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I was born on September 13, 1978, the first son of David and Carolyn Elliottin Scranton, Pa. Incidentally, they named me Matthew Thomas Elliott, notMoppa. My parents are both college instructors and intense music lovers, so Iwas able to hear a lot of music growing up. After a brief introduction to thepiano, I started to play the trombone in the sixth grade, and after deciding afew years later that I wanted to also play an instrument with strings, I wasgiven an electric bass. When I was about 17, I fixed up my father’s oldacoustic bass in order to audition for a summer program. I then began tostudy the bass seriously with Pocono resident Tony Marino.

Article: Live Review

Jon Irabagon al Torrione di Ferrara

by Libero Farnè
March 17, 2026

Jon Irabagon's Rising Sun Quartet Torrione Jazz Club Ferrara 14 marzo 2026 Dai tempi della sua militanza nel gruppo Mostly Other People Do the Killing ad oggi Jon Irabagon ha confermato in vari contesti le intense e duttili doti tecnico-espressive del suo linguaggio. Nel 2022, l'ennesima nuova esperienza: il quartetto con ...

Article: Year in Review

I Dischi del 2024 secondo Ludovico Granvassu

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 2, 2025

Spesso molti articoli sulle “migliori uscite dell'anno" iniziano con una premessa quasi apologetica ("questi non sono necessariamente 'i migliori album dell'anno,' ma 'i miei preferiti';" “è tutto soggettivo;" “domani avrei scelto titoli diversi;" “ho potuto selezionare solo dieci album," ecc.)? Queste dichiarazioni sembrano riflettere il disagio del redattore, costretto a riassumere un vasto ecosistema artistico selezionando ...

Article: Year in Review

Ludovico Granvassu's Garden of Jazzy Delights 2024

by Ludovico Granvassu
December 31, 2024

Have you noticed how many “best of the year" listicles start with an apologetic preamble ("these are not necessarily 'the best albums of the year' but 'my favorites';" “it's all subjective;" “tomorrow I might have chosen different titles;" “I could only select ten albums" etc.)? Those disclaimers channel the writer's discomfort of having to summarize a ...

Album

Jonesville

By Moppa Elliott

Label: Hot Cups
Released: 2024
Track listing: Choice; Delaware Water Gap; Miami Drag; Unity; Cedar Run; Stack of Dollars; Jonesville.

Album

Disasters Vol. II

By Moppa Elliott

Label: Hot Cup Records
Released: 2024

Article: Year in Review

Mike Jurkovic's Best Jazz Albums Of 2024

by Mike Jurkovic
December 5, 2024

It has been, to say the least, one hell of fright night year. But here is the music that stayed with me, through thick and thin, and all manner of human foible and political upheaval. Vijay IyerCompassion ECM Records Kris Davis

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Paolo Fresu, Qwalia, Mark Guiliana, Yelena Eckemoff & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
August 6, 2024

This time around our special focus is Paolo Fresu who is celebrating 40 years of activity with his historic Quartet, 20 years with his electric Devil Quartet, and 22 years with pianist Uri Caine. To mark these three anniversaries he has released a gorgeous triple album entitled Legacy (and the limited edition companion triple LP (next) ...

Song of the Day

Choice

May 3, 2024

Album: Jonesville
By Moppa Elliott
Label: Hot Cups
Released: 2024
Duration: 2:39

Article: Radio & Podcasts

There But for the Grace of Kelly

by Patrick Burnette
April 27, 2024

Sometimes podcast hosts just want to watch the world--or at least their co-host--burn. Hence, the explanation for the inclusion of a pretty inexplicable pander-fest in this otherwise august and serious podcast. The other selections (all recent releases) incorporate humor in a couple of cases, and, well, don't in the most serious selection. Pat reports on a ...