First FreeJazz Convention
The Schedule
April 27, 2019
The Clemente
107 Suffolk Street, NYC 10002
ADMISSION FOR ARTISTS: $10 / FOR OBSERVERS $25
PANELISTS
Jaimie Branch / Cooper-Moore / Melvin Gibbs / DD Jackson / Val Jeanty /
Darius Jones / Tanya Kalmanovitch / Ingrid Laubrock /
James Brandon Lewis / Brandon Lopez / Patricia Nicholson / William Parker /
Dave Sewelson / Matthew Shipp / Luke Stewart / Tomeka Reid
10AM Coffee Tea Bagels
10:30 The Spirituality of Sound - Luke Stewart
10:45 INVOCATION drones long tones (all invited to participate)
11:00 Working Life of the musician: Moderated by Luke Stewart
Panelists: Tomeka Reid, Cooper-Moore, Tanya Kalmanovitch, D.D. Jackson, William Parker, Melvin Gibbs, Jaimie Branch
12:30 LUNCH BREAK [All Break times are opportunities for informal discussion on issues raised]
1:30 Race / Gender / Economics / Resources / Ageism : Moderated by Dave Sewelson
Panelists: Darius Jones, Ingrid Laubrock, Patricia Nicholson, James Brandon Lewis, Val Jeanty,
Matthew Shipp, Brandon Lopez
3:00 BREAK
3:30 WHAT DO WE WANT:
Entering the broader cultural conversation - Moderated by Dave Sewelson
Featuring all panelists
5:30 BREAK
6:30 FreeJazz CONDUCTION by William Parker - sign up and tell us your instrument.
10:30 The Spirituality of Sound - Luke Stewart
10:45 INVOCATION drones long tones (all invited to participate)
11:00 Working Life of the musician: Moderated by Luke Stewart
Panelists: Tomeka Reid, Cooper-Moore, Tanya Kalmanovitch, D.D. Jackson, William Parker, Melvin Gibbs, Jaimie Branch
- Filing Taxes - LLC, 501c3, etc. and the benefits - Jaime Sturm CPA
- The Hang (networking) / Getting a gig and dealing with the Decision makers
- Royalties / internet
- Who owns the music
- Housing
12:30 LUNCH BREAK [All Break times are opportunities for informal discussion on issues raised]
1:30 Race / Gender / Economics / Resources / Ageism : Moderated by Dave Sewelson
Panelists: Darius Jones, Ingrid Laubrock, Patricia Nicholson, James Brandon Lewis, Val Jeanty,
Matthew Shipp, Brandon Lopez
- How do our differences affect our experience
- How do our differences affect our ability to make money
3:00 BREAK
3:30 WHAT DO WE WANT:
Entering the broader cultural conversation - Moderated by Dave Sewelson
Featuring all panelists
- What are the myths that have hurt the Music? (specifically around FreeJazz)
- How is jazz and FreeJazz talked about and presented in common culture and how do we want that changed?
- What can be done about diversity and equity in our community?
- What are our values and what are the values that we should resist?
- Listing the ideas that we have brought up today.
5:30 BREAK
6:30 FreeJazz CONDUCTION by William Parker - sign up and tell us your instrument.
