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JUNE 7 - 12, 2016 
Judson Memorial Church
55 Washington Square South, NYC


Celebrating
a LifeTime of Achievement
​by Henry Grimes


Sunday, JUNE 5
Anthology Film Archives
32 2nd Avenue, NYC

SunRa Films
Celebrating The Arkestra 60th Anniversary
7      Space is the Place by John Coney
9:15  The Magic Sun by Phill Niblock
         Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise by Robert Mugge

Tuesday, June 7
A photographic retrospective of Henry Grimes...

6:30   Opening Invocation: Hamid Drake, Whit Dickey, ​Patricia Parker
Henry Grimes

An Evening Dedicated to the Creative Spirit of the Legendary Henry Grimes

7  
 Henry Grimes Quartet
Geri Allen - piano
Henry Grimes - bass, violin
​Graham Haynes - cornet
Andrew Cyrille - drums 
Lisa Sokolov

8:30 Songs by Lisa Sokolov
​to poems by Henry Grimes

Voices:  Imani Uzuri, Karma Mayet Johnson, Lisa Sokolov, Dwight Trible,  Mixashawn to replace  Meshell Ndegeocello
Henry Grimes - bass, violin
Henry Grimes

9:45  Henry Grimes Septet
Mixashawn - sax
Melanie Dyer- viola
Henry Grimes - bass, violin
Nicole Mitchell - flute
Tomeka Reid - cello
Marc Ribot - guitar
Chad Taylor - drums
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Wednesday, June 8
Art Projection: Lois Eby & Poems by David Budbill

Jen Shyu

7  Jen Shyu Song of Silver Geese
Jen Shyu - composition, vocals, gayageum, moon lute & piano
Satoshi Haga - dance, choreo.

Jade Tongue: Mat Maneri - viola Chris Dingman - vibe
​Thomas Morgan - bass
Anna Webber - flute
​Dan Weiss - drums
Mivos Quartet
: 
Olivia De Prato - 1st Violin
Erica Dicker - 2nd Violin
Victor Lowrie - viola
Mariel Roberts - cello
Quincy Troupe


​8   Poet Quincy Troupe
Connie Crothers

8:30   Connie Crothers Trio
Connie Crothers - piano
Michael Bisio - bass
Warren Smith - drums
Marshall Allen

9:40   The Sun Ra Arkestra
60th Anniversary
Led by Marshall Allen 

Marshall Allen – alto, flute
Danny Ray Thompson -bari, fl.
James Stewart – tenor, flute
Cecil Brooks - trumpet
Dave Davis - trombone
Vincent Chancey – french horn
Tyler Mitchell – bass
Dave Hotep – el. guitar
Calvin Edwin Newborn - guitar
George Burton- piano
Wayne Anthony Smith - drums
Elson Nascimento – surdo, perc.
Tara Middleton – vocals
Atakatune - congas


Thursday, June 9
Visual Art Projection: Jonas Hidalgo

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7   Douglas Dunn + Dancers Bill Cole's UnTempered Trio 'REVISIONS'
Dancers: Douglas Dunn,
Jules Bakshi, Emily Pope,
Paul Singh, Jin Ju Song-Begin
Music: Bill Cole – double reeds didgeridoo / Ras Moshe – reeds Lisette Santiago – percussion
Jemeel Moondoc

8   Jemeel Moondoc
Cosmic Nickelodeon

Jemeel Moondoc - alto sax
Matthew Shipp - piano
Nathan Breedlove - trumpet
Hilliard Greene - bass
​Newman Taylor Baker - drums
Tonya Foster

9   Poet Tonya Foster
Steve Swell

9:30   Steve Swell Quintet: Kende Dreams
Steve Swell - trombone, comp
Rob Brown - sax
Connie Crothers - piano
Larry Roland - bass
​Chad Taylor - drums
Hamid Drake

10:30    Garland of Blessing
Hamid Drake - drums
Kidd Jordan - sax
Cooper-Moore - piano
Michael Bisio - bass 


​Friday, June 10
Visual Art Projection: Marcy Rosenblat  

5pm   Panel The Creative Option : FreeJazz vs Fascism 
Hamid Drake, Matt Shipp, Connie Crothers, Fay Victor, P Nicholson
​Adam Zanolini, Moderator Scott Currie
William Hooker

7    William Hooker TRIANGLE: Symbol of Perfection
Chris DiMeglio - trumpet
Adam Lane - bass
Mark Hennen - piano
William Hooker - drums
​Goussy Célestin - dance
​Film: "Approaching The Garden" by Ed Kasperak
Fay Victor

8    Fay Victor SoundNoise Quartet
Fay Victor - voice, text
​Sam Newsome - soprano sax
Melvin Gibbs - bass guitar
Reggie Nicholson - drums, perc.

