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MOPDtK at The Firehouse Space
Courtesy of sandra sprecher | Posted on September 11, 2013
Where
The Firehouse Space
246 Frost Street
Brooklyn, NY
Map
(917) 709-7799
When
Sun, September 29, 2013
8 and 9:30pm
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Musicians
About
Mostly Other People Do the Killing is a jazz quartet based in New York City including trumpeter Peter Evans, saxophonist Jon Irabagon, bassist Moppa Elliott, and drummer Kevin Shea. The group formed in 2003 and has released five albums to date on Elliott’s Hot Cup label including an eponymous debut, Shamokin!!!, This Is Our Moosic, Forty Fort”, and “Slippery Rock”. “Shamokin!!!” and “This Is Our Moosic” feature cover art that parodies classic albums by Art Blakey and Ornette Coleman.
Bandleader Moppa Elliott met Peter Evans while both were students at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. Upon relocating to New York City, Elliott met Jon Irabagon through guitarist Jon Lundbom at the Manhattan School of Music and Kevin Shea through Mary Halvorson. MOPDtK performs compositions by Elliott, all of which are arbitrarily named after towns in his native Pennsylvania. Performances often take the form of large suites in which the group transitions between original pieces and jazz standards, often employing theatrics and elements of rock, pop, and classical music....