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Vision Festival 2018

Online sales until 2pm day of show. Tickets also available at the door.

The Vision Festival is the world's premier celebration of boundless improvised art. Now in its 23rd year, this festival of music, dance, poetry, and visual art is heralded as "one of New York's most essential art events" (New York Times). Legendary and emerging stars representing the free jazz, experimental, and avant-garde communities will perform 30 sets over six nights. Opening night celebrates Dave Burrell for his Lifetime of Achievement, featuring the pianist in performance with musical associates spanning his 50+ year career.

Wednesday May 23 - Celebrating Dave Burrell *SOLD OUT*
6:30pm - Opening Invocation
7pm - Dave Burrell / Andrew Cyrille / Darius Jones / Harrison Bankhead / Steve Swell
8pm - Archie Shepp / Dave Burrell / Hamid Drake / William Parker
9pm - Warrior of Light - Djassi DaCosta Johnson / Shayna Dulberger
9:30pm - Dave Burrell / Andrew Cyrille / Kidd Jordan / James Brandon Lewis / William Parker

Thursday May 24
7pm- Mary Halvorson's Code Girl
8pm - Whit Dickey / Michael Bisio / Rob Brown / Karen Borca / Jackson Krall
9pm - Women with an Axe to Grind
10pm - SPACE - Thomas Buckner / Roscoe Mitchell / Scott Robinson

Friday May 25
7pm - Irreversible Entanglements
8pm - Douglas Dunn + Dancers
8:30pm - Daniel Carter / William Parker / Matthew Shipp
9:30pm - Nasheet Waits Equality Quartet
10:00pm- Matthew Shipp Acoustic Ensemble

Saturday May 26
7pm- Fay Victor's Mutations for Justice
8pm - Afro-Algonquin 2018
9pm - Patricia Spears Jones / Jason Kao Hwang
9:30pm - Ambrose Akinmusire / Kris Davis / Tyshawn Sorey
10:30pm - AfroHORN Fellow

Sunday May 27
6:30pm - Frode Gjerstad Trio
7:30pm - Gerald Cleaver / Brandon Lopez / Chris Potter / David Virelles
8:30pm - Two films by Arthur Jafa + q&a with Fred Moten
9:30pm- Craig Harris' Brown Butterfly

Monday May 28
6:00pm - Jaimie Branch's Fly or Die
7:00pm - Cooper-Moore solo piano
8:00pm - Julie Ezelle Patton / Nasheet Waits / Ken Filiano / Paul Van Curen
8:30pm - Jemeel Moondoc's New World Pygmies
9:30pm - Oliver Lake Big Band