Second FJC @ VISION 24
The Schedule 

 Friday Saturday Sunday
June 14, 15, 16, 2019 
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Ave, Bklyn

ADMISSION FOR ARTISTS: $10 / FOR OBSERVERS $25  

Friday Afternoon June 14 
3pm   Race / Gender / Resources
Panelists: Camae Ayewa, Ras Moshe, Melanie Dyer,  Keir Neuringer
moderator: William Parker
Q & A

6:30    VISION FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES

Saturday Afternoon June 15
1 PM   Practical Concerns  of FreeJazz
Presentations by

• Diane Quinn (Actors Fund): on Housing A Human Right / An Artist’s Right 
• Jean Cook, Melvin Gibbs: on the internet: music accessibility, distribution, ownership, etc

2:30    BREAK

3:00    On Diversity and Accessibility around FreeJazz and Improvisation:
Touching on Education, Funding, Performance Opportunities
Moderated by Patricia Nicholson
Define Freejazz

• On Education Opportunities: Kwame Coleman / Leila Adu-Gilmore / James Brandon Lewis
  Where is it taught – who is being taught – who is teaching 
  What is the role of diversity 
• On Funding Opportunities: Gargi Shinde (CMA), Robert Baron (NYSCA)
  Who is funding? Who is receiving?  How are decisions being made?
  What is the role of diversity 
• On Creating Performance Opportunities:  Luke Stewart, Pheeroan akLaff, Cisco Bradley, Andrew Drury
  Who is being presented? Who and how are people being paid?  Where are you presenting and is there any funding?
  What is the role of diversity 

    Q & A
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5:30    VYO Youth Perform
6:30    VISION FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES

Sunday Afternoon June 16
3 PM    The DIY Aesthetic of FreeJazz and Changing the Cultural Landscape

• DIY today Speakers: Brandon Lopez, Andrew Drury, Sam Hillmer
  What are the pros and cons ?
  What have your own experiences been in DYI presenting (funded and unfunded) 
• DIY Yesterday, William Parker
  A brief history of Self-Determination in the Freejazz movement (the OG of DYI)
• Entering the broader Cultural landscape, Patricia Nicholson Parker
  WHAT is the broader cultural landscape?
  The pros and Cons of Entering the Broader Cultural landscape 
  Who are the gate keepers?

    Q & A

5:30    VISION FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES
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