VISION Festival XII
June 19 - 24 2007
at Orensanz Center, Norfolk Street, NYC
TUESDAY JUNE 19
7pm Patricia Nicholson, William Parker, Hamid Drake - Opening Invocation 7:30pm William Parker World Premiere "Double Sunrise Over Neptune" Lewis Barnes - trumpet Sabir Mateen - reeds Bill Cole - reeds Jason Kao Hwang - violin Jessica Pavone - viola Brahim Frigbane - oud Shayna Dulberger - bass Gerald Cleaver - drums Rob Brown - alto Sax Dave Sewelson - baritone saxophone Joe Morris - guitar, banjo Mazz Swift - violin Shiau-Shu Yu - cello William Parker - bass Hamid Drake - drums 8:30pm Fieldwork Steve Lehman - reeds, composition Tyshawn Sorey - drums, composition Vijay Iyer - piano, composition 9:30pm The Keyboard Project: Cooper-Moore Trio w/ Marlies Yearby Darius Jones - alto sax Nioka Workman - cello Marlies Yearby - dance Cooper-Moore - keyboard Chard Taylor - drums 10:30pm Spiritual Unity featuring Marc Ribot with special guest Henry Grimes Roy Campbell - trumpet Henry Grimes - bass Marc Ribot - guitar Chad Taylor - drums WEDNESDAY JUNE 20
Bill Dixon Lifetime Recognition 7pm Barry Wallenstein and Friends Barry Wallenstein - vocals, poetry Daniel Carter - reeds, trumpet Special Guest: TBA 7:30pm Bill Dixon with the Sound Vision Orchestra, World Premiere Bill Dixon - trumpet, composition Graham Haynes - trumpet Taylor Ho Bynum - cornet Steve Swell - trombone Andrew Raffo Dewar - soprano saxophone J.D Parran - reeds Glynis Lomon - cello Warren Smith - vibes, percussion Stephen Haynes - trumpet Dick Griffin - trombone Joe Daley - tuba Karen Borca - bassoon Michel Cote - reeds John Hagen - reeds Andrew Lafkas - double bass Jackson Krall - percussion 9:30pm Co-Pilots: Henry Grimes and Marilyn Crispell Henry Grimes - bass Marilyn Crispell - piano 10:30pm Survival Unit III Joe McPhee - reeds, flugelhorn Fred Lonberg-Holm - cello Michael Zerrang - drums THURSDAY JUNE 21
6pm New-York - Paris Poetry Tribes, New-York Miguel Algarin, Steve Dalachinsky, Post Midnight, Ishle Yi Park, Steve Cannon The Weavers, Paris Thomas Gilson, Mathias Gross, Alexandre Pierrepont, Laurence Pierrepont, Daniel Vassaux. 7:30pm Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble, World Premiere : "Xenogenesis Suite: A Tribute to Octavia Butler" David Young - trumpet David Boykin - reeds Tomeka Reid - cello Arveeayl Ra - drums Mankwe Ndosi - vocals Nicole Mitchell - flute Justin Dillard - piano Josh Abrams - bass Marcus Evans - drums 8:30pm Hardcell Tim Berne - alto sax Tom Rainey - drums Craig Taborn - piano 9:30pm Local Lingo Jason Kao Hwang - violin, viola, composition Sang Won Park - ajang, kayagum, voice 10:30pm Jayne Cortez and The Firespitters Jayne Cortez - poetry Al MacDowell - bass Bern Nix - guitar Denardo Coleman - drums Special Guests - TBA |
FRIDAY JUNE 22
5:30pm Panel Discussion Part I - Art in America A Grassroots Struggle 7pm 50 Violins for Leroy Jerkins Memorial Tribute led by Billy Bang, coordination by Jason Kao Hwang 7:30pm Matthew Shipp Solo Piano 8:30pm Roy Campbell's Akhenaten Suite, World Premiere Roy Campbell - trumpet Billy Bang - violin Bryan Carrott - vibraharp Hilliard Greene - bass Zem Matsuura - drums 9:30pm Dance / Music / Art Installation "A State of Mind" by Patricia Nicholson Dance : Miriam Parker, Julia Wilkins, Gus Solomons Jr. Music : Lewis Barnes, Rob Brown, William Parker, Hamid Drake Artists: Jo Wood Brown, Katy Martin, Kazuko Miyamoto, Phyllis Bulkin Lehrer, Lili White, Amir Bey. 10:15pm Fred Anderson Trio Fred Anderson - tenor sax Hamid Drake - drums Harrison Bankhead - bass 11:15pm Spindrift for Leroy Jenkins - Directed by Myra Melford Myra Melford - piano, melodica Mark Taylor - french horn Brandon Ross - guitars Shuni Tsou - di-zi SATURDAY AFTERNOON JUNE 23
2pm Michael Bisio Quartet Stephen Gauci - winds Avram Fefer - winds Michael Bisio - bass Jay Rosen - percussion 3pm SYNERGY Sight and Sound Amir Bey - costumes Saco Yasuma - alto sax, composition Ras Moshe - reeds Dave Ross- guitar Christopher Dean Sullivan - bass Lou Grassi - drums 4pm Mary Halvorson and Jessica Pavone Mary Halvorson - guitar, vocals Jessica Pavone - viola, vocals 5pm Corey Wilkes Quintet Corey Wilkes - trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals Kevin Nabors - tenor sax Junuis Paul - bass Jumaane Taylor - dance Isaiah Spencer - drums SATURDAY NIGHT JUNE 23
7:30pm Ganelin Tri Priority Vyacheslav Ganelin - piano, synthesizer, percussion Petras Vysniauskas - soprano sax Klaus Kugel - drums, percussion 8:30pm Eddie Gale All-Star Band Eddie Gale - trumpet Kidd Jordan - tenor sax William Parker - bass Patricia Nicholson - dance Prince Lasha - reeds Valerie Mih - piano Alvin Fielder - drums 9:30pm Rob Brown Quartet Rob Brown - alto sax Todd Nicholson - bass Lewis Barnes - trumpet Guillermo E. Browm - drums 10:30pm Whit Dickey Trio Sabir Mateen - reeds Whit Dickey - drums Todd Nicholson - bass 11:30pm Amiri and Amina Baraka's Blue Ark Amiri Baraka - poetry Amina Baraka - poetry, vocals Dwight West - vocals Rene McLean - reeds Adegoke Steve Colson - piano Curtis Lundy - bass Pheeroan akLaff - drums SUNDAY JUNE 24
3:30pm Panel Discussion Part II What is "Serious" Music or Art ? 5pm T.E.C.K String 4tet Tomas Ulrich - cello Carlos Zingaro - violin Elliott Sharp - acoustic guitar Ken Filiano - double bass 6pm Hamid Drake Now Sabir Mateen - reeds Paolo Ngeli - prepared guitar Hamid Drake - drums Particia Nicholson - dance, vocals 7pm Thomas Buckner Trio Thomas Buckner - vocals Roscoe Mitchell - reeds Jerome Bourdelhon -flute 8pm Daniel Levin Quartet Daniel Levin - cello Nate Wooley - trumpet Joe Morris - bass Matt Moran - vibes 9pm Louis Moholo and Friends Kidd Jordan - tenor sax William Parker - bass Dave Burrell - piano Louis Moholo - drums |