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Bobby Zankel at Kimmel Cultural Campus

Courtesy of Bruce Klauber | Posted on February 28, 2016

Where

Kimmel Cultural Campus
300 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA
Map
215-893-1999

When

Sun, April 10, 2016
2:00 pm

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Musicians

Bobby Zankel
saxophone, alto

About

Vision Song was inspired by a conversation Dr. Suzanne Cloud, Executive Director of Jazz Bridge, had with her 12-year-old grandson as they were stuck in traffic. She asked him what he thought the world would be like in the future, and if he could make a film about it, what would be in the film? He said he'd start off with a picture of the planet, but he'd make it all brown. She asked him why, and he said, "because it probably won't be very nice when I grow up.' This response was the impetus for creating a piece that would help audiences understand how and what this younger generation is thinking and feeling about the future and the decisions being made about the environment today. ...

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