VISION Festival XIX
Studies In Freedom
Celebrating Charles Gayle, Lifetime of Achievement & Visual Artist Jeff Schlanger MusicWitness®
June 11 - 15, 2014 at Roulette 509 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn NYC.

WEDNESDAY JUNE 11
Charles Gayle - A Lifetime of Achievement
7pm
Charles Gayle Trio + Dance
Daniel Carter - reeds
Miriam Parker & Guest - dance
Charles Gayle - piano, bass
Michael T.A Thompson - drums

8:15pm
Charles Gayle - tenor sax
Dave Burrell - piano
William Parker - bass
Michael Wimberly - drums

9:30pm
Quincy Troupe - poet

10pm
Charles Gayle & The Vision Artist Orchestra
Charles Gayle - piano, conduction
Kidd Jordan - tenor sax
Hamiet Bluiett - baritone sax
Ingrid Laubrock - tenor sax
Ted Daniel - trumpet
Steve Swell - trombone
Jason Kao Hwang - violin, viola
Mazz Swift - violin
Nioka Workman - cello
Shayna Dulberger - bass
​Andrew Cyrille - drums

THURSDAY JUNE 12
Celebrate Visual Artist Jeff Schlanger MusicWitness®
For a Liftime Achievement
6:30pm
CHILE.NEW YORK.AfghanIRAQ - A film by Michael Lucio Sternbach, Zak Sherzad

7pm
Steve Dalachinsky - poet

7:15pm
Wimberly Harlem Ensemble / Signs and Rituals
Antoine Roney - tenor, soprano sax
Larry Roland - bass
Nioka Workman - cello
Michael Wimberly - percussion
Dyane Harvey-Salaam - dance, choreography
Souleymane Bodolo - dance, choreography

8:15pm
Mary Halvorson + Susan Alcorn
Mary Halvorson - electric guitar
Susan Alcor - pedal steel guitar

9:15pm
Ned Rothenberg's Cardinal Points
Ned Rothenberg - alto sax, clarinet, bass clarinet, shakuhachi
Gamin - piri, taepyeongso (double reeds), saenghwang (mouth organ)
Samita Sinha - vocals, performance
Satoshi Takeishi - percussion

10:15pm
Peter Brotzmann / Hamid Drake / William Parker
Peter Brotzman - reeds
Hamid Drake - drums, percussion
William Parker - bass

FRIDAY JUNE 13
From Spirit to Spirt - In Action
4:30pm
PANEL - The Legacy of Amiri Baraka: Art in Action
Cultural Identity / Self Empowerment / The Role of Free Jazz
Part 1 of 3: A retrospective in the First Person
Moderator: Mike Burke from Democracy Now !
Panelists: Oliver Lake, William Parker, Jason Kao Hwang, Mazz Swift, Fred Moten

7pm
Whit Dickey Quartet "Particle Flow"
Mat Maneri - violin
Rob Brown - alto sax
Michael Bisio - bass
Whit Dickey - drums

8pm
Ramya Ramana - Poet (2014 NYC Youth Poet Laureate)
Reading from Amiri Baraka and her own work

8:15pm
Women with an Axe to Grind
Kris Davis - piano
Shayna Dulberger -bass
Mazz Swift - violin
Patricia Nicolson - dance, words

9:15pm
Jemeel Moondoc Quintet "See You On The Other Side"
Jemeel Moondoc - alto sax
Steve Swell - trombone
Nathan Breedlove - trumpet
Hilliard Green - bass
Newman Taylor Baker - drums

10:15pm
James "Blood" Ulmer's Music Revelation Ensemble Revisited
James "Blood" Ulmer - electric guitar
Calvin "The Truth" Jones - bass
Cornell Rochester - drums

SATURDAY JUNE 14
A Future for Vision
12:30pm
Education Forum / The Legacy of Improvised Music with a World Music Perspective
Panelists: Dave Sewelson, Jessica Jones, Connie Crothers, TA Thompson, Jake Sokolov-Gonzalez, Lisa Sokolov, William Parker

THE FUTURE
2pm
Visionary Youth Band (Brooklyn)
Jeff Lederer, Jessica Jones - Director

2:30pm
Achievement First Middle School Band (Brooklyn)
Gene Baker - Director

3pm
P.S. 182Q - CCNY "Quest Band" Queens

3:30pm
All Schools (80 young musicians)
Under direction of Jason Kao Hwang + guests

4:30pm
PANEL: The Legacy of Amiri Baraka: Art in Action
Part 2 of 3: Decolonizing the Music - The Conversation Continues
Moderation: Basir Mchawi
Panelists: 
William Parker, Juman Sultan, Ahmed Abdullah, Mae Jackson, Hamid Drake, Fred Moten

7pm
Satoko Fujii New Trio +1
Satoko Fujii - piano
Todd Nicholson - bass
Yoshi Shutto - drums
Kappa Maki - trumpet

8pm
David Mills - Poet
Reading from Amiri Baraka and his own work

8:15pm
Matthew Shipp Trio
Matthew Shipp - piano
Michael Bisio - bass
Whit Dickey - drums

9:15pm
Orrin Evans - piano
Eric Revis - bass
Nasheet Waits - drums

10:15pm
The Secret Escapades of Fred Anderson
Nicole Mitchell - flute
David Boykin - tenor sax
Craig Taborn- piano
Chad Taylor - drums

SUNDAY JUNE 15
Freedom is Hard Won
2pm
Panel: The Legacy of Amiri Baraka - Art in action
Part 3 of 3: The Legacy of Art in Social Action - Creating Our Future
Moderator: Mike Burke 
Panelists: Naima Panniman, Daro Behroozi, Hamid Drake, Dave Burrell, Luke Stewart, Patricia Nicholson

5pm
Angelica Sanchez + Omar Tamez
Angelica Sanchez - piano
Omar Tamez - electric guitar

6pm
Fay Victor + Tyshawn Sorey
Fay Victor - voice
Tyshawn Sorey - drums, percussion, found instruments

7pm
Jordan / Burrell / Parker / Drake
Kidd Jordan - tenor sax
Dave Burrell - piano
William Parker - bass
Hamid Drake - drums, percussion

8pm
David Henderson - Poet

8:20pm
Times Three
Connie Crothers - piano
Henry Grimes - bass, violin
Melvin Gibbs - electric bass

10:15pm
​Sabir Mateen Ensemble Honors Roy Campbell
Sabir Mateen - reeds, conduction
Rob Brown - alto sax
Daniel Carter - reeds, trumpet 
Dennis Gonzalez - horns
Andrew Bemkey - piano
William Parker - bass
Hamid Drake - drums, percussion