June 23-28

Abrons Art Center

466 Grand St, New York, NY 10002

The Vision Festival, an annual internationally-acclaimed festival in New York City, celebrates Black Multicultural Improvised Creative Arts. It showcases experimental music, dance, poetry, and visual arts with a strong emphasis on improvisation.

Schedule

 june 22

film 

Anthology film archives

6:30pm 

CONSECRATION: CHARLES GAYLE — Michael Lucio Sternbach

ECHO: DAVE BURRELL — Michael Lucio Sternbach

FLOWERS GROW IN MY ROOM: WILLIAM PARKER — Laura Sofía Pérez

BRINGING ON THE HALLELUJAH: KIDD JORDAN — Michael Lucio Sternbach

9:30pm

ASHIMBA: A PORTRAIT OF COOPER-MOORE — Michael Lucio Sternbach

REFLECTIONS: AMINA CLAUDINE MYERS — Michael Lucio Sternbach

THE MYSTERY OF THE GARDENER’S GROOVE — Michael Lucio Sternbach

30 YEARS OF VISION — Michael Lucio Sternbach

 june 23

Abrons Arts Center

6:00pm

Joe Morris – guitar

Nicole Mitchell – flute

6:40pm

Joe Morris – guitar

Tomeka Reid – cello

Melanie Dyer – viola

Solomon Caldwell – bass

7:20pm

Joe Morris – guitar

Matthew Shipp – piano

william parker – bass

8:30pm

Joe Morris – bass 

Rob Brown – alto saxophone, flute

Hery Paz – tenor saxophone, flute

Matt Rousseau – drums

Hidemi Akaiwa – piano

9:20pm

Joe Morris – bass

DoYeon Kim – Gayageum

Dan Blacksberg – trombone

Jonathan Paik – piano

Selendis Johnson – vibes

Nick Neuburg – drum/percussion

Noah Campbell – saxophone

Lemuel Marc – trumpet

 june 24

Abrons Arts Center

Poet

Tracie Morris 

6:00pm

Jen Shyu – voice, gayageum, Taiwanese moon lute, piano, movement

Layale Chaker – violin, voice, movement

Alexandria DeWalt – flute, voice, movement

Kayla Williams – viola, voice, movement

Elizabeth Kate – cello, voice, movement

Lesley Mok – drums, voice, movement

Laura Sofia Perez – Video Art

7:00pm

Luke Stewart – bass

Chris Williams– trumpet

Brian Settles – tenor saxophone

Chad Taylor – drums 

guest: Angelica Sanchez – piano

8:10pm

Jamal Moore – sax, perc, el.

Emperor King Bishop – keys, sax, vocals

David Diongue – sax, keys

Bashi Rose – drums, spoken – video art

9:10pm

Kaoru Watanabe – flute

Kweku Sumbry – drums

Yuniya Edi Kwon –  violin, voice

Maeve Gilchrist – harp

Cyro Baptista – percussion

Alicia Hall Moran – voice

 june 25

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poet

Sol Cabrini 

6:00pm

Ingrid Laubrock – saxophone

Brandon Seabrook – guitar

Shawn Lovato – bass

Tom Rainey – drums

DoYeon Kim – Gayageum

Miah Artola – Video Art

7:00pm

Craig Taborn – piano

Tomeka Reid – cello

8:10pm

Val Jeanty – electronics, percussion

Patricia Nicholson – spoken word, dance, costume

Laura Fernandez – video art

9:05pm

Alexis Marcelo – piano

James Brandon Lewis – saxophone

Bill Mazza – live video art

 june 26

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poet

Paul Harding

6:00pm

Marshall Allen – saxaphone

Dave Burrell – piano

David Hotep – guitar

William Parker – bass

Darius Jones – saxophone

Andrew Cyrille – drum

Mickey Davidson – dance

Kamau Patton – video art           

7:15pm

Trae Crudup – drums

Alfredo Colon – saxophone

Shara Lunon – vocals 

Gervis Miles – bass

Miriam Parker – video art

8:30pm

Hamid Drake – drums, percussion

William Parker – gimbre, doson ghoni, flute reeds

Josh Abrams – gimbre

Lisa Alvarado – art stills

9:25pm

DoYeon Kim – Gayageum

Henry Fraser – bass 

Tom Rainey – drums

Laura Cocks – flute

 june 27

abrons arts center

poet

Raymond Nat Turner  

6:00pm

Mara Rosenbloom – piano

Ahmed Abdullah – trumpet

Jair-Rohm Parker Wells – bass

William Hooker – drums

Dave Sewelson saxophone

Miriam Parker – video art

7:00pm

Alan Braufman – alto / flute

Eri Yamamoto – piano

Luke Stewart – bass

Chad Taylor – drums

8:10pm

Cooper-Moore – banjo, diddley bow

Bobby Zankel – alto saxophone

Chad Taylor – drums

Jo Wood Brown – video art

9:10pm

William Parker – bass, goni

Hamid Drake – drums, vocal

Mixashawn Rozie – Tenor, vocals

Taylor Ho Bynum – cornet

Jason Kao Hwang – violin

Art Jones – video art

june 28

abrons arts center

poet

Keema Radway

2:00pm

Steve Swell – trombone, spoken word

Ellen Christi – voice, electronics

Rob Brown – alto, flute

Jeremy Carlstedt – drums

William Parker – bass

Miah Artola – video art

3:00pm

Whit Dickey – drums

Matthew Shipp – piano

Brandon Lopez – bass

Julia Dratel – video art 

4:10pm

Ned Rothenberg – reeds

Sylvie Courvoisier – piano

Nasheet Waits – drums

5:15pm

Daniel Carter – reeds, horns

Ayumi Ishito – saxophone

Stalios Mihas , Dylan DelGiudice – guitar 

Federico Ughi – drums

Hamid Drake – drums

William Parker – bass

Matthew Shipp – piano

Matt Lavelle – trumpet

Film by No Land & Miriam Parker

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PANEL: ECONOMICS & ECOLOGY OF CREATIVE IMPROVISATION

The panel brings together stakeholders from New York’s Creative Improvisation sector to share their experiences, insights, and challenges. Through these conversations, the panel hopes to bring a deeper understanding of the social value of Creative Improvisation and understand the obstacles and explore the possibility of collaboration to support its continued growth and impact.

Panel Advisors: Michael Heller Brandeis, Carter Matthes Rutgers, Scott Currie University of Minnesota

JUNE 27

3:00PM 

Abrons art center

During times of social unrest and divisiveness, creative improvisation serves as more than an artistic technique. It becomes a social practice that promotes expression, empathy, adaptability, community-building, and the exploration of new possibilities. By helping people listen, respond, and create together in uncertain circumstances, improvisation can contribute to healing divisions and fostering constructive social change

LIVE STREAM 

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Vision 30 · June 23–28 · live on Youtube

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