VISION FESTIVAL | NYC | June 10, 12-18, 2023

Vision Festival: Improvising the Future

Full Performance Schedule & Lineup

DAY 1 | Tuesday, June 13 - Roulette

7:00pm Tiger Trio Joëlle Léandre - bass Myra Melford - piano Nicole Mitchell - flute

8:00pm   Joëlle Léandre / Fred Moten Joëlle Léandre - bass Fred Moten - poetry

8:30pm Judson Trio Joëlle Léandre - bass Craig Taborn - piano Mat Maneri - viola

9:30pm   Joëlle Léandre Septet Premieres "Atlantic Ave Septet"​ Joëlle Léandre - bass, composition Ingrid Laubrock - saxophone Steve Swell - trombone Mat Maneri - viola Jason Hwang - violin Fred Lonberg-Holm - cello Joe Morris - guitar

DAY 2 | Wednesday, June 14 - Roulette

7:00pm Gerald Cleaver Black Host​ Cooper-Moore - piano, synth Brandon Seabrook - guitar Darius Jones - alto saxophone Dezron Douglas - bass Brandon Lopez - bass Gerald Cleaver - drums, composition ​

8:00pm Karen Borca Quartet​ Karen Borca - bassoon Rob Brown - alto sax, flute Hilliard Greene - bass Jackson Krall - drums

9:00pm Hamid Drake’s Turiya: Honoring Alice Coltrane​ James Brandon Lewis - sax Jamie Saft – piano, keyboards Pasquale Mirra – vibraphone Joshua Abrams – bass, guembri Hamid Drake – drums, percussion, vocals featuring Patricia Nicholson - dance, spoken word

10:00pm Mark Dresser 7​ Mark Dresser - bass, composition Nicole Mitchell - flutes Keir GoGwilt - violin Marty Ehrlich - reeds Michael Dessen - trombone Joshua White - piano Michael Sarin - drums

DAY 3 | Thursday, June 15 - Roulette

7:00pm Brahja: Watermelancholia​ Devin Brahja Waldman - alto sax Watson - bass clarinet Ras Moshe - tenor sax Lee Odom - soprano sax Damon Hankoff - piano Luke Stewart - bass Reggie Nicholson - drums​ ​

8:00pm  L.I.P.​ K.J. Holmes - dance Jeremy Carlstedt - drums

8:30pm  Ted Daniel International Brass and Membrane Corps (IBMC) Ted Daniel - trumpet, composition Marvin Sewell - guitar Jose Davila - tuba Michael Wimberly - percussion

9:30pm  Mike Reed's Separatist Party​ Mike Reed - drums, percussion, synth, compositions Ben LaMar Gay - cornet, perc. Marvin Tate - vocals Cooper Crain - guitar, synth Dan Quinlivan - keyboards / Rob Frye - tenor sax, flute, percussion

DAY 4 | Friday, June 16 - Roulette

6:30pm  Patricia Brennan’s More Touch​ Patricia Brennan - vibes marimba Kim Cass - bass Marcus Gilmore - drums Mauricio Herrera - percussion Visual Art by Mincho Vega

7:30pm  Mayan Space Station Flight 66​ William Parker -bass, composition, art Ava Mendoza - guitar Gerald Cleaver - drums Mixashawn Rozie  - mandolin, flute Jason Kao Hwang - violin gabby fluke-mogul - violin

8:30pm Shamanic Principle  Patricia Nicholson - movement, text Val Jeanty - electronics, perc.  ​Visual Art: Patricia Nicholson & Miriam Parker

9:30pm  Mississippi to NY Freedom Band Dick Griffin - trombone Dave Sewelson - baritone saxophone Luke Stewart - bass Michael Wimberly - piano Tcheser Holmes - drums Visual Art by Dick Griffin

10:30pm  Matthew Shipp Quartet​ Matthew Shipp - piano Mat Walerian - reeds Michael Bisio - bass Whit Dickey - drums Visual Art by Dawn Bisio

DAY 5 | Saturday, June 17 - Roulette

6:00pm  MiM Intergenerational Ensemble ​Led by William Parker​

7:00pm  SUN HAN GUILD  eddy kwon - violin, voice, body, composition Laura Cocks - flutes, voice Nava Dunkelman - percussion, voice DoYeon Kim - gayageum, voice Lester St. Louis - cello, voice

8:00pm  Dave Burrell / Joe McPhee Dave Burrell - piano Joe McPhee - tenor saxophone​

9:00pm  Yasmine Lee​ Yasmine Lee - dance Michael Wimberly - drums

9:30pm  Brandon Lopez “the gospel of sans”​ Zeena Parkins - harp Cecilia Lopez - electronics Mat Maneri - viola DoYeon Kim - gayegeum Gerald Cleaver - drums Tom Rainey - drums Brandon Lopez - bass

10:30pm  HEAR IN NOW Extended​ Tomeka Reid - cello Silvia Bolognesi - bass Angelica Sanchez - piano Selina Trepp - videolah​

​DAY 6 | Sunday, June 18 - Roulette​

6:30pm  75 Dollar Bill Altered Workspaces w/ Jason Kao Hwang ​ Che Chen - guitar, percussion Rick Brown - drums, homemade horns Sue Garner - bass guitar Talice Lee - organ, violin Jason Kao Hwang - violin, viola

7:30pm  Ethnic Heritage Ensemble​ Kahil El’Zabar, multi-percussion, voice, composition Dwight Trible, vocals   Corey Wilkes, trumpet, percussion Alex Harding, baritone sax Justin Dillard, piano​

8:30pm  Melanie Dyer We Free Strings Band  Melanie Dyer - composition, viola, video Gwen Laster - violin Ken Filiano - bass Alexander Waterman - cello Newman Taylor Baker - drums Video Art Melanie Dyer​

9:30pm Kayo / Nioka Workman​ Kayo - poet Nioka Workman - cello​

10:00pm  Reggie Workman Celebration Band​ Reggie Workman - bass Odean Pope - tenor sax Jason Moran - piano Jen Shyu - vocals Elijah Thomas - flute Elizabeth Panzer - harp Tapan Modak - tablas Gerry Hemingway - drums