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

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 clarinetJack braunstein - Bb clarinetJulius masri - drumsConnor przybyszewski - trombone Sarah Hughes - saxophoneNik Francis - drumsetChristine Paluch aka PraxisCat - synths/bass/celloZach Dixon - saxNappynappa - voice/rapJosh Hoffman - euphonium

“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