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5/10/2021

Vision Festival 25 Press Release

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Arts for Art Presents
Vision Festival 25
​Breaking Free   Coming Home
July 22 - 31
In-Person, Outdoors, Online

July 22-23 & 29-30: Performances at Pioneer Works
159 Pioneer St, Brooklyn, NY 11231

July 24-25 & 31: Performances at The Clemente (outdoors)
114 Norfolk St, New York, NY 10002
Go To The vision festival webpage

This year, Arts for Art proudly celebrates 25 Years of a collective artistic vision. VISION 25, “Breaking Free, Coming Home'' brings together the buoyant voices of hundreds of artists of various disciplines to speak the message of hope and justice with unfettered creativity. 
​

In this spirit of abundant creativity, hope, and justice, AFA is honored, during our milestone anniversary, to acknowledge the singular pianist, organist, composer, and singer Amina Claudine Myers for her lifetime of achievement. Ms. Myers comes from a background steeped in the blues and gospel, and is a founding member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (A.A.C.M.). She took the new freedom approach to her music making, yet stayed close to the roots of the music. She has mentored many young musicians around the globe, and especially for women, she has been a shining and all too rare example. She is an extraordinary artist who has added so much to the important tradition of African American extended musical forms.

Celebrating boundless improvisation and community in the diverse languages of FreeJazz with social justice has been Arts for Art’s credo since 1996. Acknowledging and holding space for the African American voices that defined this aesthetic has been our commitment and our struggle.  The artists change, the world changes, but the message remains. This year Vision’s message seeks to break free of fear and oppression, and as we reject a status quo riddled with racism, sexism, and hate.  The pandemic gave us time to listen to ourselves and now we are closer to a deeper understanding of who we are. As live shows  become safer, we gather and share our creative visions to make space for a more compassionate world.

AFA continues to bring together varied generations of boundary breaking, FreeJazz arts that are expressive of the African American creative lineage, and the multiculturalism that it has embraced.  The program is varied and inclusive.  The artists define the genre. The genre does not define the artist.  

Since the first Vision Festival in 1996, AFA has consistently paired the ideals of the uncompromised, artistic movement we refer to as FreeJazz with social justice. The artists change, the world changes, but the message endures. In these unusual times, Vision’s message is about  coming home to our strong self.  Our home is within. The pandemic gave us time to listen to ourselves and now we are Home. As things become safer, we can gather and share our Vision - for a better world.

Full Performance Schedule and Lineups

Thursday July 22
Pioneer Works - 159 Pioneer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231    

6pm Opening Healing Ceremony
William Parker - bass / Patricia Nicholson Parker - text, movement / Jean Carla Rodea - voice / Michael T.A. Thompson - drums

7pm Dave Sewelson's Music for a Free World Quintet
Dave Sewelson – baritone sax / Dave Hofstra - tuba / Ava Mendoza - guitar / William Parker - bass / Marvin “Bugalu” Smith - drums

8pm 
Matthew Shipp String Trio
Matthew Shipp - piano / Mat Maneri - viola / William Parker - bass

9:00pm Dave Burrell & Darius Jones Duo
Dave Burrell - piano / Darius Jones - alto saxophone

10:00pm Cooper-Moore Solo
Cooper-Moore - piano
    
Friday July 23 
Pioneer Works - 159 Pioneer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231    
Amina Claudine Myers Lifetime of Achievement Celebration     

6:30pm The Amina Claudine Myers Voice Octet 

7:30pm Poet Patricia Spears Jones

8 pm  Generation IV 
Amina Claudine Myers – voice, piano / Richarda Abrams – voice / Pyeng Threadgill – voice / Luna Threadgill-Moderbacher - voice 

9pm Reflections: A Portrait of Amina Claudine Myers
Documentary film by Moon Lasso, produced by Arts for Art

9:30pm The Amina Claudine Myers Trio 
Amina Claudine Myers – piano, Hammond B3 / Jerome Harris - bass 
Reggie Nicholson – drums

Saturday July 24      
The Clemente, La Plaza Outdoors - 114 Norfolk St, New York NY 10002

3pm Creative Vision Youth Ensemble

4pm Composers Workshop Ensemble    
Warren Smith – drums, percussion
Lineup TBA


5pm ElectroFLUTTER
Fay Victor – voice, compositions / Nicole Mitchell – flute / Angelica Sanchez - moog synth / Jamaaladeen Tacuma – bass guitar

