VISION 20 Festival
On Their Shoulders...
Celebrating 20 Years of VISION
July 5 - 12, 2015
Judson Memorial Church
SUNDAY JULY 5
VISION Film Anthology at Anthology Film Archives 32 2nd Avenue, New York, NY 10003 7pm Billy Bang Lucky Man by Markus Hansen & Jean-Marie Boulet 9:15pm A Plug-In To Nature: Hamid Drake / William Parker by Michael Lucio Sternbach and "Visions" by Susan Littenberg MONDAY JULY 6
Improvising Agency For Change: Celebrating 20 Years of Vision The Improvising Agency For Change conference will explore improvisation, diversity, social activism, and the history and significative of the Vision Festival. Monday July 6 9:30am - 5:30pm at Columbia University's Buell Hall, East Gallery, 515W 116th St, New York Format: Individual Talks (30 minutes) SPEAKERS -Keynote Speaker: Nathaniel Mackey (Duke University) "Breath and Precarity" -Vijay Iyer (Harvard University): "Holding Space: Convening (as) Creative Music" - Bernard Gendron (University of Winsconsin-Milwaukee): "New Music New York: The Invention of "Downtown" -Ellen Waterman (Memorial University of Newfoundland); Negotiated Moments: Free Improvisation, Agency and Constraint -Scott Currie (University of Minnesota): "Envisioning, Engaging, Enduring: 20 Years of Music, Meaning, and History in the Making" PANEL DISCUSSIONS 20 Years of Vision: An Insistence on Freedom & Jazz Patricia Nicholson Parker, Matthew Shipp, Jeff Schlanger, Joe McPhee, Bradford Smith TUESDAY JULY 7
On Stage Projections: Art of Jorgo Schafer "Perpetuate Paintings" in collaboration with Wasiliki Noulesa, Uwe Schorn. Sponsored by Stadtparkasse Wuppertal 7pm Joseph Jarman - Opening Invocation 7:30pm Douglas Ewart and Quasar with special guest Joseph Jarman "For Love of Baraka" Joseph Jarman - soprano sax, poetry Dougals R. Ewart - reeds, voice, percussion Ni'Ja Whitson - choreography Mankwe Ndosi - voice, poetry J.D Parran - reeds, percussion Oliver Lake - saxophone Craig Harris - trombone Edward Wilkerson - clarinet, percussion Donald Smith - piano Reggie Nicholson - marimba, tympani 8:30pm Nathaniel Mackey - Poet 9:30pm Henry Grimes / Amina Claudine Myers Henry Grimes - bass, violin Amina Claudine Myers - piano, voice 10:30 Roscoe Mitchell: Trio Trios and Combined Quintet Trio One: Roscoe Mitchell, Hugh Ragin, Tyshawn Sorey Trio Two: Roscoe Mitchell, Craig Taborn, Kikanju Baku Combined Quintet: Roscoe Mitchell, Hugh Ragin, Tyshawn Sorey, Craig Taborn, Kikanju Baku WEDNESDAY JULY 8
On stage projections: Paint on Skin, Katy Martin / By Night No Stillness, Katy Martin & Miriam Parker / Incubation, Jo Wood Brown & Miriam Parker 7pm "Coming into view" - Morales Dance A Dance / Free Jazz Communion 7:30pm Ronbinson / Whitecage / Filiano / Grassi Perry Robinson - clarinet Mark Whitecage - alto sax Ken Filiano - bass Lou Grassi - drums 8:30pm Crispell & Hemingway Marilyn Crispell - piano Gerry Hemingway - drums, percussion 9:30pm Larry Roland - Bass & Poetry 10:00pm Whit Dickey Cosmic Breath Ensemble Whit Dickey - drums Daniel Levin - cello Michael Bisio - bass Rob Brown - alto sax 11:00 Sun Ra Arkestra Directed by Marshall Allen Marshall Allen - alto sax, EVI Tara Middleton - voice Vincent Chancey - french horn Cecil Brooks - trumpet Knoel Scott - vocals, saxes, dance Charles Davis - tenor sax James Stuart - tenor sax Danny Ray Thompson - baritone sax Dave Davis - trombone Farid Barron - piano Dave Hotep - el. guitar George Burton - viola Nina Bogomas - harp Atakatune - conga Ted Thomas - dance Elson Nascimento - surdo Tyler Mitchell - bass Wayne Anthony Smith, Jr. - drums THURSDAY JULY 9
