But really. That's for people who are determined to make lots of money and everyone gets what they pay for. Vision Festival rises to make homage and moments the rest of the year lacks room for.
The distance between Fletcher Henderson and Roy Campbell jr is measured by Dick Vance, Roy's teacher and keeper of a trumpet chair for Fletcher. And Lee Morgan stood right next to him in his actual lifetime, the elder teaching the kid, just like Dizzy taught him.
William Parker isn't too far away from the Cleff Club and Eubie Blake. Just a nice scenic route via Wilbur Ware to Thelonious and beyond.
This is the model for lineage. Coleman Hawkins, father of Saxophone pokes his head into some 60s club to see what that Cecil Taylor kid is up to.
Now keep in mind, like everything else in America, there was an attempt to make a lineage industry out of Ken Burns and crew but it ended up having all the appeal of an airport theme bar for 'Cheers.'
Vision has your real on the hoof lineage Artists for arts, arts for artists. It always has a number of aims. Discussion is the sound of the neighborhood reviewing yet another year and poring over bits of it to look up to or down on.
Take A Stand: Arts and Community.
Arts For Art maintains a commitment to understand what is at play in our creative community. We are leading the way in building opportunities for uniting the spectrum of creative arts. The Vision Festival draws people from around the world, who are interested in what is great, creative and innovative. AFA has been working to strengthen the artistic communities by holding town meetings, panel discussions and creating opportunities for artists to perform and come together—to build a power through unity.
This year's festival features three public discussions:
June 5
4:00pm to 6:00pm
Opening the Festival: Obama, Class Struggle, The Media & The Arts
Panelists: Amiri Baraka The last Poet Laureate of New Jersey Ed Bullins: Playwright; former Minister of Culture of the Black Panther Party Woodie King:director and producer; founder and president of New Federal Theatre Marvin X—Prime Minister of Poetry, First Poet's Church of the Latter Day Egyptian Revisionists William Parker—bassist, composer Louis Reyes Rivera, moderator—Poet; Former host of Perspective on WBAI
June 6
5:00pm to 6:30pm
Imagining a Culture of Resistance & Radical Vision: Artists & Social Action
A panel of artists and activists from different perspectives explore the role of art and culture in changing the world today, challenging people to think critically and envisioning another way the world could be.
Panelists: Marc Ribot, David Henderson, Patricia Parker, Annie Day, Brandon Ross, Michael Heller moderator.
June 9
5:00pm to 7:00pm
Innovative Music in Education
Musicians take on the struggle to include innovative music as part of arts curriculum, and discuss the why and how to accomplish this critical task.
Panelists: Gerald Cleaver, Daniel Levin, Tom Zlabinger, Nicole Federici, Juan Pablo Carletti, Michael Heller moderator.
Remembrances and Acknowledgements are always very important themes.
FALLEN HEROES
Billy Bang—Honored
Billy Bang was honored in 2010 VF with a special award for his leadership, vision, and musical genius. This year we have suffered the loss of this irreplaceable violin legend Billy Bang—his spirit, his music, his presence. Now he has joined with other angels of music. He was scheduled to perform on the last night of the festival. The Festival Finale will feature a 25 Piece String Ensemble plus special guests under the direction of William Parker. They will perform Bang's Mystery of the Mekong.
Marion Brown Tribute
We have suffered the loss of another Giant of Jazz, the great alto saxophone legend, visual artist and ethnomusicologist, Marion Brown. His passing must not go unacknowledged.
On the opening night of the Festival, June 5, The GROUP an all-star collective featuring Andrew Cyrille, Hamiet Bluiett, Ahmed Abdullah, Charles Burnham and Bob Stewart will perform a special tribute to Marion Brown.
TRIBUTE TO A LIVING LEGEND
Peter Brotzmann: Celebrating A Lifetime of Achievement
Each year, the Vision Festival honors the achievements of one living artist who has greatly influenced the world around them and paved the way for other innovators to move forward.
