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| VISION 20 THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF VISION JULY 5 - 12, 2015 JULY 5–6, 2015: SPECIAL EVENTS Sunday, July 5 Vision Films: Anthology Film Archives (32 2nd Avenue, New York, NY) $10 per show 7:00pm: Billy Bang, Lucky Man (by Markus Hansen & Jean-Marie Boulet) 9:15pm: William Parker & Hamid Drake: A Plug-In To Nature (by Michael Lucio Sternbach) Visions: 1997 (by Susan Littenberg) documentary about the 2nd Festival Monday, July 6 Improvising Agency For Change: Celebrating 20 Years of Vision Buell Hall, Columbia University (515 W 116th St, New York, NY ) FREE 9:30 am/5:30 pm Co-Sponsored by Columbia Center for Jazz Studies & Office of the Dean of Social Science & Arts for Art, Inc. Keynote Speaker: Nathaniel Mackey JULY 7–12: HISTORIC JUDSON MEMORIAL CHURCH 55 Washington Sq. South, New York, NY OPENING NIGHT PERFORMANCES: July 7 Arts for Art Celebrates The Chicago AACM - Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians Projections: Jorgo Schäfer Perpetuate Paintings In collaboration with Wasiliki Noulesa, Uwe Schorn [Sponsored by Stadtsparkasse Wuppertal] 7:00 Invocation by Joseph Jarman 7:30 Douglas R. Ewart and Quasar w/ special guest Joseph Jarman "For Love of Baraka" Joseph Jarman - soprano, poetry / Oliver Lake - sax / Douglas R. Ewart - reeds, voice, perc / Ni'Ja Whitson, DANCE Mankwe Ndosi - voice, poetry / J.D. Parran - reeds, perc Craig Harris - trb / Edward Wilkerson - cl, perc Donald Smith - piano / Reggie Nicholson - marimba, tympani 8:30 Poet: Nathaniel Mackey 9:30 Henry Grimes / Amina Claudine Myers Henry Grimes - bass, violin / Amina Claudine Myers - piano, voice 10:30 Roscoe Mitchell: Two Trios and Combined Quintet (presented with support from Mary and Dennis Girard, New Music USA) Trio One - Roscoe Mitchell: alto, soprano, sopranino Hugh Ragin: trumpet, piccolo trumpet, flugelhorn Tyshawn Sorey: drums, trombone, piano Trio Two - Roscoe Mitchell / Craig Taborn: piano, electronics Kikanju Baku: drums, percussion Combined Quintet: Roscoe Mitchell / Hugh Ragin Craig Taborn, Tyshawn Sorey, Kikanju Baku DAY II: July 8 "A Cosmic Celebration of Multiple Visions" On-Stage Projections: video screenings and art of Katy Martin, Miriam Parker, and Jo Wood Brown 7:00 Dance / FreeJazz Communion 'Coming into View' by MoralesDance DANCE: Amanda Cray / Elaine Gutierrez MUSIC: Connie Crothers - piano 7:30 Robinson / Whitecage / Filiano / Grassi Perry Robinson - clarinet / Mark Whitecage - reeds Ken Filiano - bass / Lou Grassi - drums 8:30 Crispell & Hemingway Marilyn Crispell - piano / Gerald Hemingway - drums 9:30 Poet / bass: Larry Roland 10:00 Whit Dickey Ensemble: Cosmic Breath Rob Brown - sax Daniel Levin - cello Michael Bisio - bass Whit Dickey - drums 11:00 SUN RA ARKESTRA directed by Marshall Allen DAY III: July 9 "The Elder and Youthful Voices Speaking in Tongues" On-Stage Projections: Art of Joe Overstreet 7:00 Dance /FreeJazz Communion 'SONIC' The Independents; curated by Lance Gries Dance: Juliette Mapp, K.J. Holmes, Michelle Boule David Hamilton Thomson, Lance Gries Thomas Heberer - trumpet 7:30 Darius Jones Quartet featuring Emilie Lesbros (presented with support from the French-American Jazz Exchange) Darius Jones - sax Sean Conly - bass Craig Taborn - piano Gerald Cleaver - drums / Emilie Lesbros - vocals 8:30 Poet: Tyehimba Jess 9:00 Milford Graves HeArt Quartet Milford Graves - drums / Charles Gayle - sax William Parker - bass / Hugh Glover - reeds 10:00 Dave Burrell Civil War Project Dave Burrell - piano Steve Swell - trombone 11:00 Joe McPhee's FOUR FOR TAZZ (a tribute to Roy Campbell) Joe McPhee - brass, reeds Charles Gayle - piano, bass