Arts For Art presents
VISION FESTIVAL 2024
BRIDGES
June 18, 2024 - June 23, 2024 Roulette Intermedium
509 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11217
Films at Anthology Film Archive on June 16, 2024 Conference on June 14
“New York’s ICONIC free-jazz festival…keeping its central focus on radical improvisation and political engagement.” - The New York Times
“...one of New York’s most essential art events.”- The New York Times
“...one of New York’s most essential art events.”- The New York Times
Announcing the FULL SCHEDULE AND LINEUP OF PERFORMERS for VISION 2024, “BRIDGES” - bringing together the voices of hundreds of artists, of the vibrant Arts for Art (AFA) community to showcase Multicultural, Black, Improvised Creative Music & Arts. As a community of acclaimed creatives, these artists are showing the way to build a Bridge to PEACE.
In addition to a lineup of performers across six nights, Arts for Art is proud to open the festival honoring the spiritual and creative leader in NYC’s FreeJazz movement, William Parker with the Lifetime Achievement Award on June 18, 20243. We will close out the festival on Sunday June 18 with a grand celebration of the 100 year young, Marshall Allen as he leads the Arkestra. In between we have commissioned works by Matana Roberts, Coin Coin, Melanie Dyer’s new large ensemble, and Mendoza/Hoff/Revels. From start to finish this will be a celebration of Hope, Creativity and our community of Multicultural and Black Creative Artists and the beautiful audiences, staff, press and volunteers who participate.
Highlights: Amina Claudine Myers • Ava Mendoza • Darius Jones • Fred Moten •
Ingrid Laubrock Lilith • Isaiah Barr • Isaiah Collier • James Blood Ulmer Black Rock Trio •
James Brandon Lewis • Jason Kao Hwang & Cooper-Moore • Jen Shyu Fertile Land, Fertile Body Matana Roberts CoinCoin • Matthew Shipp Trio • Melanie Dyer • Nasheet Waits Tarbaby • Nicholson’s Holding Bridges Falling Down • Oliver Lake • Thollem McDonas •
Parker’s LifeTime Achievement: Trail of Tears, Raining on the Moon, Huey’s PocketWatch |
Finale Marshall Allen 100 birthday Celebration
In addition to a lineup of performers across six nights, Arts for Art is proud to open the festival honoring the spiritual and creative leader in NYC’s FreeJazz movement, William Parker with the Lifetime Achievement Award on June 18, 20243. We will close out the festival on Sunday June 18 with a grand celebration of the 100 year young, Marshall Allen as he leads the Arkestra. In between we have commissioned works by Matana Roberts, Coin Coin, Melanie Dyer’s new large ensemble, and Mendoza/Hoff/Revels. From start to finish this will be a celebration of Hope, Creativity and our community of Multicultural and Black Creative Artists and the beautiful audiences, staff, press and volunteers who participate.
Highlights: Amina Claudine Myers • Ava Mendoza • Darius Jones • Fred Moten •
Ingrid Laubrock Lilith • Isaiah Barr • Isaiah Collier • James Blood Ulmer Black Rock Trio •
James Brandon Lewis • Jason Kao Hwang & Cooper-Moore • Jen Shyu Fertile Land, Fertile Body Matana Roberts CoinCoin • Matthew Shipp Trio • Melanie Dyer • Nasheet Waits Tarbaby • Nicholson’s Holding Bridges Falling Down • Oliver Lake • Thollem McDonas •
Parker’s LifeTime Achievement: Trail of Tears, Raining on the Moon, Huey’s PocketWatch |
Finale Marshall Allen 100 birthday Celebration