VISION Festival XIV
A Lifetime Achievement: Marshall Allen
June 9 to 14 at Abrons Center 466 Grand Street
June 15, 2009 at Orensanz Foundation 172 Norfolk Street
TUESDAY JUNE 9
Main Stage, Host: Lewis Barnes 7:30pm Opening Invocation: Hamid Drake / Patricia Nicholson / William Parker 8:15pm Brass Bang Billy Bang - violin Ahmed Abdullah - trumpet Ted Daniel - trumpet Dick Griffin - trombone James Zollar - trumpet Russel Carter - drums 9:15pm Douglas R. Ewart and Inventions "Dawn" featuring Shaku Joseph Jarman - flute, saxophone, poetry Douglas R. Ewart - winds, percussion, vocals Donald Smith - piano J.D. Parran - flute, clarinet, and bass Thurman Barker - drums and vibes 10:15pm "Vision of New-York" video by Luciano Rossetti 10:30pm Lawrence D. "Butch"Morris Conducts a Chorus of Poets and String Ensemble "Conduction® No. 187, Erotic Eulogy" Chorus of Poets: Text by Allan Graubard Yasha Bilan, Mark Gerring, Chavisa Woods, Nora McCarthy, Justin Carter, Alex Bilu, Helga Davis, David Deviolae String Ensemble: Nicole Federici, Jason Kao Hwang - viola Skye Steele, Charlie Burnham - violin Shawn McGloin, Jane Wang - bass Greg Hefferman, Alisa Horn - cello WEDNESDAY JUNE 10
Main Stage, Host - Steve Dalachinsky Marshall Allen: A Lifetime of Recognition 7:30pm Special Set Marshall Allen - reeds Edward Kidd Jordan - tenor sax William Parker - bass Henry Grimes - vibes, bass Hamid Drake - drums 8:30pm Bill Cole's Untempered Ensemble Bill Cole - double reeds Joseph Daley - tuba Shayna Dullberger - bass Warren Smith - drums Atticus Cole - percussion Althea SullyCole - violin 9:30pm The Sun Ra Arkestra under the direction of Marshall Allen Marshall Allen - alto saxophone, EVI Charles Davis - tenor sax Rey Scott - bass Dave Davis - trombone Dave Hotep - guitar Elson Nascimento - surdo Yahya Abdul-Majid - tenor sax Fred Adams- trombone Dick Griffin - trombone Bill Davis - trombone Cecil Brooks - trumpet Farid Barron - piano and organ Wayne A. Smith Jr. - drums Danny Thompson - bass Special guest Billy Bang - violin John Ore - bass THURSDAY JUNE 11
Main Stage, Host - James Keepnews 7pm Yviolanne Meier's Score Yviolanne Meier- choreography and dance Christopher Williams - dance Gabi Glinz - dance Arturo Vidich - dance Mystery Guest - dance Michael Jaeger - tenor saxophone Dave Gisler - guitar Christian Jaeger-Brown - drums, percussions 8:30pm William Hooker's Silent Film/ Live Music Project "Symbol of the Unconquered" film by Oscar Micheaux William Hooker - drums Adam Lane - bass Darius Jones - saxophone 9:30pm Ernest Dawkins New Horizons Ensemble Ernest Dawkins - saxophone, clarinet, flute Stephen Berry - trombone Darius Savage - bass Isaiah Spencer - drums 10:30pm Sunny Murray Quartet Odean Pope - saxophone Sabir Mateen - saxophone and flute Lee Smith - bass Sunny Murray - drums in the Experimental Theater 7:45pm David Budbill / Hamid Drake / William Parker "The Fire of Compassion / Meaning of Jazz" in words and music David Budbill - words William Parker - bass, donso n'goni Hamid Drake - drums 9:15pm Video Installation by Lili White FRIDAY JUNE 12
Main Stage, Host: David Budbill 7pm Miriam Parker - dance Jason Kao Hwang - violin Joseph Daley - tuba 7:30pm Charles Gayle Trio Charles Gayle - saxophone Lisle Ellis - bass Michael Wimberly - drums 8:45pm The Ras Ensemble Ras Moshe - tenor sax, flute Shayna Dulberger - bass Matt Lavelle - tuba Dave Ross - guitar Charles Down - drums 10pm Ayler Project Roy Campbell - trumpet Joe McPhee - saxophone and trumpet William Parker - bass Warren Smith - drums 11pm Collective Quartet featuring Zim Ngqawana - saxophone Matthew Shipp - piano William Parker - bass Nasheet Waits - drums Friday: in the Experimental Theater 5pm Panel Discussion (FREE) Establishing Rights / Meeting Needs / Building Community in the Arts 8:15pm "Reaching into the Unknown" + A Rogue Art Book Release w/ guest appearances by great musicians Steve Dalachinsky - poet Jacques Bisceglia - photography 9:30pm As The Crow Flies Video, Jo Wood Brown w/ live music by Rob Brown |
