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"No Is No" Is A Vivid New Release From Linda Sharrock
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Chris Rich
No is no, (Don't fuck around with your women) is a bright new offering from Improvising Beings. It features an extended concert from Linda Sharrock on vocals joined by an international ensemble that includes Itaru Oki on trumpet and flugelhorn, Mario Rechtern on reeds and saxolin, Eric Zinman on piano), Makoto Sato on drums), and Yoram Rosilio on double bass. It was recorded on May 21st, 2014 at Studio Septième Ciel, Issy-Les- Moulineaux, France, and May 20th, 2014 at Bab ...
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Vision Festival 19 Concludes With Pianos And A Voice.
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Chris Rich
Along with the celebrations of Amiri Baraka and Roy Campbell on the final day of Vision Festival 19 are several ensemble situations for piano from a duet fir Angelica Sanchez, a trio for Connie Crothers and the venerable Dave Burrell in striking quartet with Kidd Jordan, William Parker and Hamid Drake. And the voice of Fay Victor in a drum duet makes a perfect contrast. It is a quintessence of the Vision Festival outlook that Art for Arts has carefully ...
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Vision Festival 19 Has The Matthew Shipp Trio In The Thick Of It
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Chris Rich
In many ways, Saturday is a miniature of the entire guiding outlook and purpose of this annual love labor from Arts For Art. All elements, discussion, youth support, poetry and a well sequenced array of distinct and personal performance statements are present and the stalwart Matthew Shipp Trio speaks to the element of continuity. A FUTURE OF VISION (Honoring the Next Generation) 12:30 Forum on : The legacy of Improvised Music Featuring Dave Sewelson, Connie Crothers, Michael T.A. Thompson, Lisa ...
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Vision Festival 19 Welcomes Whit Dickey And James Blood Ulmer
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Chris Rich
In addition to celebrations of Roy Campbell and Amiri Baraka, the creators of Vision Festival love to support under appreciated masters such as Whit Dickey. And they craft special gatherings such as a revisit of a ground breaking James Blood Ulmer unit called The Music Revelation Ensemble. Whit Dickey will lead his quartet in the opening performance and the Music Revelation Ensemble will close out the night. 7:00 Whit Dickey Quartet Whit Dickey – drums Mat Maneri – ...
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Vision 19 Honors A New Generation Of Vision Artists
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Chris Rich
Honoring a New Generation of Vision Artists. Music and Art calls each generation. The Vision continues with important younger artists like Mary Halvorson and Susan Alcorn and Fay Victor with Tyshawn Sorrey. There are a few excellent young musicians playing with Charles Gayle, like Shayna Dulberger, Ingrid Laubrock and Mazz Swift. Michael Wimberly has put together an eclectic group of younger and older musicians and dancers. On Saturday we are featuring two younger groups, Tarbaby with Nasheet Waits, Eric Revis, ...
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Dance At Vision Festival 19
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Chris Rich
The Vision has included dance from the beginning, because the Music moves us. And bringing the arts together opens us up to hear and think and feel more… June 11: 7:00PM - 8:00PM - Charles Gayle Trio + Dance Miriam Parker will collaborate with the great Charles Gayle. Daniel Carter - reeds Miriam Parker - dance Charles Gayle - bass Michael T.A. Thompson - drum June 12: 7:15PM - 8:00PM - Signs & Rituals ...
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Vision Festival 19: Roy Campbell, Tributes To A Giant
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Chris Rich
VISION 19 - Studies In Freedom. Wednesday June 11 thru Sunday June 15, 2014 Roy Campbell was deeply grounded in the jazz tradition, and exhibited a working musician’s flexibility, with experiences ranging from R. & B. bands to off-Broadway shows, to reggae to electronics. Like Don Cherry, one of his heroes, Campbell was an omnivorous collaborator, working with hundreds of musicians all around the world. But at his core he was a true New Yorker, representing a particularly rugged and ...
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Vision Festival 19: Honoring Amiri Baraka The Legacy Thru Panels & Poetry
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Chris Rich
Since the first Vision Festival, in 1996, Amiri Baraka has been an important presence at Vision. But way before the Vision Festival he was a champion of the music, with his seminal books on Jazz, ‘Blues People’ and ‘Black Music’. For many of the other artists and audiences who have participated each year, Baraka has been an inspiration. For the last five years Baraka helped organize the panel discussions that deepened the context and impact for the art that is ...
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