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Vision Festival 19: Honoring Amiri Baraka The Legacy Thru Panels & Poetry
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 ...
A Stanley Zappa Trio Tours British Columbia From June 11th To The 15th
"A performance of contemporary improvised music in three unique settings with three emerging masters of the craft." Stanley Jason Zappa has put together a mini tour of remote inland communities in the vast province of British Columbia, Canada. Adventurous music undertakes a real adventure beginning on June 11th in Okanagan Wine Country and ending up in ...
Vision Festival 19 Celebrates Jeff Schlanger musicWitness Lifetime Of Achievement
Celebrating Jeff Schlanger musicWitness Lifetime Of Achievement on June 12th. Music as color, inked on paper shaped by the sounds blown across the page, Jeff Schlanger is the musicWitness, present where the music is. He is the visual improviser, transforming music into painting for decades, a witness to great music – Now we gladly acknowledge his ...
Vision Festival 19 Celebrates Charles Gayle with Lifetime of Achievement
Celebrating Charles Gayle Lifetime Of Achievement on June 11 At this, the nineteenth Vision Festival, Arts For Art is proud to acknowledge Charles Gayle for his Lifetime of Achievement. A gentle and humble artist, he is clearly one of the greatest saxophone players. Born and raised in Buffalo, he was much influenced by the church, where ...
Roy Campbell Day Memorial At Roulette
On Wednesday, February 26, the many dear friends and associates of the late Roy Sinclair Campbell Jr. will gather at Roulette through the efforts of Arts for Art. The performance begins at 6:45. A Slide Show featuring The Music of Roy Campbell 6:45PM - 7:00PM Valerie Morris, Roy Campbell's sister, will recall his remarkable life. 7:00PM ...
Matthew Shipp Returns To Cafe Oto In London, UK For A Three Night Residency
Iconoclastic piano genius Matthew Shipp returns to Cafe Oto for three nights, continuing and expanding collaborations formed in his unforgettable first residency back in 2010, and culminating in an evening of extended solo performance. Steeped in the history of the jazz avant-garde yet with an unmistakeably individual voice, Matthew Shipp has established himself as one of ...
Matthew Shipp Solo – The Piano Sutras Project
Thursday, January 30, 2014 @ 8:00 pm One of the most distinctive and radically experimental voices in jazz, pianist, composer, and bandleader Matthew Shipp presents an intimate solo recital culled from the stunning masterpieces from his acclaimed 2013 solo album, Piano Sutras, released on Thirsty Ear. Starting with the bold compositions from Sutras, which has been ...
Trumpeter Roy Campbell Passed Away On January 9th 2014. RIP Roy.
Roy Campbell left us last week. Funeral services will be today between 5 and 8pm at Granby's Funeral Home in the Bronx. He was 61 at the time. He had a bright striking life as an earnest, honest and kind contributor to his musical community. He will be deeply missed by many. “There is no one ...
"Another Kind Of Funky Drummer", A Tribute To Ronald Shannon Jackson On WPFW This Friday Night
Tune in to WPFW radio’s Overnight Jazz Part I, this Friday beginning at 12AM (midnight) for “Another Kind of Funky Drummer”, a tribute to Ronald Shannon Jackson, who passed into ancestry this past weekend. In addition to the varied Jackson music to be heard as presented by program host Bobby Hill, the program will also feature ...
Piano Sutras, A Glistening New Thirsty Ear Solo Release From Pianist Matthew Shipp Is Ready For You
By Chris Rich Amid the snow swirl and chill of a late February this year, Matthew Shipp headed to Park West Studios to commence work on a solo recording which will be called Piano Sutras. “On Wednesday February 20, pianist/composer Matthew Shipp recorded his next Thirsty Ear record, “Piano Sutras”, at Park West Studios in Brooklyn. ...
