This celebration of too-often under-recognized leaders continues, notably in the annual Vision Festival Lifetime Achievement Award. Founded by dancer-choreographer Patricia Nicholson-Parker in 1996 and held annually in NYC, the Vision Festival was created with a mission to gather luminaries from varied avantgarde scenes together in NYC, and to celebrate important African American leaders of the music. The Arts for Art Vision Festival is the world's premier festival of FreeJazz music, poetry, art, film and dance. The Kahil El’Zabar Ethnic Heritage Ensemble Don Cherry Tribute.a duo featuring Dave Burrell & Joe McPhee.a presentation of the MiM Intergenerational Band led by William Parker.William Parker's Mayan Space Station Flight 66 featuring Ava Mendoza, Jason Kao Hwang, and gabby fluke-mogul.Hamid Drake’s Turiya honoring Alice Coltrane.Gerald Cleaver Black Host with Cooper-Moore and Darius Jones Other notable performers from the Vision Festival 2023 lineup include: The Arts for Art Lifetime Achievement Award is presented annually to artists who have attained preeminent status in the world of FreeJazz with past awards going to a venerable pantheon of FreeJazz pioneers including Amina Claudine Myers, Andrew Cyrille, Dave Burrell, Sam Rivers and Kidd Jordan.Ĭlosing night is on Sunday, June 18 and the festival ends with a not-to-be-missed all-star set led by legendary improviser, composer, and bassist Reggie Workman, featuring Odean Pope, Jason Moran, Jen Shyu, Elijah Thomas, Elizabeth Panzer, Tapan Modak, and Gerry Hemingway. Léandre’s celebration night will also feature Nicole Mitchell, Myra Melford, Craig Taborn, Mat Maneri, Ingrid Laubrock, and more. Léandre will perform with two of her iconic trios, in a collaboration with iconic poet Fred Moten, and with a special “tentet” composed of legendary French and American musicians. Highlights of Vision Festival 2023 include an opening night showcase of improviser and bassist Joëlle Léandre in celebration of her Lifetime Achievement Award on Tuesday, June 13. Over one hundred artists will shine on stage in a vibrant showcase of Multicultural Improvised Creative Music & Arts. Deemed “one of New York’s most essential art events” by The New York Times, the 27th annual Vision Festival will feature an unbelievable lineup of FreeJazz performers. New York, NY - Arts for Art is thrilled to announce VISION FESTIVAL 2023: Improvising the Future, taking place from June 13 to Jat Roulette in Brooklyn, NY. NOTE: Roulette Members may reserve a limited number of tickets using their member benefits by emailing reservations must be made in advance. With additional dates & locations for Vision Conference, Visual Art Shows and Films TBA VISION FESTIVAL 2023: Improvising the Future
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