Vision Festival 14 June 9, 2009

Vision Festival XIV !
JUNE 9TH THROUGH 15TH

ABRONS ART CENTER @ The Henry St. Settlement
& The ANGEL ORENSANZ FOUNDATION

Performers include:
Marshall Allen & the Sun Ra Arkestra
Fred Anderson · Billy Bang · Rob Brown · Peter Brötzmann
Roy Campbell · Ernest Dawkins · Douglas Ewart · Charles Gayle
Milford Graves · William Hooker · Jason Kao Hwang · Kidd Jordan
Joe McPhee · Butch Morris · Joe Morris · Ras Moshe · Sunny Murray
Zim Ngqawana · William Parker · Michele Rosewoman
Matthew Shipp · Lisa Sokolov · David S. Ware

Vision Festival XIV will present more than 50 events, including music and dance performances, poetry readings, film screenings, visual art projections and a beautiful site-specific installation by Jorgo Schäfer, all on two stages. Arts For Art will be hosting three panel discussions, open to the public, which will serve to engage dialogue on pertinent issues in today's music industry and community.

This year's festival will honor the lifetime achievement of Philadelphia jazz legend, Marshall Allen, leader of the Sun Ra Arkestra, with a full night of performances on Wednesday, June 10th.

Official Website: http://www.visionfestival.org