Vision Festival X: June 14 - 19, 2005 New York

Tuesday June 14
6:30pm  Joseph Jarman Opening Invocation
7pm  Jorge Sylvester and Nora McCarthy Conceptual Motion Orchestra
        Jorge Sylvester: alto, conductor, composer, arranger
        Nora McCarthy: voice, composer, lyricist, poet, arranger
        Trumpets: Jeremy Pelt, Waldron Ricks, Michael C. Lewis, Mac Gollahan
        Sax: Gene Jefferson, Hayes Greenfield, Salim Washington,Tim Armacost, Jason Marshall;
        Trombones: Al Patterson, Curtis Fowlkes, Pat Hall
        French Horn: Vincent Chancey        Tuba: Aaron Johnson
        Guitar: Marvin Sewell            Piano: Pablo Vergara
        Bass: Jeff Carney                Drums: Gene Jackson
8pm  Henry Grimes Quartet: Henry Grimes, bass; Marshall Allen, alto;
        Andrew Lamb, tenor;  Hamid Drake drums
9pm  Ellen Christi Quartet vocals / Daniel Kelly piano / William Parker bass / Hamid Drake drums
10pm  Bejeweled: Terry Jenoure violin, vocals, poetry, prose, projected paintings;
          Margaux Simmons, flute;  Maria Mitchell dance
11pm  WARM: Reggie Workman, bass;  Pheeroan akLaff, drums
          Sam Rivers, reeds & winds;  Roscoe Mitchell, reeds & winds
12mid  The Gift: William Hooker, drums;  Roy Campbell, trumpet; Jason Hwang violin

Wednesday June 15
6:30pm  Zak Sherzad on The Schools of Hope in Afghanistan
7pm  Steve Dalachinsky poet / Matthew Shipp piano
8pm  Charles Gayle Trio: Charles Gayle, alto;  Hilliard Greene, bass;  Jay Rosen, drums
9pm  Roy Campbell's Pyramid Trio:
        Roy Campbell, trumpet;  William Parker, bass;  Hamid Drake, drums
        w/ guests Patricia Nicholson, dance;  Bob Craddock, video
10pm  Oliver Lake Trio: Oliver Lake reeds / Michael Gregory guitar / Pheeroan akLaff drums
11pm  Mat Maneri viola / Dave Burrell piano / Drew Gress bass / Randy Peterson drums
12mid  Wayne Horvitz¹s Some Order Long Understood:
           Wayne Horvitz, piano; Briggan Krauss, alto;  William Parker, bass;  Billy Martin drums    

Thursday June 16 Lifetime Recognition
Fred Anderson Day
7pm  Fred Anderson 1960s Quartet:  
        Fred Anderson, tenor;   Joseph Jarman, reeds; Tatsu Aoki, bass;  Alvin Fielder drums
8pm  Sterling D. Plumpp, poet
8:20  Emna Zghal - Cultural Resistance / Cultural Genocide on U.S. destruction of ancient Iraqi libraries
8:40pm  Joseph Jarman Ensemble: Joeseph Jarman, reeds;  Samuel C. Williams, piano;
             Levy Jones, bass; Jessica Jones, reeds; Douglas Ewart, reeds; Thurman Barker, perc;
             Rob Garcia drums
9:40pm  Nicole Mitchell Trio: Nicole Mitchell, fl;  Harrison Bankhead bs;  Isaiah Spencer dms
10:40pm  Fred Anderson tenor / Kidd Jordan tenor / William Parker bass / Hamid Drake drums
11:40pm  Thurman Barker's Strike Force: Thurman Barker, Eli Fontaine, Raymond Mantilla &  
               Wilson Moorman, percussion; Bryan Carrott, vibraphone


