* The Great Blue Heron w. Yulsman/Wenc Duo
Sat, Jul 06
|Headlong Dance Theatre
Mike Watsun, student of Maestro Marshall Allen, is presenting his big band Great Blue Heron, replete with winds, drums, and the rumblings of the earth. Openings is Sam Wenc and Sam Yulsman duo Curated by Jack Braunstein
Time & Location
Jul 06, 2024, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Headlong Dance Theatre , 1170 S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19146, USA
About the event
$10-20 at the door, venmo and cash accepted. 7:30 doors. 8pm Show.
No one turned away for lack of funds.
Join us for a very special performance from The Great Blue Heron, a collective within Philadelphia's improvised music scene led by Watson (bass clarinet), student of Marshall Allen. Fresh off his epic performance on stage with the Sun Ra Arkestra at Marshall’s 100th birthday celebration at Union Transfer a few weeks ago, Watson joins the People’s Music Supply for a blow-out birthday celebration of his own featuring an outrageously stacked 15-piece ensemble of killer improvisors from Philly and beyond! This big band will improvise collectively and work with Wat’s arrangements that will be make their North American debut at this show in South Philly! “As with the heron itself, the music strives for patience, timing, and grace. Yet searches for detail, and knows when to fly away.”
The Great Blue Heron’s…