VISION Festival XV
Celebrating a Lifetime Achievement: Muhal Richard Abrams
Saturday, June 20th Thru Wednesday, June 30th 2010
Abrons Art Center
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SUNDAY JUNE 20
Gathering of the Tribes Poetry & Music 285 East 3rd St, 2nd Floor 2pm - 5pm Poetry / Words & Music / Music alone and in surprising combination Jeff Wright - poet Bob Heman - poet Lewis Warsh - poet Tsaurah Litsky - poet Aaron Howard + Gwen Kruger & Tomislav Butkovic - poetry & music Barry Wallenstein + Max Johnson - bass & poetry Albey Balgochian + Jane Grenier B - bass & poetry Yuko Otomo + Shayna Dulberger - bass & poetry Jake Marmer + Alon Nechushtan - piano & poetry Steve Dalachinsky + Ellen Christi - vocals & poetry Alexandre Pierrepont + Charles Waters - reeds & poetry Tamara Singh + Andrew Barker - percussion & poetry Charles Waters + Andrew Barker - reeds & drums Music: Charles Waters, Ellen Christi, Max Johnson, Andrew Barker MONDAY JUNE 21
Free Outdoor Concert Campos Plaza Playground 5pm Little Huey's Sextet & Children Lewis Barnes - trumpet Asim Barnes - guitar Shayna Dulberger - bass William Parker - bass & composition Gerald Cleaver - drums 6pm Roy Campbell Trio Roy Campbell - trumpet William Parker - bass Michael Wimberly - drums at The Local 269 7:30pm Darius Jones Trio Darius Jones - sax Adam Lane - bass Jason Nazary - drums 8:30pm The Lowest Common Denominator Tim Berne - alto sax Herb Robertson - trumpet Matt Michael - electronics Dan Weiss - drums 9:30pm Crackleknob Nate Wooley - trumpet Mary Halvorson - guitar Reuben Radding - contrabass 10:30pm Bradley Farberman Ensemble Chris DiMeglio - trumpet Jason Kao Hwang - violin Brad Farberman - guitar & composition Jared Pauley - keys Dan Tamberelli - bass Dave Miller - drums TUESDAY JUNE 22
at DROM 8pm Frank London's Kali Krew Frank London - trumpet Featuring Deep Singh - tabla, dhol & percussion Anthony Coleman - keyboards Brandon Seabrook - guitar Richie Barshay - drums 9pm Celestial Funk Band Patricia Nicholson - composition Kidd Jordan - sax Cooper-Moore - percs & vocals Lewis Barnes - trumpet Mazz Swift - violin Asim Barnes - guitar William Parker - bass, gimbre & composition Hamid Drake - drums WEDNESDAY JUNE 23
at ABRONS ART CENTER Open Night - Vision For Vision Benefit 7pm Opening Ceremony Patricia Nicholson - voice Roy Campbell - trumpet Kidd Jordan - tenor William Parker - bass Cooper-Moore - percussions Hamid Drake - drums Jason Kao Hwang - violin Lewis Barnes - trumpet Rob Brown - alto sax 7:30pm The Blues Escaped Roy Campbell - trumpet Kidd Jordan - tenor saxophone Jason Kao Hwang - violin & viola William Parker - bass Hamid Drake - drums 8:30pm Stomp It Matthew Shipp - piano Whit Dickey - drums 9pm Rob Brown's New Quartet Rob Brown - alto sax & composition Matt Moran - vibes Chris Lightcap - bass Gerald Cleaver - drums 10pm Broken Flowers Patricia Nicholson - voice, dance Matthew Shipp - piano 10:30pm In Order to Survive Cooper-Moore - piano Lewis Barnes - trumpet Rob Brown - alto saxophone William Parker - bass & compositions Hamid Drake - drums Clemente Soto Velez Center 12pm Kidd Jordan Leads an open conduction 
THURSDAY JUNE 24
