Vision Festival 18 – Opening Night – Celebrate Milford Graves: A Life-Time of Achievement

Wednesday, June 12, 2013. 7:00 pm
Opening night of Vision Festival 18 celebrating drummer/percussionist Milford Graves with performances of Afro/Cuban music, Transition Trio & NY […]

Rinde Eckert & Ned Rothenberg – Five Beasts

Friday, May 31, 2013. 8:00 pm
Rinde Eckert & Ned Rothenberg present an expanded the vision of "Five Beasts," wherein men & women are "seen as if by an animal"

[INTERPRETATIONS] Marty Ehrlich “Plowshares People”: String Quartet & Woodwinds // Brandon Ross: “For Living Lovers”

Thursday, May 9, 2013. 8:00 pm
A New York premiere of Ehrlich's new string quartet and a special performance by guitarist Brandon Ross' exceptional acoustic ensemble

Craig Taborn Trio

Monday, May 6, 2013. 8:00 pm
Pianist Craig Taborn of ECM Records leads his dynamic trio in an exploration of new dimensions in improvisational virtuosity

Wadada Leo Smith’s “Ten Freedom Summers” – Night 3

Friday, May 3, 2013. 8:00 pm
Night 3 of the 3 part New York premiere of Wadada Leo Smith's epic cycle about the American Civil Rights movement, "Ten Freedom Summers"

Wadada Leo Smith’s “Ten Freedom Summers” – Night 2

Thursday, May 2, 2013. 8:00 pm
Night 2 of the 3 part New York premiere of Wadada Leo Smith's epic cycle about the American Civil Rights movement, "Ten Freedom Summers"

Wadada Leo Smith’s “Ten Freedom Summers” – Night 1

Wednesday, May 1, 2013. 8:00 pm
Night 1 of the 3 part New York premiere of Wadada Leo Smith's epic cycle about the American Civil Rights movement, "Ten Freedom Summers"

Tri-Centric Orchestra – New Compositions (Brooklyn) 2013

Sunday, April 21, 2013. 8:00 pm
Anthony Braxton's Tri-Centric Orchestra kicks off its new Commissioning Program, featuring works for large ensemble by Jason Kao Hwang, Nicole […]

Yusef Lateef: Celebrating 75 Years of Music

Saturday, April 6, 2013. 8:00 pm
At 92 years of age Yusef Lateef is one of the greatest living masters of African-American improvised music. This will be the first full evenings […]

[JAZZ COMPOSER SERIES] Michele Rosewoman and New Yor-Uba’s 30th Anniversary and Birthday Celebration

Friday, April 5, 2013. 8:00 pm
Michele Rosewoman and New Yor-Uba take the listener on a journey spanning ancient Yoruba culture from Nigeria through Cuba, as they pay homage […]