6pm Morris & Smith
Tracie Morris - poetry / Cecilia Smith - vibes

6:30pm Joe Morris & Tomas Fujiwara
Joe Morris - guitar / Tomas Fujiwara - drums

7:30pm Tony Malaby's Sabino Quartet
Tony Malaby - tenor, soprano saxophones / Ben Monder - guitar / Michael Formanek - bass / Tom Rainey - drums

Sunday July 25
The Clemente, La Plaza Outdoors - 114 Norfolk St, New York NY 10002

4pm Whit Dickey Trio
Whit Dickey - drums / Rob Brown - alto saxophone / Mat Maneri - viola 

5pm Pheeroan akLaff  Liberation Unit
Pheeroan akLaff - drums / Adegoke Steve Colson - piano / Jun Miyake - tenor sax, flute 

6pm Raymond Nat Turner
Raymond Nat Turner - poetry

6:30pm Third Landing 
Ava Mendoza - guitar / Abiodun Oyewole - spoken word / Devin Brahja Waldman – horns / Alexis Marcelo – keyboards / Luke Stewart - bass / Ches Smith - drums

7:30PM James Blood Ulmer ODYSSEY
James Blood Ulmer - guitar / Charles Burnham - violin / Warren Benbow - drums

Thursday July 29    
Pioneer Works - 159 Pioneer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231     

6pm Elder Ones
Amirtha Kidambi - voice, harmonium, synthesizer / Matt Nelson - soprano saxophone, effects / Lester St. Louis - cello / Eva Lawitts - bass, effects / Max Jaffe - drums, sensory percussion
 
7pm James Brandon Lewis Quartet
James Brandon Lewis - tenor saxophone / Aruán Ortiz - piano / Brad Jones - bass / Chad Taylor - drums

8pm Julie Ezelle Patton Rock Paper Twister
Julie Ezelle Patton - sound artist / Janice Lowe - piano / Paul Van Curen - guitar  / William Parker - bass / Special Guest - Vinie Burrows

8:45pm Mara Rosenbloom Presents Flyways
Mara Rosenbloom - piano / Anaïs Maviel - voice, surdo / Rashaan Carter - bass

9:45pm Trio 3 + Special Guest
Oliver Lake - alto saxophone / Reggie Workman - bass / Andrew Cyrille - drums + Special Guest - piano
    
Friday July 30    
Pioneer Works - 159 Pioneer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231    

6pm Brandon Lopez Trio
Brandon Lopez – bass / Gerald Cleaver – drums / Steve Baczkowski – woodwinds

7pm Ingrid Laubrock’s Monochromes
Jon Irabagon – saxophones / Ingrid Laubrock - saxophones 
/ Zeena Parkins – harp / Tom Rainey – drums / performing with pre-recorded tapes
Commissioned by NYSCA

8pm fly or die
jaimie branch - trumpet, voice, percussion / Lester St. Louis - cello, voice, percussion / Jason Ajemian- bass / Chad Taylor - drums, mbira, voice

9:00pm Moten / Lopez / Cleaver
Fred Moten - poetry / Brandon Lopez - bass / Gerald Cleaver - drums

9:45pm David Murray Octet Revival
David Murray – tenor sax, compositions / Lee Odom – alto sax, clarinet / Vincent Chancey – french horn / Josh Evans – trumpet / Mingus Murray – guitar / DD Jackson – piano / Rashaan Carter – bass / Russell Carter – drums​
Commissioned by Chamber Music America

Saturday July 31     
The Clemente, La Plaza Outdoors - 114 Norfolk St, New York NY 10002
Tributes to Milford Graves

5pm Andrew Cyrille
Andrew Cyrille - drum set

5:30pm Joe McPhee Octet Tribute to Milford Graves
Warren Smith – vibes / Jay Rosen – drums/ Brandon Lopez, Michael Bisio– bass
James Keepnews – guitar / Jason Kao Hwang, Rosie Hertlein – violin / Joseph McPhee – reeds, brass

6:30pm Shahzad Ismaily
Shahzad Ismaily - multiple instruments

6:45pm John Zorn
John Zorn - alto saxophone / Laura Cromwell - drums

7:30pm Tribute to Milford Graves
William Parker - bass / Lee Mixashawn Rozie - woodwinds / D.D. Jackson - piano  / William Hooker - drums / Francisco Mela - drums ​

8:30pm Drum, Horn, and Dance Tribute to Milford Graves
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5/1/2021

