Friday, May 21

This friday i'll be playing with singer/songwriter melissa giges at american spirits. we start at 10, and the club is located on 2nd ave at 92nd st. hope to see you there.

Tuesday, 5/18

Hey everybody,
on tuesday, may 18 i'll be playing at niagra with the charles evans quartet featuring mr. evans (charle) on baritone saxophone, mr. evans (peter) on trumpet and jan roth on drums. we play from 9 to 12, the cover is $5, and niagra is located on the corner of 7th and ave. A in the east village. see you there!

Rollaway

On Tuesday, May 4th, I'll be playing with Rollaway, a Southern Rock band led by Tim Roark and Peden Young at the Luna Lounge. The show starts at 8:00 PM, there's no cover, and the club is on Ludlow St. between Houston and Stanton on the lower East side. The band will be performing tunes from our CD as well as a couple of new and re-worked pieces. See you there.

Big 5 Chord

John Lundbom's Big 5 Chord will be playing this coming Tuesday, 4/27 at the Old Office at the Knitting Factory. The group includes Jon Irabagon, Jason Gillenwater, and Justin Walke. We'll be playing a set of spectacular compositions by Mr. Lundbom, so come out for a night of Jazz.

Friday, 4/23

This Friday I'll be performing with Melissa Giges at American Spirits, a club on 2nd ave between 91st and 92nd. There's no cover, the bar features some great specials and we'll be performing some great music! See you there.

Upcoming Shows

This is going to be a busy week! Kimmy Gibbler and the Evans/Elliott/Traczinsky Trio just made their triumphant returns, and now we're back in NYC. On Friday the 16th i'll be performing with the New York Trumpet Ensemble at the NY Brass confrence being held at SUNY Purchace. We perform at 8 in the main auditorium. On Saturday the 17th i'll be playing some great Rock and Roll with Pete Tufel at the Acme Underground. We go on at midnight. The weekend closes with a great show I organized at No Moore. This concert features my quartet, "Mostly Other People Do the Killing" with special guests, "the Quartet of Happiness" (featuring Kelly Roberge)from Boston. The show starts at 7, the cover is $5, and the club is at the corner of N. Moore and W. Broadway in TriBeCa (subway to Chambers st.). This weekend promises to be a lot of fun, so come on out to the shows. The meyham continues next week when I'll be performing at Queens College with Charles Evans' band "The Language Of." We'll be performing on tuesday the 20th and recording the next day.

New Jazz Summit

On Sunday, April 18th, my quartet "Mostly Other People Do the Killing" will be playing a concert with Boston's "Quartet of Happiness." The show is at 7PM at No Moore (234 W. Broadway at the corner of N. Moore St. in TriBeCa near Chambers St. stops) and the cover is $5. More on this show will be posted later. See you there!!!

Kimmy Gibbler!!!

The return of Kimmy Gibbler is taking place on Monday, April 5 at the Grog Shop in Cleveland, OH. We'll be following a set by Chris Trazinsky and reprising some of our earlier evil. In addition, Standards Trio (Evans, Elliott, Trazinsky...cooler name to be determined at a later date) will be performing on Thursday, April 8 in Oberlin, OH in The Cat in the Cream. This performance will be preceded by Information Night, an Oberlin-based free improv group. See you there!!!

upcoming shows

i'll be playing on tuesday the 23rd with my quartet, "Mostly Other People Do the Killing," at Niagra. The club is on the corner of 7th and Ave A in the East village, cover is $5 and we start at 9 PM. i'll also be playing with Peter Evans and members of the New York Trumpet Ensemble at the Read Room in Williamsburgh on the 19th at 8 PM. hope to see you there.

mop

just a test

Testing... Testing... Hmm. Everything here seems to be in order. So this is gonna be Moppa's news and performances page where he'll no doubt keep you apprised of what's going on in his life and where he'll be playing next.
This isn't Moppa, by the way, I'm just the guy who's putting his site together...

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