On stage Projections: Art of Joe Overstreet, On Their Shoulders 7pm "Sonic" - The Independents Curated by Lance Gries A Dance / Free Jazz Communion Dancers - K.J Holmes, Lance Gries, Juliette Mapp, David Hamilton Thompson Thomas Heberer - trumpet 7:30pm Darius Jones Quartet featuring Emilie LesBros Emilie LesBros - vocals Darius Jones - sax Sean Conly - bass Craig Taborn - piano Gerald Cleaver - drums 8:30pm Tyehimba Jess - poet 9pm Milford Graves' HeArt Quartet Milford Graves - drums, percussion Charles Gayle - tenor sax William Parker - bass Hugh Glover - drums 10pm Dave Burrell Civil War Project Dave Burrell - piano Steve Swell - trombone 11pm FOUR FOR TAZZ Joe McPhee - brass, reeds Charles Gayle - piano, bass Charles Downs - drums Warren Smith - vibes, marimba, percussion |
FRIDAY JULY 10
On-Stage Projections: Bill Mazza, Paint by Numbers 7pm "A Piano" Yoshiko Chuma A Dance / Free Jazz Communion Yoshiko Chuma - dance Matthew Shipp - piano 7:30pm Karl Berger Improvisers Chamber Orchestra "The Sertso Suite" Featuring Ingrid Sertso - poetry & vocals Karl Berger - vibes, piano, conducting Warren Smith - percussion Steve Gorn - bansuri flute Sylvain Leroux - african flutes Bob Selcoe - trumpet Yasuno Katsuki - euphonium Lee Odom - clarinet Kenny Wessel - guitar Sana Nagano, Ernesto Lorens - violin Jason Kao Hwang - viola Ken Filiano, Hilliard Greene - bass 8:30pm David Budbill & William Parker David Budbill - poetry William Parker - bass 9:00 Jason Kao Hwang Sing House Jason Kao Hwang - violin Ken Filiano - bass Andrew Drury - drums Christopher Forbes - piano Steve Swell - trombone 10:00 David Murray Class Struggle Trio David Murray - sax Burniss Earl Travel - bass Chris Beck - drums Mingus Murray - guitar 11:00 Martin Luther King Project Part V William Parker - bass Jemeel Moondoc - alto sax James Brandon Lewis - tenor sax Dave Burrell - piano Cooper-Moore - keyboards Lisa Sokolov - voice Jake Sokolov - voice Raina Sokolov - voice Fay Victor - voice Ellen Christi - voice Anais Maviel - voice Leonid Galaganov - drums SATURDAY JULY 11
On-Stage Projections: Art of Jeff Schlanger, musicWitness® Project 12pm Education Panel 1-3pm Youth Bands Quest P.S 182 Modern Band Michael T.A Thompson - Director Visionary Youth Band Jeff Lederer, Jessica Jones - Directors 6pm Resurrection / Revolution Patricia Nicholson, Jason Jordan, Bill Mazza A Dance / Free Jazz Communion Dance - Jason Jordan, Patricia Nicholson Jason Kao Hwang - violin TA Thompson - drums 7pm Ingrid Laubrock Sextet Ingrid Laubrock - soprano, tenor sax Craig Taborn - piano Miya Masaoka -koto Dan Peck - tuba Tyshawn Sorey - drums Sam Pluta - electronics 7:30pm Wadada Leo Smith / Aruan Ortiz Duo Wadada Leo Smith - trumpet Aruan Ortiz - piano 8:30pm Steve Dalachinsky - poet 9:00pm Tony Malaby TubaCello Tony Malaby - tenor, soprano sax Chris Hoffman - cello Bob Stewart - tuba John Hollenbeck - drums, percussion, piano 10pm Joelle Leandre / Gerald Cleaver / Mat Maneri Joelle Leandre - bass Gerald Cleaver - drums Mat Maneri - violin SUNDAY JULY 12
Projections: Esteban del Valle, Viable Option 3pm PANEL: Empowerment / Freedom / Justice Today A Creative Movement 5pm "Hep Hep Sweet Sweet" - Urban Bush Women with Lafayette Harris A Dance / Free Jazz Communion Choreographer - Jawole Willa Jo Zollar Dancers - Amanda Castro, Courtney J. Cook, Chanon Judson, Tendayi Kuumba, Stephanie Mas, Samantha Speis Lafayette Harris - piano Naoko Nagata - costume design 6pm HEAR in NOW (+special guest) Mazz Swift - violin Tomeka Reid - cello 7pm Matthew Shipp Trio Matthew Shipp - piano Newman Taylor-Baker - drums Michael Bisio - bass 8pm David Mills - poet 8:30pm Rob Brown Quartet Rob Brown - alto sax Steve Swell - trombone Todd Nicholson - bass Gerald Cleaver - drums 9:30pm Hamiet Bluiett Telepathic Orchestra Kidd Jordan - tenor sax Charles Gayle - tenor sax George Sams - trumpet Joe Daley - tuba D.D Jackson - piano William Parker - bass Charles Bobo Shaw - drums Warren Smith - percussion Mazz Swift - violin Jason Kao Hwang - violin Judith Insell - viola Tomeka Reid - cello Mark Schmied - bass |