Friday June 17
4pm  Community of Artists and audience talk about what we can do to solve our problems in the art world and how larger social issues are effecting us all.
6:30pm  Time's Up - talk on how new New York City legislation curbs our right to assemble
7pm  Other Dimensions In Music meets Sound Vision Orchestra
        ODIM: Roy Campbell, tp;  Daniel Carter, reeds;  William Parker, bass;  Rashid Bakr, drums
        Sound Vision: Stephen Haynes, tp;  Rob Brown, alto;  Sabir Mateen, tenor; Scott Currie, bari
        Steve Swell, trmb;  Joe Daley  tuba; Billy Bang & Jason Kao Hwang, violins;  Daniel Levin, cello
        Warren Smith, vibes;  Mark Hennen, piano;  Andre Martinez, perc
8pm  Whit Dickey Quartet: Whit Dickey, drums;  Roy Campbell, trpt; Rob Brown, alto;  Joe Morris, bass
        with interactive Video by Phyllis Bulkin Lehrer
9pm  Positive Knowledge:  Oluyemi Thomas, c melody sax;  Ijeoma Thomas, vcl & poetry
        Kidd Jordan tenor;  Harrison Bankhead, bass;  Michael Wimberly, percussion
10pm  David Budbill poet; William Parker, bass;  Hamid Drake, drums
11pm  Bill Dixon Quartet: Bill Dixon, trumpet,  flugelhorn & piccolo trumpet; Warren Smith, timp,vibes;
         Tony Widoff piano/synthesizer; Steve Horenstein baritone/ bass flute
12pm  Eloping with the Sun: Joe Morris, guitar; William Parker, bass;  Hamid Drake, drums
          with video by Zak Sherzad

Saturday Afternoon June 18  Emerging Artists
1pm  Poetry reading Brian Boyles, Chavisa Woods, James Hoff, Cat Tyc
2pm  Tyshawn Sorey, solo piano
3pm  Todd Nicholson¹s Otic Band: Todd Nicholson, bass; Nate Wooley, trumpet
        Steve Swell, trombone; Tatsuya Nakatani, percussion
4pm  Guillermo E. Brown's Cut-Up Quintet: Guillermo E. Brown, drums & electronics;  
        Matana Roberts, reeds;      Shoko Nagai, keyboards, electronics
        Peter Evans, trumpet,         Keith Witty, bass,
5pm  Tatsuya Nakatani¹s NRA: Tatsuya Nakatani, percussion
        Vic Rawlings, electronics & cello;  Ricardo Arias, balloon kit
Saturday Evening
7pm  Billy Bang, violin;  Shoji Hano, drums;  Ngo Thanh Nahn, dan tranh;  Todd Nicholson bass
8pm  Leroy Jenkins, violin / Felicia Norton, dance
9pm  The Eddie Gale Now Band featuring William Parker 
        Eddie Gale, trumpet;  William Parker, bass;  Ismael Navarette, ten & sop, flute  
        John Gruntfest, alto;  Valerie Mih, piano;  T. Squire Holman drums
10pm  Patricia Nicholson¹s PaNic:
          Patricia Nicholson, Kevin Bachman, Jacquiline Lorenzi & Osamu Uehara, dance
          Rob Brown, alto; William Parker, bass; Alvin Fielder, drums
11pm  Peter Brötzmann, reeds / Nasheet Waits, drums
12mid  Joe McPhee, reeds & brass / Lori Freedman, bass clarinet

Sunday June 19
7pm  William Parker¹s Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra  featuring JUICE
         Trumpets: Roy Campbell, Lewis Barnes, Matt Lavelle    Tuba: Dave Hofstra
         Sax: Alan Glover (Juice), Rob Brown, Sabir Mateen, Daryl Foster, Dave Sewelson,
         Charles Waters
         Tmb: Alex Lodico, Steve Swell, Masahiko Kono; Bass William Parker, Drums: Andrew Barker
8pm  Karen Borca Quintet: Karen Borca, bassoon; Rob Brown, alto
        Reggie Workman & Todd Nicholson, bass;  Newman Taylor Baker, drums
9pm  Joelle Léandre, bass  / India Cooke, violin
10pm   Rob Brown Ensemble: Rob Brown, alto; Daniel Levin, cello; Satoshi Takeishi perc.
           Jo Wood Brown, art installation &  video
           Zendora Dance Company: Nancy Zendora, Rochelle Austin, Marie Baker-Lee, Juan Merchan
11pm  Matthew Shipp, piano; Sabir Mateen, reeds; William Parker, bass; Han Bennink, drums  
12mid  Dennis Gonzalez¹s Yells At Eels featuring Oliver Lake
           Dennis Gonzalez, trumpet;  Oliver Lake, soprano & alto sax 
           Aaron Gonzalez, bass;  Stefan Gonzalez, drums

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