Tuesday January 21 * 7pm * $10-20 * TICKETS

Pond and McDonnell are a duet dedicated to the harmonic and emotional vulnerable aspects of free improvisation. Their music is irruptive, transfixing, and highly volatile. Both are members of the band Inverse and Obverse  and the Philadelphia based community-organization People's Music Supply. Pond is known for his band BORBS! and his countless collaborations with musicians like Toshi Makihara, Dan Blacksberg, and Melinda Rice. McDonnell releases solo music as Only Every Today and in electronics pop duo- Pretty Puttanesca. 

Aaron Pond- Horn, Voice, Flutes, Melodica, Percussion,
Matteo McDonnell- Accordion, Voice, Flutes, Percussion

LMB is an improvised duo from Washington, D.C. consisting of Abe Mamet (French horn and effects) and Jamie Sandel (violin and effects). The duo formed in 2018 in a performance at Rhizome DC, and has played many venues off- and on-line. With all their music, the duo tries to use practiced improvisation to seek beauty and peace within the spaces they play and communities they play with. As well, both Jamie and Abe use the platform to dive deeper into the worlds of their instruments, seeking new sounds, modes, and relationships with music-making devices.

Amy K Bormet is a pianist, vocalist, composer, and co-owner of Strange Woman Records. As creator, producer and performer for the Washington Women in Jazz Festival, now in its 15th year, she has collaborated with Fay Victor, Mary Halvorson, Allison Miller, and more than 75 women and non-binary musicians from around the globe. She enjoys writing sci-fi songs, improvising with her eyes closed, and  eating Scandinavian licorice.