Charles Downs - drums Warren Smith - vibes, marimba, percussion DAY IV: July 10 "What Began in the 60's Will Not Be Constrained" On-Stage Projections: Art of Bill Mazza 5:30 Parade in Washington Square Park 7:00 Dance / FreeJazz - Yoshiko Chuma 'A Piano' Yoshiko Chuma - dance / Matthew Shipp - piano 7:30 Karl Berger Improvisers Chamber Orchestra 'The Sertso Suite' Featuring Poetry & vocals: Ingrid Sertso Karl Berger, vibes, piano, conducting Warren Smith - percussion / Steve Gorn - bansuri flute Sylvain Leroux - african flutes / Bob Selcoe - trumpet Yasuno Katsuki - euphonium / Lee Odom - clarinet / Kenny Wessel - guitar / Sana Nagano, Ernesto Llorens - violin Jason Kao Hwang - viola / Tomas Ulrich - cello Ken Filiano, Hilliard Greene - bass 8:30 Poet: David Budbill / William Parker - bass 9:00 Jason Kao Hwang / Sing House Jason Kao Hwang - composer, violin, viola Andrew Drury - drums / Ken Filiano - bass / Chris Forbes - piano Steve Swell - trombone 10:00 David Murray with Class Struggle Trio David Murray - sax / Burniss Earl Travis - bass Chris Beck - drums / Mingus Murray - director, guitar 11:00 William Parker Martin Luther King Project: Part 6 'Fire Flower' Kidd Jordan - tenor sax / Jemeel Moondoc - alto sax / James Brandon Lewis - tenor sax / Dave Burrell - piano Cooper-Moore - keyboard / William Parker - bass Voices: Fay Victor, Ellen Christi, Raina Sokolov-Gonzalez, Ana Isma Viel, Jake Sokolov-Gonzalez DAY V: July 11 FreeJazz is a Worldwide Phenomena On-Stage Projections: Live Painting by Jeff Schlanger Noon: Education Panel 1-3pm: Youth Bands: Quest P.S 182 Modern Band / Visionary Youth Orchestra 6:00 Dance /FreeJazz Communion: 'Resurrection / Revolution' by Patricia Nicholson Dance: Jason Jordan, Patricia Nicholson MUSIC: Jason Hwang - violin, TA Thompson – drums 6:30 Ingrid Laubrock Sextet Ingrid Laubrock - soprano, tenor sax Craig Taborn - piano / Sam Pluta - electronics Miya Masaoka - koto / Dan Peck - tuba Tyshawn Sorey - drums 7:30 Wadada Leo Smith / Aruan Ortiz Duo Wadada Leo Smith - trumpet / Aruan Ortiz - piano 8:30 Poet : Steve Dalachinsky 9:00 Tony Malaby TubaCello Tony Malaby - tenor and soprano sax / Chris Hoffman - cello Bob Stewart - tuba John Hollenbeck - drums, percussion, piano 10:00 Leandre / Cleaver / Maneri (presented with support from RogueArt, celebrating their 10th Anniversary) Joelle Leandre - bass / Gerald Cleaver - drums Mat Maneri - violin FINALE: July 12 "May All Visions Unite" On-Stage Projections: Screening of "Viable Option" by Esteban del Valle 3:00 PANEL: Empowering Freedom & Justice Today – a creative movement Continuing Legacy of AMIRI BARAKA : Gerald Cleaver, William Parker, Paloma McGregor, Adam Horowitz, Patricia N Parker Moderator Mike Burke 5:00 DANCE: URBAN BUSH WOMEN 'Hep Hep Sweet Sweet' Dancers: Amanda Castro, Courtney J. Cook, Chanon Judson, Tendayi Kuumba, Stephanie Mas, Samantha Speis Choreographer: Jawole Willa Jo Zollar Music: Lafayette Harris 6:00 HEAR in NOW Mazz Swift - violin / Tomeka Reid - cello special guest 7:00 Matthew Shipp Trio Matthew Shipp - piano Newman Taylor-Baker - drums / Michael Bisio - bass 8:00 Poet: David Mills 8:30 Rob Brown Quartet Rob Brown - alto sax / Steve Swell - trombone Todd Nicholson - bass / Gerald Cleaver - drums 9:30 FINALE: Hamiet Bluiett Telepathic Orchestra Kidd Jordan tenor - sax / Charles Gayle - tenor sax /George Sams - trumpet / Joe Daley - tuba / D.D. Jackson - piano / William Parker - bass / Warren Smith - percussion / Mazz Swift, Jason Kao Hwang, Elektra Kurtis, Jean Cook - violin / Judith Insell - viola Tomeka Reid - cello / Riza Printup - harp Charles 'Bobo' Shaw - drums write your comments about the article :: © 2015 Jazz News :: home page |