vision festival 2026
Vision Festival
Abrons Art Center | June 23—28
The Vision Festival is an annual internationally-acclaimed festival in New York City that celebrates Black Multicultural Improvised Creative Arts. It showcases experimental music, dance, poetry, and visual arts with a strong emphasis on improvisation.
festival lineup
june 23
Abrons Arts Center
6:00pm
Joe Morris – guitar
Nicole Mitchell – flute
6:40pm
Joe Morris Quartet
7:20pm
joe morris trio
9:00pm
joe morris quintet
Joe Morris – bass
Rob Brown – alto, flute
Hery Paz – tenor flute
Matt Rousseau – drums
Hidemi Akaiwan – piano
10:00pm
joe morris octet
Joe Morris – bass
DoYeon Kim – gayeugum
Dan Blacksberg – trombone
Jonathan Paik – piano
Selendis Johnson – vibes
Nick Neuberg – drum/percussion
Noah Campbell – saxaphone
Lemuel Marc – rumpet
june 24
Abrons Arts Center
6:30pm
Jen Shyu
Jen Shyu – voice, gayageum, Taiwanese moon lute, piano, movement
Layale Chaker – violin, voice, movement
Alexandria DeWalt – flute, voice, movement
Melanie Dyer – viola, voice, movement
Elizabeth Kate – cello, voice, movement
Lesley Mok – drums, voice, movement
7:00pm
Stewart Silt Trio
8:00pm
Konjur Collective
Jamal Moore – sax, perc, el.
Emperor King Solomon – keys, sax, vocals
David Diongue – sax, keys
Bashi Rose – drums, spoken
9:00pm
Bloodlines Interwoven
Kaoru Watanabe
Kweku Sumbry
Shahzad Ismaily
Yuniya Edi Kwon
Mino Cinelu
Maeve Gilchrist
(maybe) Layale Chaker
10:00pm
Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble, "Portraits of Sonic Freedom"
Nicole mitchell: flute, composition
james brandon lewis – tenor sax
caroline davis – alto sax
christopher williams – trumpet
maia – vocals, harp
angelica sanchez – piano
luke stewart – bass
val jeanty – electronics, percussion
jovia armstrong – percussion
june 24
Abrons Arts Center
6:30pm
Konjur Collective
6:00pm
Konjur Collective
Jamal Moore – sax, perc, el.
Emperor King Solomon – keys, sax, vocals
David Diongue – sax, keys
Jeron White – bass
Bashi Rose – drums, spoken
7:00pm
Stewart Silt Trio
Luke Stewart – bass
Jonathan Finlayson – trumpet
Brian Settles – tenor
guest: Angelica Sanchez – piano
8:00pm
CHANGE
Val Jeanty – el perc
Patricia Nicholson – spoken word, dance
Laura Fernandez – Film
9:00pm
Craig Tabor / Tomeka Reid
Craig Taborn – piano
Tomeka Reid – cello
10:00pm
Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble, "Portraits of Sonic Freedom"
Nicole mitchell: flute, composition
james brandon lewis – tenor sax
caroline davis – alto sax
christopher williams – trumpet
maia – vocals, harp
angelica sanchez – piano
luke stewart – bass
val jeanty – electronics, percussion
jovia armstrong – percussion
june 25
abrons arts center
6:00pm
Ingrid Laubrock Grammy Season
Brandon Seabrook – guitar
Shawn Lovato – bass
Tom Rainey – drums
DoYeon Kim – gayeugum
Ingrid Laubrock – gayeugum
7:00pm
Taborn / Reid
Craig Taborn – piano
Tomeka Reid – cello
9:00pm
Transforming
10:00pm
Lewis / Marcelo
8:00pm
POET
?
june 26
abrons arts center
6:00pm
Marshall Allen Quintet w/ Dave Burrell
?
7:00pm
Trae Crudup
8:00pm
Black Cherry
Hamid Drake – drums, percussion
William Parker – gimbre, doson ghoni, flute reeds
Josh Abrams – gimbre
9:00pm
DoYeon Kim
10:00pm
Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble, "Portraits of Sonic Freedom"
Nicole mitchell: flute, composition
james brandon lewis – tenor sax
caroline davis – alto sax
christopher williams – trumpet
maia – vocals, harp
angelica sanchez – piano
luke stewart – bass
val jeanty – electronics, percussion
jovia armstrong – percussion
june 27
abrons arts center
6:00pm
William Hooker Quartet
7:00pm
Alan Braufman quartet
8:00pm
Times3
8:30pm
Poet?
?
9:30pm
Rhythm & Soul
William Parker – bass
Hamid Drake – drums
Mixashawn Rozie – Tenor, vocals
Taylor Ho Bynum – cornet
Jason Kao Hwang – violin
june 28
abrons arts center
2:00pm
Poetics of Improvisation
Steve Swell – trompbone
Ellen Christi – voice, electronics
Rob Brown – alto flute
Jeremy Carlstedt – drums
Ken Filiano – bass
3:00pm
Short Cuts
4:00pm
Dickey Trio
5:00pm
Black Octupus
Daniel Carter – reeds, horns
Ayumi Ishito – saxophone
Stelios Kyriakidis – guitar
Federico Ughi – drums
Hamid Drake – drums
William Parker – bass
Matthew Shipp – piano
tba – dancer
10:00pm
Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble, "Portraits of Sonic Freedom"
Nicole mitchell: flute, composition
james brandon lewis – tenor sax
caroline davis – alto sax
christopher williams – trumpet
maia – vocals, harp
angelica sanchez – piano
luke stewart – bass
val jeanty – electronics, percussion
jovia armstrong – percussion
june 24
Venue
6:30pm
Miriam parker – dance & video
Warren trae crudup – drums
7:00pm
gabby fluke-mogul's "The Thread"
gabby fluke-mogul – violin
charles burnham – violin
luke stewart – bass
tcheser holmes – drums
8:00pm
amirtha kidambi's "elder ones"
amirtha kidambi – voice
alfredo colón – tenor sax
lester st louis – cello
matt nelson – sax, electronics
jason nazary – drums
9:00pm
ellen christi's "flux in chaos"
ellen christi – voice
cooper-moore – multi-instrument
william parker – bass
ta thompson – drums
patricia nicholson – text, movement
10:00pm
Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble, "Portraits of Sonic Freedom"
Nicole mitchell: flute, composition
james brandon lewis – tenor sax
caroline davis – alto sax
christopher williams – trumpet
maia – vocals, harp
angelica sanchez – piano
luke stewart – bass
val jeanty – electronics, percussion
jovia armstrong – percussion
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