May On_Line Salons

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Every Tuesday and Thursday, Arts for Art’s On_Line Salon series features live streaming performances and conversations by Free Jazz musicians. A minimum donation is required to watch. Register to receive a private viewing link through Eventbrite at http://artsforart.eventbrite.com

Tuesday May 4, 8pm
Francisco Mela - drums
Zoh Ahmba - saxophone
William Parker - bass

Thursday May 6, 8pm
Nasheet Waits - drums
Antoine Roney - tenor sax
Marcos Varela - bass

Tuesday May 11, 8pm
Whit Dickey - drums
Rob Brown - alto saxophone
Brandon Lopez - bass
Mat Maneri - viola

Thursday May 13, 8pm
Ellen Christi - voice
William Parker - bass
Francisco Mela - drums
Patricia Nicholson - text, movement

Tuesday May 18, 8pm
Jason Kao Hwang - violin
Ken Filiano - bass
Andrew Drury - drums

Thursday May 20, 8pm
Masma Dream World
Devi Mambouka - vocals, dance
Haunted Halo - bass
Christian Van Bremen - synth
Tom Delaney - drums

Tuesday May 25, 8pm
Isaiah Barr - saxophones, clarinets
Austin Williamson - drums
TBA - bass

Thursday May 27, 8pm
Patricia Nicholson - text, movement
Ellen Christi - voice
Andrea Wolper - voice
Jean Carla Rodea - voice
Ava Mendoza - guitar
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  • HOME
  • ABOUT
    • Programs
    • AFA Artists
    • Annual Reports
    • Board & Staff
    • Vision Circle
    • Safe(r) Space Code of Conduct
    • About CoSA
  • EVENTS
    • Studio Rivbea Revisited 2023
    • Jo Wood-Brown's 'Dreaming Woman'
    • MARSHALL ALLEN & NYC ALL-STARS
    • THE MUSIC OF BRANDON LOPEZ AND FRIENDS
    • Connie Crothers Tribute
    • ARTIST DIARIES
    • EVENTS ARCHIVE >
      • Special Events >
        • Vision Festival 2022, New York City
        • InGardens 2022, FREE Outdoor Concert Series in NYC
        • FreeJazz on a Saturday Afternoon
        • No Joke! Record Release
        • Jazz Libre! Celebration
        • Outdoor Concerts
        • Vision Festival Healing Soul
        • Amina Claudine Myers Birthday Celebration
        • Bringing on the Hallelujah: Kidd Jordan Film
        • Artists for a Free World Protest Concerts
        • Earth Arrival Day Celebration
        • Arts for Art at The Town Hall | March 4
        • Patricia Nicholson Birthday Benefit
        • Steve Cannon Tribute
        • Arts for Art at Weeksville
        • AFA at H0L0 Xennial
        • OPEN DOORS / OPEN STUDIOS
        • Arts for Art at the Kitchen
        • Cecil Taylor Memorial
        • FreeJazz at Weeksville
        • Vision at Tufts
        • Sonny Simmons Tribute Concert
        • Tribute to Hamiet Bluiett
      • Vision Festival Archive
      • On_Line Salons
      • Under_Line Salons >
        • Amina Claudine Myers Salon 1/07
        • Jemeel Moondoc Salon 4/18
        • Andrew Cyrille Salon 1/9
        • Under_Line Salon w/ Dave Burrell March 8, 2018
        • AFA Fundraiser Honoring Cecil Taylor
        • Under_Line Salon December 6
        • Canceled - Under_Line Salon ft. Eric Revis & Alvin Fielder
        • Under_Line Salon ft. Cooper-Moore
        • Canceled - Under_Line Salon ft. Alvin Fielder
        • Holiday Salon at the LOWLINE Lab
        • Under_Line Salon ft. Marshall Allen
      • Evolving >
        • Peace and Justice Celebration
        • Free Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon
        • Arts for Art at El Taller
        • Arts for Art at H0L0
        • Arts for Art at Nublu
        • Free Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon
        • Raza y Resistencia 2018
        • Justice is Compassion 12/7 - 1/12
        • Raza y Resistencia 2017
        • Justice is Compassion / Not a Police State
        • Raza y Resistencia
        • NYC FreeJazz Summit
      • Artist Meeting
      • InGardens >
        • InGardens 2021
        • InGardens 2019
        • InGardens 2018
        • In Gardens 2016
  • EDUCATION
    • Music is Mine
  • SUPPORT
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