Tuesday June 10th, 2008

7:00PM
Nicholson / Parker / Drake
Patricia Nicholson, dance
William Parker, bass
Hamid Drake, drums

7:30PM
Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet
Taylor Ho Bynum - (cornet)
Matt Bauder - (ts, cl)
Mary Halvorson - (g)
Evan O'Reilly - (g)
Jessica Pavone - (vi, b))
Tomas Fujiwara (dr)

8:15PM
Luciano Rossetti's "Vision of New York" - photos projections - Vision Festival XII
Luciano Rossetti

8:30PM
Dave Douglas & Magic Circle
Dave Douglas - (tp)
Uri Caine - (p)
Bryan Carrott - (vibes)

9:15PM
K.J. Holmes / David Moss (within "Lunar" by Kazuko Miyamoto)
K.J. Holmes - (dance)
David Moss - (b)

9:30PM
The NU Band
Mark Whitecage - (as, cl)
Roy Campbell - (tp)
Joe Fonda - (b)
Lou Grassi - (dr)

10:15PM
Bill Mazza video art projection "Untitled Durational Painting"
Bill Mazza

10:30PM
Mark Dresser Duo
Mark Dresser - (b)
Denman Maroney - (p)

Wednesday June 11th, 2008

5:00PM
PANEL DISCUSSIONS - FREE 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

7:00PM
Jordan / Bluiett / Burrell
Kidd Jordan - (ts)
Hamiet Bluiett - (bs)
Dave Burrell - (p)

7:30PM
Projection photos of Kidd Jordan by Michael Wilderman
Michael Wilderman

7:45PM
Bang / Jordan / Parker / Drake
Billy Bang - (vi)
Kidd Jordan - (ts)
William Parker - (b)
Hamid Drake - (dr)

8:15PM
Kalamu Ya Salaam spoken word
Kalamu Ya Salaam spoken word

8:30PM
Kidd Jordan Quartet
Kidd Jordan - (ts)
Clyde Kerr - (tp)
Joel Futterman - (p)
William Parker - (b)
Alvin Fielder - (dr)

9:15PM
New Orleans Pays Tribute to Kidd Jordan
Kent Jordan - (fl)
Marlon Jordan - (tp)
Donald Harrison - (as)
Darrell Lavigne - (p)
Brian Quezergue - (b)
Alvin Fielder - (dr)
Maynard Chatters - (piano strings)

10:00PM
Projection photos of Kidd Jordan by Michael Wilderman
Michael Wilderman

10:15PM
Anderson / Jordan / Parker / Drake
Fred Anderson - (ts)
Kidd Jordan - (ts)
William Parker - (b)
Hamid Drake - (dr)

Thursday June 12th, 2008

7:30PM
Oliver Lake New Quintet Project
Oliver Lake - (as)
Peck Allmond - (tp)
Jared Gold - (organ)
Jonathan Blake - (dr)
Jahi Sundance - (DJ)

8:15PM
Dalachinsky / Chiu
Steve Dalachinsky - (spoken word)
Tom Chiu - (vi)

8:30PM
James Spaulding's Swing Expressions
James Spaulding - (as, fl)
Richard Clements - (p)
Eric Lemon - (b)
Reggie Nicholson - (dr)
Sabor - (perc)
Gregory Porter - (v)

9:15PM
Kazuko Miyamoto Dance - within LUNAR - (within "Lunar" by Kazuko Miyamoto)

9:30PM
Bluiett's Bio - Electric
Hamiet Bluiett - (bs)
Billy Bang - (vi)
Harrison Bankhead - (b)
Hamid Drake - (dr)

10:15PM
Louis Reyes Riviera
Louis Reyes Riviera - (spoken word)
Ahmed Abdullah - (tp)
Radu - (b)

10:30PM
Ensemble of Possibilities
Whit Dickey - (dr)
Rob Brown - (as)
Eri Yamamoto - (p)
Daniel Carter - (reeds, tp)
Jason Kao Hwang - (vi)
Joe Morris - (b)

Friday June 13th, 2008

12:00PM
VISION FESTIVAL XIII: AFTER PARTY & JAM
PRICE: $20 / $10 for students LOCATION: The Living Theatre 21 Clinton Street Between Houston and Stanton *Featuring a performance by Cooper Moore and Jason Kao Hwang *Plus special guest appearances by artists appearing at Vision Festival XIII

5:00PM
PANEL DISCUSSIONS - FREE JAZZ FACTIONS
Exploring ways that we can build bridges and strengthen our creative musical community and the strength of its presence in New York City

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

7:30PM
Ullmann/Swell 4
Steve Swell - (tb)
Gebhard Ullmann - (reeds)
Hilliard Greene - (b)
Barry Altschul - (dr)

8:15PM
Yvonne Meier / Saco Yasuma - within LUNAR by Kazuko Miyamoto
Yvonne Meier - dance
Saco Yasuma - sax

