Sunday July 7 * doors at 2, music at 230 * $10-20 * TICKETS

LMB Presents…

The Great Blue Heron is a musical collective producing large ensemble improvised works. The group is led by mike watsun, bass clarinetist of the Sun Ra Arkestra, and will feature an ensemble of Philadelphia and DC-based improvisers, including:
Mg watsun - bass clarinet
Jack braunstein - Bb clarinet
Julius masri - drums
Connor przybyszewski - trombone
Sarah Hughes - saxophone
Nik Francis - drumset
Christine Paluch aka PraxisCat - synths/bass/cello
Zach Dixon - sax
Nappynappa - voice/rap
Josh Hoffman - euphonium
Elliot Levin - saxophone and flute
Diego Bedoya - guitar
Dan Moser - bass
Amy K Bormet - piano

“Nappy Nappa isn’t an 'alt-rap' abstractionist. He’s a realist. He’s rapping about the reality he lives in — his time, his city, his head. Even when he’s piloting a spaceship into a state of unconditional love, he’s also doing the everyday work of organizing his everyday thoughts. He might sound like he’s rapping to us from another plane, but he’s still a part of the world we all share. 'I think of the audience as, like, adjacent to me,' he says, 'so we’re looking at the same thing.'

What does he want us to see? 'A new sense of self,' Nappa says. 'I’m not thinking what I do makes me different than anybody. I want people to see a new sense of self, new ways to get through this [life]. And that’s it.'“ - Chris Richards / Washington Post