Musician

Big piano... Little bass

Here are some of the places I’ve been fortunate enough to play… and some of the people I’ve been fortunate to play with.

And at the bottom of the page are a few of my compositions.

Performance Schedule

8/27/23: Santa Barbara contra
Chopped Liver w/ Jacqui Grennan calling

9/2/23: S. Pasadena contra
Kira Ott and Jeffrey Spero w/ Chris Page calling

9/9/23: San Luis Obispo contra
Frank Hoppe and Jeffrey Spero w/ Jean Gorrindo calling

9/10/23: Santa Barbara contra
Frank Hoppe, Mike Mullins and Jeffrey Spero w/ Frannie Marr calling

9/17/23: Culver City ECD
Green Willow w/ Chris Page calling

9/29/23 – 10/1/23: Cascade Contra (Eugene, OR)
Bozzy MaCoo (also Dam Beavers) w/ Michael Karcher and Susan Petrick calling

10/6/23: LA Playford to the Present Review
Audrey Jaber, Anna Patton and Jeffrey Spero w/ Alan Winston calling

10/7/23: LA Playford to the Present Ball
Audrey Jaber, Anna Patton and Jeffrey Spero w/ Alan Winston calling

10/8/23: HTDS workshop
Audrey Jaber, Anna Patton and Jeffrey Spero w/ Alan Winston calling

10/29/23: Santa Barbara contra
Chopped Liver w/ TBA calling

11/5/23: Santa Barbara contra
Anvil Sky w/ TBA calling

11/11/23: S. Pasadena contra
Kira Ott and Jeffrey Spero w/ Chris Page calling

11/12/23: Culver City ECD
Green Willow w/ Caller TBA

11/17-19/23: Catalina Dance Weekend
Offbeats (also Nova) w/ Will Mentor and Terry Doyle calling

12/2/23: S. Pasadena contra
Anvil Sky w/ Jeremy Korr calling

12/3/23: Santa Barbara contra
Stepwise and Jeffrey Spero w/ TBA calling

12/9/23: San Pedro contra
Kira Ott and Jeffrey Spero w/ Jeremy Korr calling

12/17/23: Santa Barbara contra
Audrey Jaber and Jeffrey Spero w/ Frannie Marr calling

12/26/23: Boxing Day contra (Pasadena)
Kira Ott and Jeffrey Spero w/ Jacqui Grennan calling

12/30/23: NYEE contra (Pasadena)
Double Trouble w/ Jacqui Grennan and Jeremy Korr calling

12/31/23: NYE contra (San Diego)
Double Trouble w/ Jacqui Grennan calling

1/12-14/24: Contra Carnivale (San Luis Obispo)
Syncopaths (also Elixir and Eloise & Co.) w/ Nils Fredland, Cis Hinkle and Susan Petrick calling)

Bands

Partial list

Bozzy MaCoo

Audrey Jaber – fiddle
Jeffrey Spero – piano
Sam Bartlett – mandolin

Double Trouble

Jeffrey Spero – piano
Rodney Miller – fiddle

Force For Nature

Ashley Hoyer – mandolin
Audrey Jaber – fiddle
Jeffrey Spero – piano

Joyance

Audrey Jaber – fiddle
Christa Burch – bodhran, vocals
Jeffrey Spero – piano

Lift Ticket

Jeffrey Spero – piano
Rex Blazer – fiddle
TJ Crow – mandolin

Offbeats

Ashley Hoyer – mandolin
Ben Schreiber – fiddle
Jeffrey Spero – piano

Rhythm Raptors

Jeffrey Spero – piano
Mark (Pokey) Hellenberg – percussion
Ralph Gordon – bass
Rodney Miller – fiddle
TJ Crow – mandolin

Syncopaths

Ashley Hoyer – mandolin
Christa Burch – bodhran, vocals
Jeffrey Spero – piano, bass
Ryan McKasson – fiddle, viola

Studio/Live Recordings

David Brewer and Rebecca Lomnicky: Inspired (2010)
Laura Light and Friends: No Gravity (2001)
Michael Mendelson and Friends: A Fiddler’s Notebook (1998)
Michael Mendelson and Friends: Fiddle Pieces (2009)
Syncopaths: Rough Around The Edges (2005)
Syncopaths: Five Gears (2010)
Syncopaths: Be Like The Sea (2023)

Concerts /Festivals

Partial listing