Vision Festival
Nearly 50 years after he helped launch the free-jazz revolution, Milford Graves stars in the 18th edition of this summer staple. On June 12, the Jamaica, Queens, drum powerhouse appears alongside contemporaries such as poet Amiri Baraka and trombonist Roswell Rudd, as well as up-and-comers like David Virelles and Dezron Douglas. Subsequent nights feature Sonny Simmons, Roscoe Mitchell, Andrew Cyrille and other titans of full-spectrum improv expression. artsforart.org. $20–$35, pass $170.