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®