8:30PM
Sonny Simmons / Bobby Few
Sonny Simmons - (as)
Bobby Few - (p)

9:15PM
Budbill / Parker
David Budbill - poet
William Parker - bass

9:30PM
Wadada Leo Smith Golden Quintet
Wadada Leo Smith - (tp)
Vijay Iyer - (p)
Don Moye & Pheeroan akLaff - (dr)
John Lindberg - (b)

10:15PM
TURQUOISE BEADS by Lili White
INSTALLATION: DVD video projected on Assemblage
©2009 Lili White
DVD video; color, sound; TRT: 16.10 minutes, looped

10:30PM
Connie Crothers Solo
Connie Crothers - piano

11:30PM
Sabir Mateen / Henry Grimes Quartet
Sabir Mateen - (rds)
Henry Grimes - (vi, b)
Rasul Siddik - (tp)
John Betsch - (perc)

Saturday June 14th, 2008

1:00PM
Poetry Reading: Hila Ratzabi, Chaedria LaBouvier and RonAmber Deloney
Hila Ratzabi, Chaedria LaBouvier and RonAmber Deloney - poets

2:00PM
Jeff Arnal Trio - at the Main Stage
Jeff Arnal - (perc)
Gordon Beeferman - (p)
John Dierker - (ts, bcl)

3:00PM
Nabaté Isles' Imagination
Nabaté Isles - (tp)
David Gilmore - (g)
Sam Barsh - (keys)
Jaimeo Brown - (dr)

4:00PM
Kioku
Wynn Yamami - (Taiko, perc)
Ali Sakkal - (saxes, perc)
Christopher Ariza - (el)

5:00PM
Mazz Muse Trio featuring James Peter Lee and Vernon Reid
Mazz Swift - (vi, v, el)
James Peter Lee - (lap steel)
Vernon Reid - (g, el)

7:30PM
P. Nicholson's Celestial Moon Beams Funk
Lewis Barnes - (tp)
Sabir Mateen - (reeds)
Rob Brown - (as)
Jason Kao Hwang - (vi)
Todd Nicholson - (b)
Gerald Cleaver - (dr)
Dance: Patricia Nicholson, Miriam Parker, Jason Jordan, Julia Wilkins, Amon Bey

8:15PM
Luciano Rossetti's "Vision of New York" - photos projections - Vision Festival XII
Luciano Rossetti

8:30PM
Matthew Shipp Trio
Matthew Shipp - (p)
Whit Dickey - (dr)
Joe Morris - (b)

9:15PM
Bill Zavatsky spoken word
Bill Zavatsky - spoken word

9:30PM
Dunmall / Grimes / Cyrille
Paul Dunmall - (ts, bagpipes)
Henry Grimes - (b, vi)
Andrew Cyrille - (d)

10:15PM
Sanchez / Carr - within LUNAR
Dolores Sanchez - dance
Maurice J. Carr - dr

10:30PM
George Lewis / Joelle Leandre
George Lewis - (tb, electronics)
Joelle Leandre - (b)

11:30PM
Marraffa / Braida / Borghini / Spera
Fabrizio Spera - (dr)
Edoardo Marraffa - (reeds)
Alberto Braida - (p)
Antonio Borghini - (b)

Sunday June 15th, 2008

1:00PM
Vision Festival XIII - Youth Performance
PRICE: $10

Youth Performers from:
Humanities Preparatory HS,
Tompkins Middle School
and the York College Blue Notes

3:00PM
PANEL DISCUSSIONS - FREE 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

6:00PM
Lewis Barnes' Hampton Roads
Lewis Barnes - (tp)
Rob Brown - (as)
Darius Jones - (as)
Todd Nicholson - (b)
Warren Smith - (dr)

6:45PM
Dance & Music Improvisations, Part I
featuring Yoshiko Chuma and friends within "Lunar" by Kazuko Miyamoto

7:00PM
Roy Nathanson's Sotto Voce
Roy Nathanson - (as, vo)
Sam Bardfeld - (vi)
Curtis Fowlkes - (tb)
Tim Kiah - (b)
Napoleon Maddox - (vo)

7:45PM
Dance & Music Improvisations, Part II
within "Lunar" by Kazuko Miyamoto

8:00PM
Abdoulaye Alhassane Toure's Deep Sahara
Abdoulaye Alhassane Toure - (g, vo)
Kali Z. Fasteau - (ss, nai, p, vo)
bass / drums TBA

8:45PM
Projection: By Night No Stillness 15 mins.
A Katy Martin / film collaboration featuring visual art by Katy Martin and Jo Wood-Brown / dance by / on frame drum

9:00PM
William Parker`s Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield with Youth Choir
William Parker - (b)
Hamid Drake - (dr)
Lewis Barnes - (tp)
Darryl Foster - (s)
Sabir Mateen - (s)
Dave Burrell - (p)
Amiri Baraka - (vo, words)
Leena Conquest - (vo)