Vision Festival 19

After a tumultuous year Vision Festival seeks to imagine a world without Roy Campbell and Amiri Baraka.  

Arts for Art Presents

VISION FESTIVAL 19

Studies In Freedom

Wednesday June 11 thru Sunday June 15, 2014

At Roulette, 509 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY

           

Honoring Legacy of Amiri Baraka

Since the first Vision Festival, in 1996, Amiri Baraka has been an important presence at Vision. For many of the other artists and audiences who have participated each year, Baraka has been an inspiration. For the last five years Baraka helped organize the panel discussions.  This year, we not only wish to pay tribute to him by acknowledging his importance, but we also are looking to him for inspiration to continue the struggle and not become complacent.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11 Celebrating LifeTime of Achievement Charles Gayle

7:00 Charles Gayle Trio + Dance

Daniel Carter – reeds, Miriam Parker – dance + Guest

Charles Gayle – bass & piano, Michael T.A. Thompson – drums

8:15 Charles Gayle Quartet

Charles Gayle – tenor, Dave Burrell – piano

William Parker – bass, Michael Wimberly – drums

9:15 Quincy Troupe reading from the work of Amiri Baraka + his own poetry

9:45 Charles Gayle & the Vision Artist Orchestra

Charles Gayle – piano, conduction

Kidd Jordan, Hamiet Bluiett, Ingrid Laubrock – sax

Ted Daniel – trumpet, Steve Swell ­– trombone 

Jason Kao Hwang, Mazz Swift – violin, viola

Nioka Workman – cello, Shayna Dulberger – bass

Andrew Cyrille – drums

THURSDAY, JUNE 12   Celebrating musicWitness® Jeff Schlanger

6:30                  CHILE•NEW YORK•AfghanIRAQ by Michael Lucio Sternbach

                           FILM the work of Jeff Schlanger Music by William Parker & Roy Campbell

7:00                  Steve Dalachinsky reading from the work of Amiri Baraka + his own poetry

7:15                  Wimberly’s Harlem Ensemble ‘Signs & Rituals’                           Michael Wimberly – drums, percussion, Antoine Roney – tenor & soprano saxophone
                           Larry Roland – bass, Nioka Workman – cello

                           Dyane Harvey-Salaam, Soulemayne Bodolo – dance, choreography

8:15                  Mary Halvorson + Susan Alcorn

                           Mary Halvorson – electric guitar, Susan Alcorn – pedal steel guitar

9:15                  Cardinal Points

                           Ned Rothenberg – alto, clarinets, shakuhachi, Gamin – piri, taepyeongso                           Samita Sinha – vocals, performance, Satoshi Takeishi – percussion

10:15                Peter Brötzmann + Hamid Drake + William Parker                           Peter Brötzmann – reeds, Hamid Drake – drums, percussion, William Parker – bass

FRIDAY, JUNE 13   FROM SPIRIT TO SPIRIT – honoring Roy Campbell

4:30                  Panel: The Legacy of Amiri Baraka: Art in Action: Part 1

                          Cultural Identity / Self Empowerment / the role of Free Jazz

                           A retrospective in the First Person Moderator: Mike Burke Democracy Now                           Panelists : Oliver Lake, William Parker, Jason Kao Hwang, Mazz Swift,                           DD Jackson, Fred Moten

7:00                  Whit Dickey Quartet

                           Whit Dickey – drums, Mat Maneri – viola, Michael Bisio – bass, Rob Brown – alto

8:00                   Ramya Ramana Poet – reading her own work and that of Amiri Baraka

8:15                   Women with an Axe to Grind

                           Kris Davis – piano, Shayna Dulberger – bass
                           Mazz Swift – violin, Patricia Nicholson – dance, words, rhythm

9:15                   Jemeel Moondoc Quintet                           Jemeel Moondoc – alto saxophone
                           Steve Swell – trombone, Nathan Breedlove – trumpet
                           Hill Green – bass,  Newman Taylor Baker – drums

