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        • Jazz Libre! Celebration
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        • Amina Claudine Myers Birthday Celebration
        • Bringing on the Hallelujah: Kidd Jordan Film
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          • Arts for Art at The Town Hall | March 4
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        • OPEN DOORS / OPEN STUDIOS
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        • Vision at Tufts
        • Sonny Simmons Tribute Concert
        • Tribute to Hamiet Bluiett
      • Vision Festival Archive
      • On_Line Salons
      • Under_Line Salons >
        • Amina Claudine Myers Salon 1/07
        • Jemeel Moondoc Salon 4/18
        • Andrew Cyrille Salon 1/9
        • Under_Line Salon w/ Dave Burrell March 8, 2018
        • AFA Fundraiser Honoring Cecil Taylor
        • Under_Line Salon December 6
        • Canceled - Under_Line Salon ft. Eric Revis & Alvin Fielder
        • Under_Line Salon ft. Cooper-Moore
        • Canceled - Under_Line Salon ft. Alvin Fielder
        • Holiday Salon at the LOWLINE Lab
        • Under_Line Salon ft. Marshall Allen
      • Evolving >
        • Peace and Justice Celebration
        • Free Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon
        • Arts for Art at El Taller
        • Arts for Art at H0L0
        • Arts for Art at Nublu
        • Free Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon
        • Raza y Resistencia 2018
        • Justice is Compassion 12/7 - 1/12
        • Raza y Resistencia 2017
        • Justice is Compassion / Not a Police State
        • Raza y Resistencia
        • NYC FreeJazz Summit
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        • In Gardens 2016
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Vision Festival 2018 Lineup
(subject to change)

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May 21: Vision Films at Anthology Film Archives
7:00pm - Forum on the Legacy of Cecil Taylor + Excerpt from Cecil Taylor a Paris: Les grandes répétitions // Dave Burrell: Echo
9:00pm - Sunny's Time Now: A Portrait of Jazz Drummer Sunny Murray
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*5/23 IS SOLD OUT*

Paintings by musicWitness® and Photographic Retrospective of Dave Burrell
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Patricia Nicholson, Hamid Drake, William Parker
Dave Burrell Harlem Renaissance
Dave Burrell - piano
Darius Jones - alto sax
Steve Swell - trombone
Harrison Bankhead - bass
​Andrew Cyrille - drums
Archie Shepp Dave Burrell
photo: Peter Necessany
Archie Shepp - sax
​Dave Burrell - piano
Hamid Drake - drums
William Parker - bass
Djassi DaCosta Johnson Shayna Dulberger
Djassi DaCosta Johnson - dance
Shayna Dulberger - bass
Dave Burrell Quintet
photo: Geert Vandepoele
Dave Burrell - piano
James Brandon Lewis - tenor sax
Kidd Jordan - tenor sax
William Parker - bass
Andrew Cyrille - drums

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Video Art  by Bill Mazza
Mary Halvorson's Code Girl Vision Festival
#WeHaveVoice Collective
​Creating Safe(r) Spaces in the Performing Arts

Nicole Mitchell, Fay Victor, Maria Grand, Imani Uzuri, Sara Serpa, Okkyung Lee, Kavita Shah, Tamar Sella, Linda May Han Oh, Ganavya Doraiswamy, Rajna Swaminathan 
​*Free Admission*
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photo: Frank Rubolino
Mary Halvorson - guitar
Adam O'Farrill - trumpet
Amirtha Kidambi - voice
Michael Formanek - bass
​Tomas Fujiwara - drums
Whit Dickey Vision Festival
Whit Dickey - drums
Michael Bisio - bass
Rob Brown - alto sax
special guest Karen Borca - bassoon
special guest Jackson Krall - percussion
Women with an Axe to Grind
Patricia Nicholson - dance
Joëlle Léandre - bass
Nicole Mitchell - flute
​Melanie Dyer - viola
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photo: Dave Kaufman
Thomas Buckner - baritone
Roscoe Mitchell - woodwinds
Scott Robinson - multi-instrumentalist