at Abrons Art Center A Lifetime Achievement: Muhal Richard Abrams 7pm Muhal Richard Abrams - Solo Piano 8pm Fred Anderson / Chad Taylor Fred Anderson - tenor sax Chad Taylor - drums 9pm Lifetime Trio Joseph Jarman - reeds John Ehlis - guitar Rob Garcia - drums 10pm Muhal Richard Abrams Trio Muhal Richard Abrams - piano Ari Brown - tenor sax Harrison Bankhead - bass Loft Series (Underground Theater) 7:30pm Stefania Errore 8pm TBA 8:30pm Jacob Burkhardt 9pm Ruomi Lee Les Gallery Clemente Soto Velez 12pm Hamid Drake leads a Session FRIDAY JUNE 25
7pm The Fay Victor Ensemble Fay Victor - voice Anders Nilsson - guitar Ken Filiano - bass Michael T.A. Thompson - drums 8pm The Sabir Mateen Ensemble Sabir Mateen - tenor & alto saxophone, flute, piccolo, alto clarinet Raymond A. King - piano Jason Kao Hwang - violin & viola Daniel Levin - cello Jane Wang - bass & cello Michael Wimberly - drums Warren Smith - drums & percussion 9:30pm Jayne Cortez and the Firespitters Jayne Cortez - poetry & vocals Denardo Coleman - drums Bern Nix - guitar Al MacDowell - bass 10:30pm Amiri & Amina Baraka worldmusic Rene Mclean - reeds Alan Palmer - piano Calvin Jones - bass Dwight West - vocals Rudy Walker - drums Loft Series (Underground Theater) 6pm Panel Discussion - Free Music and the recording industry in the internet age 7:45pm Station #2014 first intersection Choreography: Jason Jordan Direction: Patricia Nicholson 8:45pm Dancers: Miriam Parker, So Young An, Shalimar Bernard, Jason Jordan & Surprise Guests Music: Connie Crothers Costume: So Young An John Blum - piano Jackson Krall - drums Les Gallety Clemente Soto Velez 12pm Jason Kao hwang leads a conduction 
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SATURDAY JUNE 26
at Abrons Art Center Main Stage 2pm R & E Areni Agbabian - piano & voice Tony Malaby - saxophone Quasim Naqvi- drums 3pm Lorenzo Sanguedolce Quartet Lorenzo Sanguedolce - tenor sax Daivd Arner - piano Francois Grillot - bass Todd Capp - drums 4pm Go-Zee-Lah Kyoko Kitamura - voice & laptop Yayoi Ikawa - piano Harris Eisenstadt - drums 
SATURDAY JUNE 26
at Abrons Art Center Main Stage 7pm Reggie Nicholson's Percussion Concept Reggie Nicholson - drums, percussion & composition Warren Smith - marimba & percussion Don Eaton - djembe, conga & percussion Salim Washington - woodwinds & percussion 8pm Borah Bergman Solo - piano 9:30pm Ned Rothenberg's Sync Ned Rothenberg - clarinet, alto sax & shakuhachi Jerome Harris - acoustic bass & acoustic guitar Samir Chatterjee - tabla 10:30pm Open Loose Mark Helias - bass Tony Malaby - tenor & soprano sax Tom Rainey - drums 11:30pm Charles Gayle: Bass Choir tribute to Sirone Charles Gayle - saxophone & bass Larry Roland- bass Ken Filiano - bass Jane Wang - bass Francois Grillot - bass Michael T.A Thompson - drums Loft Series (Underground Theater) 5:30pm Amiri Baraka Speaks On Corporate Control of the Arts: Censorship & Commercialism 8:45pm John Ferris - poet 9:15pm Thulani Davis - poet Joseph Jarman - reeds 10pm The Young Fogeys Dave Sewelson - alto & baritone saxophone Randi Sewelson - vocals Clemente Soto Velez 12:30am Josh Roseman leads a conduction 
SUNDAY JUNE 29