​
Bob Holman

9    For Billy Bang
Bob Holman Poet
Todd Nicholson - bass


​
Cooper-Moore

    9:30  Cooper-Moore Quartet
   Alan Michael - alto sax
   Brian Price - woodwinds
   Michael Wimberly - percussion
   Cooper-Moore - perc, piano
Michele Rosewoman

10:30   Michele Rosewoman's New Yor-Uba
Alex Norris - trumpet
​Chris Washburne - trombone
Roman Filiu - alto, soprano sax
Stacy Dillard - tenor sax
Yunior Terry - bass
​Robby Ameen - drums
Lead Vocals: Amma Mcken
Roman Diaz, Mauricio Herrera, Rafael Monteagudo - bata, congas
Michele Rosewoman - piano, v


​Saturday, June 11
Visual Art Projection: Charlotte Ka

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2        Join the Forum on Improvisation
2:30    PS 182 CCNY Quest Band
Michael TA Thompson, Edvin Rustrian directors
3       Visionary Youth Orchestra
Jessica Jones, Jeff Lederer directors
3:30    All Students play
music of Henry Grimes
led by Steve Swell
Miriam Parker


7   A MOVING LINE
Wadada Leo Smith - trumpet
Miriam Parker - dance, video, comp.
Jo Wood Brown - installation
Hamiet Bluiett

7:30  Hamiet Bluiett Quartet
Hamiet Bluiett - reeds
​DD Jackson - piano
Bob Stewart - tuba
Hamid Drake - drums
David Mills


​8:30  Poet David Mills
Wadada Leo Smith

9    Wadada Leo Smith
Viola Quartet + Electronics  'PACIFICA'

Stephanie Griffin - viola
Jason Kao Hwang - viola
Tanya Kalmanovitch - viola
​Gwen Lester - viola
Hardedge - electronics
Wadado Leo Smith - trumpet
Paradox of Freedom Dave Burrell

 
​10    Paradox of Freedom

​Dave Burrell - piano
​Hamid Drake - drums


​Sunday, June 12
Visual Art Projection: Bill Mazza

5pm   Panel The Creative Option : FreeJazz vs Fascism
William Hooker, Mike Reed, Fay Victor, Charlotte Ka
​Moderator Scott Currie
Patricia Nicholson

6    Breath thru Stone
David Mills - poetry
Patricia Nicholson - dance, words
Yoshiko Chuma 
- dance
Djassi DaCosta Johnson - dance
​Jason Kao Hwang - violin, viola
Michael TA Thompson - drums
Mike Reed

   7   Mike Reed's Flesh & Bone
   Ben Lamar Gay - cornet
   Greg Ward - alto sax
   Tim Haldeman - tenor 
   Jason Stein - bass clarinet
​   Kevin Cova - spoken text
   Marvin Tate - spoken text
   Mike Reed - drums, comp.
Jason Brandon Lewis

 8   James Brandon Lewis Trio
James Brandon Lewis - sax
Luke Stewart - bass
Warren Trae Crudup III - drums

​​
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9    Three Sopranos & Percussion
Soprano Saxophones:
​Dave Liebman,
Sam Newsome, Jeff Coffin

​Percussion: Tatsuya Nakatani
      ​
Kidd Jordan

10    Kidd Jordan Ensemble
Kidd Jordan – sax
Joel Futterman – piano
Harrison Bankhead – bass
Alvin Fielder – drums
guest Marlon Jordan – trumpet
​
In The MarketPlace
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Technical Director: Nobu Awata | Sound Design: InConcert Audio
Lighting Design: Takaaki Ando, Tomoko Inoue | Vision Graphics: Bill Mazza

 //ARTS FOR ART, INC. 107 Suffolk Street, #300, New York, NY, 10002 //  212-254-5420 // info@artsforart.org


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
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  • 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
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