10:15                 James “Blood” Ulmer Music Revelation Ensemble revisited                           James “Blood” Ulmer – electric guitar
                           Calvin “The Truth” Jones – bass , Cornell Rochester – drums

SATURDAY, JUNE 14   A FUTURE OF VISION (Honoring the Next Generation)

12:30               Forum on : The legacy of Improvised Music

                          Dave Sewelson, Connie Crothers, T.A. Thompson, Lisa Sokolov, William Parker

2/ 4pm             Music Is Mine Music Program

3:45                  All students (70 musicians) under direction of Jason Kao Hwang + guests 

4:30                   Panel– The Legacy of Amiri Baraka: Art in Action Part 2

                           Part 2 - Decolonizing the Music: The conversation continues: 

           Moderator: Basir Mchawi                           Panelists: William Parker, Juma Sultan, Ahmed Abdullah, Brent Hayes Edwards,
                           Hamid Drake, Fred Moten

7:00                   Satoko Fujii New Trio +1                            Satoko Fujii – piano, Todd Nicholson – bass
                           Yoshi Shutto – drums, Kappa Maki – trumpet

8:00                   David Mills Poet – reading the work of Amiri Baraka + his own poems

8:15                   Matthew Shipp Trio                            Matthew Shipp – piano, Michael Bisio – bass, Whit Dickey – drums

9:15                   TarBaby                           Nasheet Waits – drums, Eric Revis – bass, Orrin Evans – piano

10:15                Sonic Projections                           Nicole Mitchell – flutes, David Boykin – tenor saxophone
                           Craig Taborn – piano,  Chad Taylor – drums

SUNDAY, JUNE 15  FREEDOM IS HARD WON (Honoring Amiri Baraka)

2:00                   Panel Discussion on The Legacy of Amiri Baraka: Art in Action

                           Part 3 – The Legacy of Art in Social Action – creating our Future

                           Naima Penniman, Daro Behroozi, Hamid Drake, Dave Burrell,                           Luke Stewart, Patricia Nicholson

5:00                   Angelica Sanchez + Omar Tamez                           Angelica Sanchez – piano, Omar Tamez – electric guitar

6:00                   Fay Victor + Tyshawn Sorey                           Fay Victor – voice, Tyshawn Sorey – drums, percussion, found instruments

7:00                   Jordan + Burrell + Parker + Drake                           Kidd Jordan – tenor saxophone, Dave Burrell – piano
                           William Parker – bass, Hamid Drake – drums, percussion

8:00                  Poet David Henderson reading the work of Amiri Baraka + his own poetry

8:20                    TIMES THREE                            Connie Crothers – piano, Henry Grimes – bass, violin, Melvin Gibbs – electric bass

9:30                   Roy Campbell Tribute Band led by Sabir Mateen                           Sabir Mateen – reeds, conduction, Rob Brown – alto saxophone
                           Daniel Carter – reeds, trumpet, Dennis Gonzalez – horns
                           Andrew Bemkey – piano, William Parker – bass
                           Hamid Drake – drums

WHEN                   Wednesday, June 11 thru Sunday, June 15, 2014

WHAT                   3 Panels Honoring The Legacy of Amiri Baraka June 13, 14, 15

     Each Night a poet will read from the words of the Great Amiri Baraka

     6/11 Quincy Troupe, 6/12 Steve Dalachinsky, 6/13 Ramya Ramana,

     6/14 David Mills, 6/15 David Henderson

WHERE:        ROULETTE, (509 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY)

                 

TICKETS:           Daily Admission:  $30 per day / $20 students & seniors

                 5-day pass: $140 / VIP Pass $270

                 At the door or online vf19.bpt.me

INFO:                      Email info@artsforart.org / Call (212) 254-5420

URL:                  http://artsforart.org/event/vf19/schedule