Vision Festival

These panels and performances look stellar. I was gonna see Thurgood tomorrow but might postpone to go to the panel tomorrow on New Orleans.

Vision Festival XIII: The Premier American AvantJazz Festival

At Clemente Soto Velez
107 Suffolk Street
between Rivington and Delancey
Take F to Delancey or J, M, Z to Essex Street

For more info visit Vision Festival
For advance tickets visit at Brown Paper Tickets
or 800-838-3006
To support our $100,000 matching grant visit our Contribution Page
http://www.visionfestival.org/

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - PANEL DISCUSSIONS
Wednesday, June 11th at 5pm / Friday, June 13th at 5pm / Sunday, June 15th at 3pm

Wednesday, June 11th at 5pm
NEW ORLEANS: Culture, Crisis, and Community

Moderator:Larry Blumenfeld – journalist

Panelists: Kalamu ya Salaam - Poet/activist; Kent Jordan - Musician/educator; Josh Neufeld - Cartoonist/Red Cross volunteer; Emmanuel Pratt - Urban planning researcher/digital media artist

Friday, June 13th at 5pm

JAZZ FACTIONS: Exploring ways that we can build bridges and strengthen our creative musical community

Moderator: Michael Heller

Panelists: Onaje Allan Gumbs - Pianist; Christian Mcbride - Bassist; Craig Harris – Trombonist; Connie Crothers – Pianist; William Parker – Bassist; Jim Staley – Trombone; Pauline Oliveros – Accordion; Rick White - Producer

Sunday, June 15th at 3pm

NYC: Building Arts in the Community

Moderator: Taylor Ho Bynum – Musician and Organizer

Panelists: Paul Bartlett - Community board 3 cultural liaison; Esther Robinson – Founder of ArtHome, an advocacy group for artist housing; Patricia N. Parker – Producer of Arts for Art and RUCMA; James Keepnews - Arts organizer *Other panelists TBA


PERFORMANCES

Day 1: Tuesday, June 10th
Main Stage 7:00 p.m.
Opening Invocation featuring Hamid Drake, Patricia Nicholson and William Parker

7:30 p.m.
Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet
Taylor Ho Bynum, cornet
Matt Bauder, tenor sax and clarinet
Mary Halvorson, guitar
Evan O'Reilly, guitar
Jessica Pavone, violin and bass
Tomas Fujiwara, drums

8:30 p.m.
Dave Douglas & Magic Circle
Dave Douglas, trumpet
Uri Caine, piano
Bryan Carrott, vibes

9:30 p.m.
The Nu Band
Mark Whitecage, alto sax and clarinet
Roy Campbell, trumpet
Joe Fonda, bass
Lou Grassi, drums

10:30 p.m.
Mark Dresser Duo
Mark Dresser, bass
Denman Maroney, piano

Milagro
8:15 p.m.
Vision of New York: Projections of Vision Festival XII photos by Luciano Rossetti

9:15 p.m.
K.J. Holmes & David Moss (within "Lunar" by Kazuko Miyamoto)
K.J. Holmes, dance / David Moss, bass

10:15 p.m. "Untitled Durational Painting," video art projection by Bill Mazza

Day 2: Wednesday, June 11th
Lifetime Achievement Celebration of Edward "Kidd" Jordan

Main Stage
7:00 p.m. Jordan/Bluiett/Burrell
Kidd Jordan, tenor sax
Hamiet Bluiett, baritone sax
Dave Burrell, piano

7:45 p.m.
Bang/Jordan/Parker/Drake
Billy Bang, violin
Kidd Jordan, tenor sax
William Parker, bass
Hamid Drake, drums

8:30 p.m.
Jordan/Fielder Ensemble
Kidd Jordan, tenor sax
Clyde Kerr, trumpet
Joel Futterman, piano
William Parker, bass
Alvin Fielder, drums

9:15 p.m.
New Orleans Pays Tribute to Kidd Jordan
Kent Jordan, flute
Marlon Jordan, trumpet
Donald Harrison, alto sax
Darrell Lavigne, piano
Brian Quezergue, bass
Alvin Fielder, drums
Maynard Chatters, piano strings

10:15 p.m.
Anderson/Jordan/Parker/Drake
Fred Anderson, tenor sax
Kidd Jordan, tenor sax
William Parker, bass
Hamid Drake, drums

Milagro
5:00 p.m. [Free Admission]
Panel: The Role of Art in the Healing of New Orleans

7:30 p.m.
Projection of photos of Kidd Jordan by Michael Wilderman

8:15 p.m.
Spoken word by Kalamu Ya Salaam

10:00 p.m.
Projection of photos of Kidd Jordan by Michael Wilderman

Day 3: Thursday, June 12th

Main Stage
7:30 p.m.
Oliver Lake's New Quintet Project
Oliver Lake, alto sax
Peck Allmond, trumpet
Jared Gold, organ
Jonathan Blake, drums
Jahi Sundance, DJ

8:30 p.m.
James Spaulding's Swing Expressions
James Spaulding, alto sax and flute
Gregory Porter, voice
Richard Clements, piano
Eric Lemon, bass
Reggie Nicholson, drums
Sabor, percussion

9:30 p.m.
Bluiett's Bio-Electric
Hamiet Bluiett, baritone sax
Billy Bang, violin
Harrison Bankhead, bass
Hamid Drake, drums

10:30 p.m.
Ensemble of Possibilities
Whit Dickey, drums
Rob Brown, alto sax
Daniel Carter, reeds and trumpet
Jason Kao Hwang, violin
Eri Yamamoto, piano
Joe Morris, bass