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Video Art by Katy Martin
Irreversible Entanglements
photo: Keir Neuringer
Camae Ayewa - voice
Keir Neuringer - alto sax  
Aquiles Navarro - trumpet 
Luke Stewart - bass 
​Tcheser Holmes - drums 
Douglass Dunn Dancers
Douglas Dunn, Grazia Della-Terza, Jin Ju Song-Begin, Emily Pope, Jake Szczypek, Alexandra Berger, Jules Bakshi, Janet Charleston,
Timothy Ward - dance
Critical Response Trio
Jason Kao Hwang - violin
Anders Nilsson - guitar
Michael TA Thompson - drums
Seraphic Light
photo: Forward Festival/577 Records
Daniel Carter - sax, trumpet, flute
Matthew Shipp - piano
William Parker - bass
w/ paintings by Marilyn Sontag
Nasheet Waits Equality
Nasheet Waits - drums
Mark Helias - bass
Darius Jones - alto sax
​Aruán Ortiz - piano
Matthew Shipp Acoustic Ensemble Vision Festival
photo: Frank Rubolino
Matthew Shipp - composition, conductor, piano
Michael Bisio - bass
Newman Taylor Baker - drums
Jason Kao Hwang - violin 
Mat Walerian - clarinet 
​Nate Wooley - trumpet
Composer commission funded by New York State Council on the Arts

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Video Art by InnerCity Projects
Visionary Youth Orchestra
Arts for Art's improvising youth ensemble!
Directed by Jeff Lederer and Jessica Jones
Featuring special guest Dave Burrell
Fay Victor Mutations for Justice
Fay Victor - voice, compositions
Jaimie Branch - trumpet
Luke Stewart - bass
Michael Vatcher - drums
Mixashawn Afro-Algonquin
Mixashawn Rozie - sax
Rick Rozie - bass
Royal Hartigan - drums
Patricia Spears Jones Jason Kao Hwang
Patricia Spears Jones - poetry
​Jason Kao Hwang - violin
Ambrose Akinmusire Vision Festival
photo: Autumn De Wilde
Ambrose Akinmusire - trumpet
Kris Davis - piano
​Tyshawn Sorey - drums
AfroHorn Fellow
photo: Clara Pereira
Francisco Mora Catlett - drums
Ahmed Abdullah - trumpet, flugelhorn
Alex Harding - baritone sax
Bob Stewart - tuba 
Sam Newsome - soprano sax
Aruan Ortiz - piano
Rashaan Carter – bass
Roman Diaz – percussion

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Visual Art by Jorgo Schäfer
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The Ongoing Struggle for Cultural Equity in NYC Music Communities pt. 1
​Steve Cannon, Dave Burrell, William Parker, Bernadette Speach, Craig Harris, Adam Shatz, Moderator Scott Currie
​*Free Admission*
Frode Gjerstad Trio
Frode Gjerstad - sax
Paal Nilssen-Love - drums
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten - bass
w/ Steve Swell - trombone
Gerald Cleaver Chris Potter David Virelles Brandon Lopez
photo: Frank Rubolino
Gerald Cleaver - drums
Brandon Lopez - bass
​Chris Potter - tenor sax
David Virelles - piano
Arthur Jafa Vision Festival
Two films by Arthur Jafa
Cassowary: Mechanics of Empathy (2017, 7min)
Considerations (1982, 15min)
followed by Q&A w/ Jafa and Fred Moten
Craig Harris Brown Butterfly
Craig Harris - trombone, composer
Eddie Allen - trumpet
Jay Rodriguez - reeds
Adam Klipple - keyboards
Calvin Jones - bass
Tony Lewis - drums
Kahlil Kwame Bell - percussion 
Jonas Goldstein - film
Due to unforeseeable circumstances By Any Means will not perform as originally scheduled on Sunday May 27