Afternoon NY Innovative College Bands 1pm York College Blue Notes 2pm New School DuoDuoDuo 3pm Brooklyn College Jazz Band EVENING 6pm North/South Clarinet Ensemble Perry Robinson - clarinet Special Guest Dr. Michael White - clarinet Charles Eubanks - piano Ed Schuller - bass Bob Meyer - drums 7pm Breuklen Tek Orkestra Guillermo E. Brown - voice, electronics, drums Omar Little - trumpet Shoko Nagai - keyboards Cochemea Gastelum - sax Keith Witty - bass Kala Cuerington - vocals Kassa Overall - drums Tecla Esposito - keys, vocals Will Johnson - electronics, vocals Neill Ochoa - percussion 8pm Billy Bang's Spirit of Sir One Billy Bang - violin Andrew Bemkey - piano Dick Griffin - trombone Henry Warner - alto sax, clarinet Hilliard Greene - bass Newman Taylor Baker - drums 9:30 David S. Ware Trio David S. Ware - tenor sax William Parker - bass Warren Smith - drums 10:30 Peace Out Trio Dave Burrell - piano Hamid Drake - drums William Parker - bass MONDAY JUNE 28
at Abrons Art Center Main Stage 7pm The Stone Quartet Joelle Leandre - bass Roy Campbell - trumpet Marilyn Crispell - piano Mat Maneri - violin & viola 8:30pm Touch the Earth II Gunter "Baby" Sommer - drums Wadada Leo Smith - trumpet 10pm People, Places & Things Greg Ward - alto sax Tim Haldeman - tenor sax Jason Roebke - bass Mike Reed - drums Loft Series (Undergroud Theater) 8pm Station #3667 a different intersection Choreorgaphy: Jason Jordan Direction: Patricia Nicholson Dancers: Miriam Parker, So Young An, Shalimar Bernard, Jason Jordan Music: Gerald Cleaver Costume: So Young An 9:15pm Azares Joe Morris - guitar & banjo Joachim Badenhorst - reeds Pascal Niggenkemper - bass Gerald Cleaver - drums Jean Carla Rodea - vocals 10pm Zak Sherzad's Flow of Expression Sound, Projection and Text Les Gallery Clemente Soto Velez 12am Kali Z. Fasteau leads a conduction TUESDAY JUNE 29
at Abrons Art Center Main Stage 7pm Station #9969 3rd intersection & Conclusion Choreography: Jason Jordan Direction: Patricia Nicholson Dancers: Miriam Parker, So Young An, Shalimar Bernard, Jason Jordan Music: Connie Crothers - piano Gerald Cleaver - drums Jason Kao Hwang - violin Costume: So Young An Set Design: So Young An & Patricia Nicholson Loft Series (Underground Theater) 9:15pm Trialogues Nicole Peyrafitte - words & poetry Pierre Joris - words Michael Bision - bass 9:45pm Jazzhag Tour 2010 Golda Solomon "The Medecine Woman of Jazz" - words Lisa Parrott - reeds Christopher Dean Sullivan - bass Michael T.A Thompson - rhythium Les Gallery Clemente Soto Velez 11pm Tony Malaby leads an open Session WEDNESDAY JUNE 30
at Le Poisson Rouge Closing Party Perfomance 7pm [the] slowest runner [in all the world] plays "Nader, Nader, Nader (in Four Swift Movements)" Jeremy Young - guitar, tapes, AM radio Ian Temple - piano, juno synth Jesse Perlstein - bass , electronics Hunter jack - violin Gillian Jackson - cello Jacke Chudnow - drums 8pm William Parker's Southern Satellites William Parkeer - bass Rob Brown - saxophone Lewis Barnes - trumpet Hamid Drake - drums Asim Barnes - guitar Isis Rosario - vocals 10pm Akron / Xtended / Family featuring: Hamid Drake & William Parker Seth Olinsky - guitar & vocals Miles Seaton - bass & vocals Dana Janssen - drums William Parker - bass Hamid Drake - drums & percussion |