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06/09 Friday

8:00 PM AM/PM

with local area artists

10:00 PM Mostly Other People Do the Killing/Quartet of Happiness

John Irabagon, sax
Peter Evans, trumpet
Moppa Elliot, bass
Kevin Shea, drums

MOPDTK is a recent group formed in NYC. In this
ensemble, I attempt to write compositions that reflect
the strange relationship I feel to jazz history. On
the one hand, I grew up listening to and still love
traditional jazz, but on the other, I am deeply
disturbed and disgusted with its current state of
turpitude. This music, instead of attempting to
reconcile these two simultaneous opinions, pits them
against each other creating music that both blatantly
mocks and reveres the jazz tradition. Perhaps
Dada-Jazz?

Quartet of Happiness

Kelly Roberge-Tenor Sax
Rick Stone-Alto Sax
Kendall Eddy- Upright bass
Austin Powers- Drums