Bluiett Quartet
Hamiet Bluiett – baritone sax
DD. Jackson - piano
Harrison Bankhead - bass
Hamid Drake - drums
9:30 PM – Mario Pavone ARC Trio
Mario Pavone – bass
Craig Taborn – piano
Gerald Cleaver – drums
10:30 PM – Marshall Allen & McBrides BASS ROOTS
Marshall Allen – alto sax
Christian McBride – bass
Lee Smith – bass
Howard Cooper – bass
Sunday, June 16, 2013 @ 3:00 pm
Full Description:
Since 1996, the Vision Festival has been New York's premiere festival of free/avant-garde/experimental/world jazz music bringing together visionaries from New York and all over the world for dynamic collaborations, the exploration of new sounds, and to foster multicultural and multigenerational dialogue.
Roulette welcomes back Vision Festival 18 to our performance stage for 5 evenings of wall-to-wall programming, beginning Wednesday, June 12 through Sunday, June 16, with extraordinary performances from Milford Graves, William Parker, Roy Campell, Joe McPhee, Marshall Allen, Amiri Baraka, Hamid Drake, Roscoe Mitchell, Mary Halvorson, Craig Taborn, Henry Grimes, among others, along with a robust multimedia program that features dance, poetry, film, and panel discussions with artists.
Vision Festival 18 – Improvisation / Freedom / Revolution – concludes with its fifth and final day of programming, beginning with a a panel discussion at 3:00 PM followed by a screening of Vipal Monga's new film film, Butch Morris: Black February. The rousing final night of performances begins at 7:00 PM with Miriam Parker's choreographed work, Inner City: Migration, and sets by Positive Knowledge, Hamiet Bluiett Quartet, Mario Pavone ARC Trio, and closing with a special performance by Marshall Allen & McBrides BASS ROOTS.
3:00 PM – PANEL DISCUSSION: Decolonizing the Music: Reclaiming the Power of Creative Music in Communities of Color
5:30 PM – FILM: Butch Morris: Black February by Vipal Monga
7:00 PM – Inner City: Migration
Miriam Parker – dance, choreographer
Jason Jordan – dance
Hamid Drake – drums
Jo Wood Brown – art
Robert Janz – guest visual artist
7:30 PM – Positive Knowledge
Oluyemi Thomas – sax
Ijeoma Thomas – voice, words
Henry Grimes – bass, violin
Michael Wimberly – drums
8:30 PM – Hamiet Bluiett Quartet
Hamiet Bluiett – baritone sax
DD. Jackson - piano
Harrison Bankhead - bass
Hamid Drake - drums
9:30 PM – Mario Pavone ARC Trio
Mario Pavone – bass
Craig Taborn – piano
Gerald Cleaver – drums
10:30 PM – Marshall Allen & McBrides BASS ROOTS
Marshall Allen – alto sax
Christian McBride – bass
Lee Smith – bass
Howard Cooper – bass
For advance tickets, please visit Brown Paper Tickets.
Door (per day): 30
Event Pass: 140
Advanced daily ticket: 30
Students & Seniors: 20
Arts For Art, Inc. is a not-for-profit, multi-cultural organization whose purpose is to build awareness and understanding of avantjazz and related expressive movements while encouraging a sense of community amongst artists and their audiences. Our principal activities are the presentation of innovative, creative music, dance, multi-media performances, spoken word, and the exhibition of visual arts and through educational efforts involve a new generation. Since 1996, Art For Art has produced the Vision Festival, beginning in various venues in New York's Lower East Side and at Brooklyn's Roulette performance space since 2012.
