Core Vision Artists
William Parker
Patricia Parker
Jason Kao Hwang
Steve Swell
Matthew Shipp
Hamid Drake
Rob Brown
Roy Campbell †
Fay Victor
Darius Jones
Gerald Cleaver
Todd Nicholson
Lewis Barnes
Michael Wimberly
Wilber Morris †

Vision Festival In Memorium
Jimmy Lyons - May 25 1998
Denis Charles - May 31 1999
Julius Hemphill - May 29 2000
Rev. Frank Wright - May 28 2001
Don Cherry - May 27 2002
Jeanne Lee - May 26 2003
Wilber Morris & Peter Kowald - May 31 2004
Raphe Malik Tribute Band - June 13 2006
50 Strings for Leroy Jenkins - June 22 2007
Charles Gayle Bass Choir Tribute to Sirone - June 26 2010
​Tribute to Marion Brown - June 5 2011
Billy Bang Tribute Band - June 11 2011​

Vision Festival Lifetime Achievement Honors
Fred Anderson - June 16 2005
Sam Rivers - June 14 2006
Bill Dixon- June 20 2007​
Kidd Jordan - June 11 2008
Marshall Allen- June 10 2009
Muhal Richard Abrams - June 24 2010
Peter Brötzmann - June 8 2011
​Joe McPhee - June 13 2012
Milford Graves  - June 12 2013
Charles Gayle - June 11 2014
Jeff Schlanger - June 12 2014
Henry Grimes - June 7 2016
Cooper-Moore - May 29, 2017