SATURDAY AFTERNOON JUNE 13
Main Stage, Host: James Keepnews 2pm Matt Bauder - alto saxophone Aaron Meicht - trumpet Mike Pride - drums Seth Meicht - tenor sax Steve Swell - trombone Charlie Evans - tenor sax Adam Lane - bass 3pm Bear and Eagle Catherine Sikora - saxophone Jeremy Bacon - piano 4pm Chaedria LaBouvier - poetry 4:30pm Darius Jones Trio Darius Jones - alto saxophone Cooper-Moore - piano, diddley bow Bob Moses - drums in the Experimental Theater 5:30pm Panel Discussion (FREE) - Art and Politics past, present, future. SATURDAY EVENING JUNE 13
Main Stage, Host: Julia Wilkins 7pm Matthew Shipp - solo piano 8pm Rob Brown Trio Rob Brown - saxophone Craig Taborn - piano Nasheet Waits - drums 9pm Milford Graves Quartet Milford Graves - drums Grant Langford - saxophone D.D Jackson - piano William Parker - bass 10:15pm Lisa Sokolov Trio Lisa Sokolov - vocals, piano Jake Sokolov-Gonzalez - cello Cameron Brown - bass 11:15pm Joe Morris GoGo Mambo Joe Morris - bass Timo Shanko - tenor sax Bill Lowe - bass trombone Willie Martinez - percussion in the Experimental Theater 9:45pm Henry Grimes Solo - poetry, bass, violin 10:45pm Paul Harding - spoken music featuring Hilliard Greene - bass SUNDAY AFTERNOON JUNE 14
Main Stage, Host - Patricia Nicholson 1pm PS 182Q (Jamaica, Queens) K-2 Recorder & percussions Ensemble 1:30pm Achievement First Bushwick Middle School Orchestra Directed by Daniel Levin 2pm Brooklyn Friends School Jazz Band All-Stars Directed by Jessica Jones 2:30pm York College Blue Notes (HS Big Band) Directed by Tom Zlabinger 3:30 Panel Discussions (FREE) - Integrating Innovative Music in Education SUNDAY EVENING JUNE 14
Main Stage, Host - Lewis Barnes 5pm Planet Dream Steve Swell - trombone Rob Brown - saxophone Daniel Levin - cello 6pm Fred Anderson Trio Fred Anderson -tenor saxophone William Parker - bass Hamid Drake - drums 7:15pm Michele Rosewoman and Quintessence plus Guests Michele Rosewoman - piano, keyboard Tyshawn Sorey - drums Loren Stillman - alto saxophone, soprano sax Jacob Yoffee - tenor sax Guests: Vincent Gardner - trombone Richard Padron - guitar 8:15pm Yamamoto / Dickey / Carter Whit Dickey - drums Eri Yamamoto - piano Daniel Carter - saxophone, trumpet, electronics, flute 9pm Full Blast Peter Brotzmann - saxophone Marino Pliakas - electric bass Michael Wertmuller - drums in the Experimental Theater 6:45pm Patricia Spears Jones - words Jason Kao Hwang - violin 8pm Bill Brand short film with TBA live music MONDAY EVENING JUNE 15
at the Angel Orensanz Foundation, 172 Norfolk Street Celebrating the art and sculpture of Angel Orensanz Bringing together Sound, Sculpture, Movement, Color A Collaboration between Angel Orensanz Foundation and Arts for ARt 7pm Jason Kao Hwang's Spontaneous River 25+ member String Ensemble 8pm Trio X Joe McPhee - saxophone, trumpet Dominic Duval - bass Jay Rosen - drums 9pm Dance Patricia Nicholson, Jason Jordan, Miriam Parker, Mariko Kumanomido - dance Cooper-Moore - hand-crafted instruments Jason Kao Hwang -violin William Parker - bass 9:30pm William Parker Quartet + surprise guest William Parker - bass Lewis Barnes - trumpet Rob Brown - alto saxophone Hamide Drake - drums, percussion +special guest |
Visual Artist featured at Vision Festival XIV
Abrons Art Center will be transformed by the art installation
"Standing At the Bottom of the Totem Pole" by Jorgo Schafer
Tere will be a photo exhibit by Jacques Bisceglia and Michael Wilderman
Jeff Schlanger will be present as the musicWitness®
Abrons Art Center will be transformed by the art installation
"Standing At the Bottom of the Totem Pole" by Jorgo Schafer
Tere will be a photo exhibit by Jacques Bisceglia and Michael Wilderman
Jeff Schlanger will be present as the musicWitness®