Full Vision Festival 18 Schedule
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12
Celebrate Milford Graves – A Life-Time of Achievement
7:00 PM – Afro/Cuban Roots
Milford Graves – drums, percussion
David Virelles – acoustic piano
Román Díaz – percussions (congas, batá drums, añá), vocals
Dezron Douglas – acoustic bass
Román Filiú – alto saxophone
8:30 PM – Milford Graves Transition TRIO
Milford Graves – drums, percussion
D.D. Jackson – piano
Kidd Jordan – tenor saxophone
10:00 PM – Milford Graves NY HeArt Ensemble
Milford Graves – drums, percussion
Charles Gayle – tenor saxophone
William Parker – bass
Roswell Rudd – trombone
Amiri Baraka – poetry
THURSDAY, JUNE 13
Honoring Visual Artist Robert Janz
7:00 PM – Maria Mitchell / Terry Jenoure
Maria Mitchell – dance
Terry Jenoure – violin
7:45 PM – Roy Campbell’s Akhenaten Ensemble
Roy Campbell – trumpet
Bryan Carrott – vibes
Jason Kao Hwang – violin
Hilliard Greene – bass
Michael Wimberly – drums
9:00 PM – Rob Brown U_L Project
Joe McPhee – trumpet, sax
Rob Brown – alto saxophone
Miya Masaoka – koto
Mark Helias – bass
Qasim Naqvi – drums
10:00 PM – Roscoe Mitchell Trio
Roscoe Mitchell – reeds
Henry Grimes – bass, violin
Tani Tabbal – drums
FRIDAY, JUNE 14 – A French American Connection
7:00 PM – VOCAL-EASE
Steve Dalachinsky – poetry
Connie Crothers – piano
7:30 PM – Bern Nix Quartet
Bern Nix – guitar
Francois Grillot – bass
Matt Lavelle – trumpet
Reggie Sylvester – drums
8:45 PM – East-West Collective
Didier Petit – cello
Sylvain Kassap – clarinets
Xu Fengxia – guhzeng
Larry Ochs – tenor sax
Miya Masaoka – koto
10:00 PM – The French-American Peace Ensemble
Francois Tusques – piano
Louis Sclavis – clarinets
Kidd Jordan – tenor sax
William Parker – bass
Hamid Drake – drums
SATURDAY, JUNE 15
12:30 PM – PANEL DISCUSSION: Building a Future Where Improvisation & Culture Come Together
2:00 PM – Visionary Youth Band – coT.I.M.E. initiative bklyn / Jeff Lederer, Jessica Jones
2:30 PM – York College Creative Ensemble - CUNY Queens / Tom Zlabinger, Director
3:00 PM – Achievement First Middle School Band – Brooklyn / Gene Baker, Director
3:30 PM – All schools (80 young musicians) under the direction of William Parker with guest artist Hamid Drake
5:00 PM – PANEL DISCUSSION on the French-American exchange of musical ideas & social, political ideals past and present, moderated by Michel Dorbon with Didier Petit, Francois Tusques, William Parker, Larry Ochs, Vernon Reid
7:30 PM – Tomas Fujiwara & The Hook Up
Brian Settles – sax
Jonathan Finlayson – trumpet
Mary Halvorson – guitar
Michael Formanek – bass
Tomas Fujiwara - drums
8:45 PM – Davis / Revis / Cyrile Trio
Kris Davis – piano
Eric Revis – bass
Andrew Cyrille – drums
9:45 PM – Simmons / Burrell Duo
Sonny Simmons – alto sax
Dave Burrell – piano
10:45 PM – Reggie Workman WORKz
Reggie Workman – bass
Marilyn Crispell – piano
Odean Pope – tenor sax
Tapan Modak – tablas
Pheeroan akLaff - drums
SUNDAY, JUNE 16
3:00 PM – PANEL DISCUSSION: Decolonizing the Music: Reclaiming the Power of Creative Music in Communities of Color
5:30 PM – FILM: Butch Morris: Black February by Vipal Monga
7:00 PM – Inner City: Migration
Miriam Parker – dance, choreographer
Jason Jordan – dance
Hamid Drake – drums
Jo Wood Brown – art
Robert Janz – guest visual artist
7:30 PM – Positive Knowledge
Oluyemi Thomas – sax
Ijeoma Thomas – voice, words
Henry Grimes – bass, violin
Michael Wimberly – drums
8:30 PM – Hamiet Bluiett Quartet
Hamiet Bluiett – baritone sax
DD. Jackson - piano
Harrison Bankhead - bass
Hamid Drake - drums
9:30 PM – Mario Pavone ARC Trio
Mario Pavone – bass
Craig Taborn – piano
Gerald Cleaver – drums
10:30 PM – Marshall Allen & McBrides BASS ROOTS
Marshall Allen – alto sax
Christian McBride – bass
Lee Smith – bass
Howard Cooper – bass
Full Description:
Since 1996, the Vision Festival has been New York's premiere festival of free/avant-garde/experimental/world jazz music bringing together visionaries from New York and all over the world for dynamic collaborations, the exploration of new sounds, and to foster multicultural and multigenerational dialogue.
