Vision Festival 2022 Conference: Legacies of Black Creative Music - A Path Towards Justice
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Vision Festival 2022 Conference: Legacies of Black Creative Music - A Path Towards Justice
About the Event
Organized by Patricia Nicholson (Arts for Art Founder, Artistic Director), Carter Mathes (author, Associate Professor of English at Rutgers University), Michael Heller (author, Associate Professor at University of Pittsburgh), Kehinde Alonge (PhD candidate in English at Rutgers University), and Danilo Powell-Lima - (Arts for Art Education Development Coordinator).
Schedule
11am - A Legacy of Self-Determination
Introduction by Michael Heller
An examination of artist-initiated movements
Moderated by Kehinde Alonge
PANELISTS
Ahmed Abdullah, Professor of Jazz at The New School, musician, on Sun Ra
J.D. Parran, musician, composer, on the Black Artists Group of St. Louis
Ras Moshe Burnett, activist, educator, musician, on Brooklyn based initiatives
Patricia Nicholson, Arts for Art Founder, on Manhattan movements beginning in 1975
12:30pm Lunch Break
1:30pm - Black Music | White Business: The influence of institutions in Jazz/FreeJazz
Introduction by Patricia Nicholson
Moderated by Salim Washington - musician, author, educator
PANELISTS
Jean Cook, Board of Music Workers Alliance, musician, on music and the internet
Gargi Shindé, former Director of Grant Programs, musician, on the role of foundations
Mark Laver, Professor of Music at Grinnell College, on how capitalism and white supremacy are entangled in the exploitation of jazz musicians
Patricia Nicholson, Arts for Art Founder, on resistance to African American FreeJazz in the market
3:30pm - Freedom & Spirituality Introduction by Carter Mathes
The role of the Church, Spirituality & Freedom, and social justice’s integral role in shaping the music
Moderated by Anthony Jermaine Ross-Allam, PhD candidate in Social Ethics at Union Theological Seminary
PANELISTS
Nicole Mitchell, Professor and Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Pittsburgh, musician, on afro-futurism and freedom
William Parker, author, educator, activist, and musician, on where the music comes from and how music functions in society
Hamid Drake, musician, on spirituality in life & music
Legacies of Black Creative Music - A Path Towards Justice was supported by a grant from Henry Luce Foundation. Special Thanks to Rutgers University - New Brunswick and the University of Pittsburgh for their support.
Watch this conference on YouTube
About the Event
Organized by Patricia Nicholson (Arts for Art Founder, Artistic Director), Carter Mathes (author, Associate Professor of English at Rutgers University), Michael Heller (author, Associate Professor at University of Pittsburgh), Kehinde Alonge (PhD candidate in English at Rutgers University), and Danilo Powell-Lima - (Arts for Art Education Development Coordinator).
Schedule
11am - A Legacy of Self-Determination
Introduction by Michael Heller
An examination of artist-initiated movements
Moderated by Kehinde Alonge
PANELISTS
Ahmed Abdullah, Professor of Jazz at The New School, musician, on Sun Ra
J.D. Parran, musician, composer, on the Black Artists Group of St. Louis
Ras Moshe Burnett, activist, educator, musician, on Brooklyn based initiatives
Patricia Nicholson, Arts for Art Founder, on Manhattan movements beginning in 1975
12:30pm Lunch Break
1:30pm - Black Music | White Business: The influence of institutions in Jazz/FreeJazz
Introduction by Patricia Nicholson
Moderated by Salim Washington - musician, author, educator
PANELISTS
Jean Cook, Board of Music Workers Alliance, musician, on music and the internet
Gargi Shindé, former Director of Grant Programs, musician, on the role of foundations
Mark Laver, Professor of Music at Grinnell College, on how capitalism and white supremacy are entangled in the exploitation of jazz musicians
Patricia Nicholson, Arts for Art Founder, on resistance to African American FreeJazz in the market
3:30pm - Freedom & Spirituality Introduction by Carter Mathes
The role of the Church, Spirituality & Freedom, and social justice’s integral role in shaping the music
Moderated by Anthony Jermaine Ross-Allam, PhD candidate in Social Ethics at Union Theological Seminary
PANELISTS
Nicole Mitchell, Professor and Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Pittsburgh, musician, on afro-futurism and freedom
William Parker, author, educator, activist, and musician, on where the music comes from and how music functions in society
Hamid Drake, musician, on spirituality in life & music
Legacies of Black Creative Music - A Path Towards Justice was supported by a grant from Henry Luce Foundation. Special Thanks to Rutgers University - New Brunswick and the University of Pittsburgh for their support.
Watch this conference on YouTube
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