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Matt Cappy - trumpet/cornet/flugelhorn; Mike Cemprola - saxes/clarinet/flute; Dave Champion - trombone; Lou Fuiano - saxes; Jay Krush - tuba/sousaphone/bass sax; Pat Fink - piano; Mike Lorenz - guitar; Mike Hood - bass/trombone/euphonium; Rob Smith - drums & Liz Ross - vocals

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The Hoppin' John Orchestra is a soul fried brass band. Foot stompin' and free swingin', it's a modern day love affair with N'awlins music and whatever else we can get our hands on. Home cooked right here in Philly.

Established in 1996 as the Black Eyed Peas Brass Band, the current Hoppin' John Orchestra has seen our name, our music and our musicians evolve and change in many ways over the years. For the uninitiated, Hoppin' John is a tasty, tasty dish, one of whose main ingredients is black-eyed peas. One look at a current radio chart and one can see why the change occurred. Still and all, we find it a fitting moniker for our efforts. Four of the original eight members remain: Matt, Tony, Mike, and Lou....

Ensembles we love to listen to for inspiration include the Duke Ellington Orchestras (particularly the small group sessions from '37-'39), The Kirby and Scott small groups from the late '30's and early 40's as well as Dave Brubeck's '46 Octet and Miles' '49 Nonet. Certainly the mighty Dirty Dozen Brass band as well as Jesus Almany's Cubanissimo, the Industrial Jazz Group and New Orleans guitarist and all around musician Roy Montrell. The work of James Spaulding, Don Sickler, Poncho Sanchez, Steely Dan, Tom Waits, a host of early R and B and Jump Blues artists and the band Cake also give us a boost.

Performances of note include: The Kimmel Center, the World Cafe Live, the Theatre of Living Arts, the Tin Angel, the Five Spot, the Grape Street Pub, the Black Banana, the Khyber Pass, Fergie's Pub, Doc Watson's Pub, Taxi, Eden Roc, the Art Bar, the Medford Jazz Festival, the Philadelphia Clef Club, THE UPENN Museum, The National Constitution Center, the Yardley Country Club, Louis I. Kahn Park, Gorgas Park, Gold Star Park, Cianfrani Park, Bardascino Park and Mario Lanza Park.


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