Roulette welcomes back Vision Festival 18 to our performance stage for 5 evenings of wall-to-wall programming, beginning Wednesday, June 12 through Sunday, June 16, with extraordinary performances from Milford Graves, William Parker, Roy Campell, Joe McPhee, Marshall Allen, Amiri Baraka, Hamid Drake, Roscoe Mitchell, Mary Halvorson, Craig Taborn, Henry Grimes, among others, along with a robust multimedia program that features dance, poetry, film, and panel discussions with artists.
Vision Festival 18 – Improvisation / Freedom / Revolution – concludes with its fifth and final day of programming, beginning with a a panel discussion at 3:00 PM followed by a screening of Vipal Monga's new film film, Butch Morris: Black February. The rousing final night of performances begins at 7:00 PM with Miriam Parker's choreographed work, Inner City: Migration, and sets by Positive Knowledge, Hamiet Bluiett Quartet, Mario Pavone ARC Trio, and closing with a special performance by Marshall Allen & McBrides BASS ROOTS.
3:00 PM – PANEL DISCUSSION: Decolonizing the Music: Reclaiming the Power of Creative Music in Communities of Color
5:30 PM – FILM: Butch Morris: Black February by Vipal Monga
7:00 PM – Inner City: Migration
Miriam Parker – dance, choreographer
Jason Jordan – dance
Hamid Drake – drums
Jo Wood Brown – art
Robert Janz – guest visual artist
7:30 PM – Positive Knowledge
Oluyemi Thomas – sax
Ijeoma Thomas – voice, words
Henry Grimes – bass, violin
Michael Wimberly – drums
8:30 PM – Hamiet Bluiett Quartet
Hamiet Bluiett – baritone sax
DD. Jackson - piano
Harrison Bankhead - bass
Hamid Drake - drums
9:30 PM – Mario Pavone ARC Trio
Mario Pavone – bass
Craig Taborn – piano
Gerald Cleaver – drums
10:30 PM – Marshall Allen & McBrides BASS ROOTS
Marshall Allen – alto sax
Christian McBride – bass
Lee Smith – bass
Howard Cooper – bass
For advance tickets, please visit Brown Paper Tickets.
Door (per day): 30
Event Pass: 140
Advanced daily ticket: 30
Students & Seniors: 20
Arts For Art, Inc. is a not-for-profit, multi-cultural organization whose purpose is to build awareness and understanding of avantjazz and related expressive movements while encouraging a sense of community amongst artists and their audiences. Our principal activities are the presentation of innovative, creative music, dance, multi-media performances, spoken word, and the exhibition of visual arts and through educational efforts involve a new generation. Since 1996, Art For Art has produced the Vision Festival, beginning in various venues in New York's Lower East Side and at Brooklyn's Roulette performance space since 2012.