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The Ongoing Struggle for Cultural Equity in NYC Music Communities pt. 2
​Reggie Workman, Ahmed Abdullah, Jemeel Moondoc, Luke Stewart, Warren Smith, Patricia Nicholson Parker, Moderator Mike Heller
*Free Admission*
Jaimie Branch Fly or Die
photo: Peter Gannushkin
Jaimie Branch - trumpet
Anton Hatwich - bass
Lester St. Louis - cello
Chad Taylor - drums
Cooper-Moore
photo: Eva Kapanadze
Cooper-Moore - solo piano
​Kim Winkler  - paintings
Julie Ezelle Patton
photo: Harold Rumpf
Julie Ezelle Patton - poetry, visual art
Ken Filiano - bass
Nasheet Waits - drums
​Paul Van Curen - guitar
Jemeel Moondoc New World Pygmies
photo: Dave Kaufman
Jemeel Moondoc - alto sax
Hamid Drake - drums
William Parker - bass
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Oliver Lake Big Band
photo: Ken Weiss
Compositions, Saxophone, Visual Art: Oliver Lake
Saxophones: Bruce Williams, James Stewart, Alex Harding, Darius Jones and Mike Lee
Trumpets: Adam O'Farrill, Freddie Hendrix, Nabate Isles, Greg Glassman
Trombones: Aaron Johnson, Al Patterson, Terry Greene II, Robert Stringer
Piano: Yoichi Uzeki 
Bass: Robert Sabin  
​Drums: Chris Beck
Made possible through the ArtsCONNECT program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.     

Vision Festival 2018 - May 23-28 - Roulette, Brooklyn, 509 Atlantic Ave, 11217

ARTS FOR ART, INC. 107 Suffolk Street, #300, New York, NY, 10002 //  212-254-5420 // info@artsforart.org
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MISSION: Arts for Art is dedicated to the exceptional creativity that originated in the African American multi-arts jazz culture that utilizes improvisation to express a larger, more positive dream of inclusion and freedom.
​​ARTS FOR ART, INC.
107 Suffolk Street, #300, New York, NY, 10002
212-254-5420 | info@artsforart.org

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  • HOME
  • ABOUT
    • Programs
    • AFA Artists
    • Annual Reports
    • Board & Staff
    • Vision Circle
    • Safe(r) Space Code of Conduct
    • About CoSA
  • EVENTS
    • Joëlle Léandre: Life - Struggle - Music
    • EVENTS ARCHIVE >
      • Special Events >
        • Jo Wood-Brown's 'Dreaming Woman'
        • Vision Festival 2022, New York City
        • InGardens 2022, FREE Outdoor Concert Series in NYC
        • FreeJazz on a Saturday Afternoon
        • No Joke! Record Release
        • Studio Rivbea Revisited 2023
        • Jazz Libre! Celebration
        • Outdoor Concerts
        • Vision Festival Healing Soul
        • Amina Claudine Myers Birthday Celebration
        • Bringing on the Hallelujah: Kidd Jordan Film
        • Artists for a Free World Protest Concerts
        • Earth Arrival Day Celebration >
          • Arts for Art at The Town Hall | March 4
        • Patricia Nicholson Birthday Benefit
        • Steve Cannon Tribute
        • Arts for Art at Weeksville
        • AFA at H0L0 Xennial
        • OPEN DOORS / OPEN STUDIOS
        • Arts for Art at the Kitchen
        • Cecil Taylor Memorial
        • FreeJazz at Weeksville
        • Vision at Tufts
        • Sonny Simmons Tribute Concert
        • Tribute to Hamiet Bluiett
      • Vision Festival Archive
      • On_Line Salons
      • Under_Line Salons >
        • Amina Claudine Myers Salon 1/07
        • Jemeel Moondoc Salon 4/18
        • Andrew Cyrille Salon 1/9
        • Under_Line Salon w/ Dave Burrell March 8, 2018
        • AFA Fundraiser Honoring Cecil Taylor
        • Under_Line Salon December 6
        • Canceled - Under_Line Salon ft. Eric Revis & Alvin Fielder
        • Under_Line Salon ft. Cooper-Moore
        • Canceled - Under_Line Salon ft. Alvin Fielder
        • Holiday Salon at the LOWLINE Lab
        • Under_Line Salon ft. Marshall Allen
      • Evolving >
        • Peace and Justice Celebration
        • Free Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon
        • Arts for Art at El Taller
        • Arts for Art at H0L0
        • Arts for Art at Nublu
        • Free Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon
        • Raza y Resistencia 2018
        • Justice is Compassion 12/7 - 1/12
        • Raza y Resistencia 2017
        • Justice is Compassion / Not a Police State
        • Raza y Resistencia
        • NYC FreeJazz Summit
      • Artist Meeting
      • InGardens >
        • InGardens 2021
        • InGardens 2019
        • InGardens 2018
        • In Gardens 2016
  • EDUCATION
    • Music is Mine
  • SUPPORT
    • Donate
    • MEMBERSHIP
    • Volunteer
  • AFFW
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    • Screening Vision
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