Milagro
8:15 p.m.
Steve Dalachinsky, spoken word; Tom Chiu, violin

9:15 p.m.
Dance by Kazuko Miyamoto (within "Lunar" by Kazuko Miyamoto)

10:15 p.m.
Louis Reyes Riviera, spoken word; Ahmed Abdullah, trumpet; Radu, bass

Day 4: Friday, June 13th

Main Stage
7:30 p.m.
Ullmann/Swell 4
Gebhard Ullmann, reeds
Steve Swell, trombone
Hilliard Greene, bass
Barry Altschul, drums

8:30 p.m.
Sonny Simmons/Bobby Few
Sonny Simmons, alto sax
Bobby Few, piano

9:30 p.m.
Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quintet
Wadada Leo Smith, trumpet
Vijay Iyer, piano
John Lindberg, bass
Famoudou Don Moye, drums
Pheeroan akLaff, drums

10:30 p.m.
Connie Crothers
Connie Crothers, piano

11:30 p.m.
Sabir Mateen/Henry Grimes Quartet
Sabir Mateen, reeds
Henry Grimes, bass and violin
Rasul Siddik, trumpet
John Betsch, percussion

Milagro
5:00 p.m. [Free Admission]
Panel discussion: Jazz Factions

8:15 p.m.
Yvonne Meier/Saco Yasuma (within "Lunar" by Kazuko Miyamoto)
Yvonne Meier, dance
Saco Yasuma, alto sax

9:15 p.m.
Budbill/Parker
David Budbill, poetry
William Parker, bass

10:15 p.m.
Projection: Lili White video installation

Day 5: Saturday, June 14th
Emerging Artist showcase (1-6 p.m.)

Milagro, 1:30 p.m.
Poetry by Hila Ratzabi, Chaedria LaBouvier and RonAmber Deloney

Main Stage, 2:00 p.m.
Jeff Arnal Trio
Jeff Arnal, percussion
Godron Beeferman, piano
John Dierker, tenor sax and bass clarinet

Milagro, 3:00 p.m.
Nabaté Isles' Imagination
Nabaté Isles, trumpet
David Gilmore, guitar
Sam Barsh, keyboards
Jaimeo Brown, drums

Milagro, 4:00 p.m.
Kioku
Wynn Yamami, Taiko, percussion
Ali Sakkal, saxes and percussion
Christopher Ariza, electronics

Milagro, 5:00 p.m.
The MazzMuse Trio
Mazz Swift, violin, voice and electronics
James Peter Lee, lap steel
Vernon Reid, guitar and electronics

Saturday Evening

Main Stage
7:30 p.m.
P Nicholson's Celestial Moon Beams Funk
Lewis Barnes, trumpet
Sabir Mateen, reeds
Rob Brown, alto sax
Jason Kao Hwang, violin
Todd Nicholson, bass
Gerald Cleaver, drums
Patricia Nicholson, dance
Miriam Parker, dance
Jason Jordan, dance
Julia Wilkins, dance
Amon Bey, dance

8:30 p.m.
Matthew Shipp Trio
Matthew Shipp, piano
Joe Morris, bass
Whit Dickey, drums

9:30 p.m.
Dunmall/Grimes/Cyrille
Paul Dunmall, tenor sax and bagpipes
Henry Grimes, bass
Andrew Cyrille, drums

10:30 p.m.
George Lewis/Joëlle Léandre
George Lewis, trombone and electronics
Joëlle Léandre, bass

11:30 p.m.
Marraffa/Braida/Borghini/Spera
Edoardo Marraffa, reeds
Alberto Braida, piano
Antonio Borghini, bass
Fabrizio Spera, drums

Milagro
8:15 p.m.
Vision of New York: Projections of Vision Festival XII photos by Luciano Rossetti

9:15 p.m.
Spoken word by Bill Zavatsky

10:15 p.m.
Sanchez/Carr (within "Lunar" by Kazuko Miyamoto)
Dolores Sanchez, dance
Maurice J. Carr, drums

Day 6: Sunday, June 15th

Main Stage
6:00 p.m.
Lewis Barnes' Hampton Roads
Lewis Barnes, trumpet
Rob Brown, alto sax
Darius Jones, alto sax
Todd Nicholson, bass
Warren Smith, drums

7:00 p.m.
Roy Nathanson's Sotto Voce
Roy Nathanson, alto sax and voice
Curtis Fowlkes, trombone
Sam Bardfeld, violin
Tim Kiah, bass
Napoleon Maddox, voice

8:00 p.m.
Abdoulaye Alhassane Toure's Deep Sahara
Abdoulaye Alhassane Toure, guitar and voice
Kali Z. Fasteau, soprano sax, nai, piano and voice
TBA, bass
TBA, drums

9:00 p.m.
William Parker's Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield with Youth Choir
William Parker, bass
Amiri Baraka, voice and words
Leena Conquest, voice
Lewis Barnes, trumpet
Darryl Foster, saxes
Sabir Mateen, reeds
Dave Burrell, piano
Hamid Drake, drums

Milagro
1:00 p.m. [$10 Admission]
Youth Performancce Humanities Preparatory HS / Tompkins Middle School / H.S. student band at York College

3:00 p.m. [Free Admission]
Panel: Building Arts in Community/NYC-RUCMA

6:45 p.m.
Dance & Music Improvisations, Part I featuring Yoshiko Chuma and friends

7:45 p.m.
Dance & Music Improvisations, Part II (within "Lunar" by Kazuko Miyamoto)

8:45 p.m.
Video Projection: "By Night No Stillness"
Video by Katy Martin and Miriam Parker featuring Hamid Drake, frame drum