Full Vision Festival 18 Schedule
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12
Celebrate Milford Graves – A Life-Time of Achievement
7:00 PM – Afro/Cuban Roots
Milford Graves – drums, percussion
David Virelles – acoustic piano
Román Díaz – percussions (congas, batá drums, añá), vocals
Dezron Douglas – acoustic bass
Román Filiú – alto saxophone
8:30 PM – Milford Graves Transition TRIO
Milford Graves – drums, percussion
D.D. Jackson – piano
Kidd Jordan – tenor saxophone
10:00 PM – Milford Graves NY HeArt Ensemble
Milford Graves – drums, percussion
Charles Gayle – tenor saxophone
William Parker – bass
Roswell Rudd – trombone
Amiri Baraka – poetry
THURSDAY, JUNE 13
Honoring Visual Artist Robert Janz
7:00 PM – Maria Mitchell / Terry Jenoure
Maria Mitchell – dance
Terry Jenoure – violin
7:45 PM – Roy Campbell’s Akhenaten Ensemble
Roy Campbell – trumpet
Bryan Carrott – vibes
Jason Kao Hwang – violin
Hilliard Greene – bass
Michael Wimberly – drums
9:00 PM – Rob Brown U_L Project
Joe McPhee – trumpet, sax
Rob Brown – alto saxophone
Miya Masaoka – koto
Mark Helias – bass
Qasim Naqvi – drums
10:00 PM – Roscoe Mitchell Trio
Roscoe Mitchell – reeds
Henry Grimes – bass, violin
Tani Tabbal – drums
FRIDAY, JUNE 14 – A French American Connection
7:00 PM – VOCAL-EASE
Steve Dalachinsky – poetry
Connie Crothers – piano
7:30 PM – Bern Nix Quartet
Bern Nix – guitar
Francois Grillot – bass
Matt Lavelle – trumpet
Reggie Sylvester – drums
8:45 PM – East-West Collective
Didier Petit – cello
Sylvain Kassap – clarinets
Xu Fengxia – guhzeng
Larry Ochs – tenor sax
Miya Masaoka – koto
10:00 PM – The French-American Peace Ensemble
Francois Tusques – piano
Louis Sclavis – clarinets
Kidd Jordan – tenor sax
William Parker – bass
Hamid Drake – drums
SATURDAY, JUNE 15
12:30 PM – PANEL DISCUSSION: Building a Future Where Improvisation & Culture Come Together
2:00 PM – Visionary Youth Band – coT.I.M.E. initiative bklyn / Jeff Lederer, Jessica Jones
2:30 PM – York College Creative Ensemble - CUNY Queens / Tom Zlabinger, Director
3:00 PM – Achievement First Middle School Band – Brooklyn / Gene Baker, Director
3:30 PM – All schools (80 young musicians) under the direction of William Parker with guest artist Hamid Drake
5:00 PM – PANEL DISCUSSION on the French-American exchange of musical ideas & social, political ideals past and present, moderated by Michel Dorbon with Didier Petit, Francois Tusques, William Parker, Larry Ochs, Vernon Reid
7:30 PM – Tomas Fujiwara & The Hook Up
Brian Settles – sax
Jonathan Finlayson – trumpet
Mary Halvorson – guitar
Michael Formanek – bass
Tomas Fujiwara - drums
8:45 PM – Davis / Revis / Cyrile Trio
Kris Davis – piano
Eric Revis – bass
Andrew Cyrille – drums
9:45 PM – Simmons / Burrell Duo
Sonny Simmons – alto sax
Dave Burrell – piano
10:45 PM – Reggie Workman WORKz
Reggie Workman – bass
Marilyn Crispell – piano
Odean Pope – tenor sax
Tapan Modak – tablas
Pheeroan akLaff - drums
SUNDAY, JUNE 16
3:00 PM – PANEL DISCUSSION: Decolonizing the Music: Reclaiming the Power of Creative Music in Communities of Color
5:30 PM – FILM: Butch Morris: Black February by Vipal Monga
7:00 PM – Inner City: Migration
Miriam Parker – dance, choreographer
Jason Jordan – dance
Hamid Drake – drums
Jo Wood Brown – art
Robert Janz – guest visual artist
7:30 PM – Positive Knowledge
Oluyemi Thomas – sax
Ijeoma Thomas – voice, words
Henry Grimes – bass, violin
Michael Wimberly – drums
8:30 PM – Hamiet Bluiett Quartet
Hamiet Bluiett – baritone sax
DD. Jackson - piano
Harrison Bankhead - bass
Hamid Drake - drums
9:30 PM – Mario Pavone ARC Trio
Mario Pavone – bass
Craig Taborn – piano
Gerald Cleaver – drums
10:30 PM – Marshall Allen & McBrides BASS ROOTS
Marshall Allen – alto sax
Christian McBride – bass
Lee Smith – bass
Howard Cooper – bass