On Wednesday, June 8th, 2011 Arts For Art and The Vision Festival will celebrate a Lifetime of Achievement by Peter Brotzmann. This great improviser was one of the first practitioners of the Free Jazz movement in Europe. Brotzmann has programmed his own evening in such away that it would reflect his ongoing pursuit of musical innovation. This 70 year old artist is not interested in looking back, only in looking forward and being as creative as possible in the present time.
June 8
Peter Brotzmann: A Lifetime of Achievement
7.00pm Peter Brötzmann's Quartet
Peter Brötzmann /Joe McPhee / Eric Revis / William Parker
8.15pm Peter Brötzmann's Duo
Peter Brötzmann / Jason Adasiewicz
9.00pm Pulverize the Sound
Peter Evans / The Hub / Mike Pride
10.00pm Peter Brötzmann's Quintet
Peter Brötzmann / Ken Vandermark / Mars Williams / Kent Kessler / Paal Nilssen-Love
In a laudable contrast to franchised mega-fests the artist participants take time to invent special ensembles and performances.
June 6
7:00pm
Vocal Flight A New Evolving Vocal Tradition
Fay Victor / Kyoko Kitamura / Jean Carla Rodea / Ken Filiano / Tyshawn Sorey
June 7
Festival of New Trumpet FONT @ VISION
7:00pm Amir ElSaffar's With/Between
Jen Shyu / Amir ElSaffar / Liberty Ellman / Francois Moutin / Tomas Fujiwara
8:30pm Ted Daniel's International Brass Membrane Society: Salutes to King Oliver
Ted Daniel / Charles Burnham / Howard Johnson / Newman Taylor Baker / {Orlando Rodriguez}}
10:00pm Tomasz Stanko Quartet
Tomasz Stańko / Craig Taborn / Thomas Morgan / Jim Black
June 9
An evening of special projects
7:00pm Dick Griffin String Project :Commissioned by Max Roach for his daughter.
Dick Griffin / Mazz Swift / Charles Burnham / Judith Ensell / Akua Dixon / Warren Smith
9:15pm Shaman Project
Patricia Nicholson / William Parker / Luis Carle
8:30pm Kidd Jordan Project
Dave Burrell / Kidd Jordan / Hamiet Bluiett / William Parker / William Hooker
11:00pm Evan Parker & Matthew Shipp DUO Project
There are always elements from every medium: film, dance, visual art and poetry.
Film
June 7
7:45pm
Bill Dixon: Going to the Center by Robert O'Haire & Jeff Burns
Joseph Daley: Earthtones Robert O'Haire & Jeff Burns
June 10
Downstairs Films / Politics / Action & Secrets...
6.00 Rwanda 15 (48min): film by Kivu Ruhorahoza featuring Jeremy Danneman
Dance.
June 9
9:30pm
Raging Waters, Red Sands movement in song and sound
Jen Shyu / Satoshi Haga / Ivan Barenboim / Chris Dingman / Mat Maneri / Satoshi Takeishi
Poetry
June 5
8:30pm
David Henderson / John Marshall poetry and drums
Visual art.
June 9
7:45pm Inclusion of school music programs and their bands intends to make way for the young who aspire to the calling. The Future of Jazz / 80 youth NYC schools June 11 Final Day:The Next Generation Vision Festival: Heirlooms of Memory and Hand-crafted Discovery.
“The Pied Cow/a rip improvisation" with love and art from Wuppertal Jorgo Schaefer /
One of the goals of the Vision Festival is to re-energize the link between the communities that fostered the growth of America's jazz music, to help ensure that they will be a part of it's future. This is why we are proud to feature the York College Big Band, the Mott Hall High School Percussion Ensemble, and the Achievement First MS Orch and the Sonic Smithy Youth Orchestra. These bands are part of AFA's Create A Musical Reach program and are committed to innovation and to the future of Jazz.
1:30pm York College Big Band / CUNY Queens Tom Zlabinger,director
2:00pm Mott Hall HS Percussion Ensemble Harlem Juan Pablo Carletti, director
2:30pm Sonic Smithy Youth Orchestra Brooklyn Nicole Federici, director
3.00pm Achievement First MS Orch. / Bushwick Daniel Levin, director
3:30pm Finale. All 80 young musicians aged 5 to 20 William Parker Conducting
