Big V Chord CD Release!!!!!

on monday, december 7 Big V Chord will be performing at Zebulon to celebrate the release of "Jon Lundbom and Big V Chord Accomplish Jazz" on Hot Cup Records.  there is an opening set by michael bates and outside sources at 8:30 followed by Big V Chord.  Zebulon is located on Wythe in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.  No cover!

see you there!

Azores

check out pics from MOPDtK's Azores trip at our myspace!  Jazzores!

Big V Chord @ Local 269

on wednesday, september 2, i'll be performing with jon lundbom and big V chord at local 269. club is on east houston, cover is $10, and we play around 9. there are other bands before and after, so stay for the whole night! see you there!
big V chord:
jon irabagon - alto
bryan murray - tenor
jon lundbom - guitar and tunes
moppa - bass
danny fisher - drums

DownBeat Critics' Poll

Hot Cup Records is proud to announce that Mostly Other People Do the Killing has won the 2009 DB Critics' Poll in the Rising Star Ensemble Category! The poll also included Peter Evans (Rising Star Trumpet), Jon Irabagon (Rising Star Alto Saxophone), Charles Evans (Rising Star Baritone Saxophone), and Moppa Elliott (Rising Star Composer). Congratulations to all!

MOPDtK @ The Stone

i'll be playing at the stone wednesday, june 17 with peter evans, charle evans and mike pride as mostly other people do the killing. see you there!

Alice. Friday!

on friday, may 22, i'll be playing with alice. at think coffe in the village from 8-10. then i leave for euorpe with mostly other people do the killing. for those who caught last sunday's big V chord show, rejoice! a new recording is in the works.

This Week

following the arrival of president obama, i'll be playing with MOPDtK at cake shop on wednesday, jan 21 and then at cafe vivaldi on friday with john white's band featuring rohin from alice. cake shop in in the LES and vivaldi is near cornelia st off bleeker in the village. see you there!

Busy Week

i'll be playing two shows on wednesday. at 8 pm with alice. at the player's theater on macdougal st. then again at 10 pm at europa with starship's journey. thursday i'll be playing in a trio with neil shah at tre dici on w. 26th st. on friday and saturday i'll be performing at st. mary's high school in "you're a good man, charlie brown" with my students.

CD RELEASE!!!

mostly other people do the killing will be celebrating both the release of our new cd, "this is our moosic," on hot cup records and jon's victory at the 2008 thelonius monk jazz saxophone competition on saturday. we're playing at zebulon in brooklyn at 9 pm. we will triumphantly proclaim that not only does the emperor have no clothes, but that there is no emperor and we're all just standing around when we should be the ones having a parade!
see you there!

Boo-Yah!

Jon Irabagon has won the 2008 Thelonius Monk Saxophone Competition. Awesome! I'll save the snide comments for another blog...

New Album!!!

Mostly Other People Do the Killing is proud to announce the release of our third album, "This Is Our Moosic." it is available from CD baby, and downtown music gallery. we'll be performing an album release show saturday, nov. 1 at zebulon in brooklyn, nyc. see you there!

DownBeat Critics Poll

MOPDtK was honored to appear in DownBeat's annual critics poll. we were included in the "rising star small ensemble" category and peter was nominated for the "rising star trumpet" category. world domination is eminent!

"What are you going to play next?" "He already started..."

MOPDtK in Downbeat

Awards!

MOPDTK was nominated for "small group of the year" by the jazz journalist awards! peter was nominated in two other categories! check it out! world domination, here we come! http://speakeasy.jazzcorner.com/speakeasy/showthread.php?p=747832

MOPDtK in Playboy

Brooklyn Gigs

MOPDTK will be playing at Barbes in Park Slope, Brooklyn on wednesday, march 12 at 10 PM. Kevin Shea's band People will be performing at 8. $5 or 10..i donno.
then...
we'll be playing at Zebulon in williamsburg on april 8, also at 10 PM and also for $5-10.
see you there!!!

MOPDTK on Tour

MOPDTK will be touring:
2/15 - Philadelphia, the purl
2/16 - Cincinnati
2/17 - Chicago
2.18 - Ann Arbor
2/19 - Detroit
2/20 - Toronto
2/22 - Allentown
2/23 - Scranton
2/24 - New York

check our myspace page for more info!
see you soon.
www.myspace.com/mostlyotherpeopledothekilling

MOPDtK in The Onion AV Club!

Check out the feature.

Moppa with LHJO