The critics agree...be sure to catch John's playing!

About "Movin' Out" the hit broadway show...
“The highest compliment that can be paid Cavanaugh is that there are moments when his skill and enthusiasm steal focus from the mesmerizing activity taking place below him. The same can be said for the lead saxophonist/percussionist John Scarpulla, who has earned his stripes playing with Tower of Power, Celine Dion and Luther Vandross, among others.”- Daily News

About "Funk Filharmonikt" the hippest TOP/EWF cover band...
"hot as a waffle iron band”- NY Newsday

“John Scarpulla opened the night with a funky jam on Tenor Sax which lead into the band chanting “Funk Filharmonik, Fu, Funk Fil-harmonik”, that had everyone chanting along and set the momentum of the night. Scarpulla is a long time member of the “Funk” (as they are called by their loyal followers), but has ventured off to play with the Tower of Power for three years during the 90’s”-Good Times Entertainment Paper there was a Keyboard and Percussion breakdown...”-Good Times-01’

I’ll be performing on the new Broadway production of Grease at the Brooks Atkinson Theater and have been since its inception. We’re playing to a sold out house with multiple standing ovations each and every night. Come out and see the show if you get a chance and check the show website for any changes in the performance schedule. Fortunately, I’m working but unfortunately I can’t be in two places at once so when a show listed below coincides with a scheduled Grease performance I’ll be absent from the Grease production. Be aware that this schedule is subject to changes and updates…Peace

Grease Schedule for 2008

Tuesdays @ 7pm
Wednesdays @ 2pm
Thursdays @ 8pm
Fridays @ 8pm
Saturdays @ 2pm & 8pm
Sundays @ 2pm & 7pm

January

1st - Big Shot @ B.B. King’s, NYC @ 8pm
2nd - Big Shot @ B.B. King’s, NYC @ 8pm
4th - Big Shot @ Mulcahy’s in Wantagh, NY @ 8pm
7th - Private
9th - Funk Filharmonik @ The Cutting Room, NYC-10pm
11th - Carl Fischer and Organic Groove in Brooklyn, NY- 8pm
12th - Private
18th - Big Shot @ Mulcahy’s in Wantagh, NY @ 8pm
25th - Big Shot @ Port Jazz in Port Jefferson, NY @ 8pm
26th - Big Shot @ The Nutty Irishman, Farmingdale, NY @ 9pm

February

1st – Private
3rd - Big Shot Pre-Super Bowl Show @ Mulcahy’s in Wantagh, NY @ 3pm
8th - Big Shot @ Mulcahy’s East in Centereach, NY @ 8pm
9th - Big Shot @ The Northfork Theater @ Westbury, NY @ 8pm
15th - Big Shot @ Mulcahy’s in Wantagh, NY @ 7pm
22nd - Big Shot @ Port Jazz in Port Jefferson, NY @ 8pm
23rd - Big Shot @ The Nutty Irishman, Farmingdale, NY @ 9pm
29th - Big Shot @ Mulcahy’s in Wantagh, NY @ 8pm

March

1st - Big Shot @ Canal Room, NYC
7th - Big Shot @ Mulcahy’s in Wantagh, NY @ 7pm
8th – Big Shot @ The Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, NY @ 8pm
13th - Big Shot @ Reading Area Community College, Reading, PA @ 7pm
17th - Big Shot @ Mulcahy’s in Wantagh, NY @ 7pm
21st - Big Shot @ Mulcahy’s in Wantagh, NY @ 7pm
22nd - Big Shot @ Mulcahy’s East in Centereach, NY @ 10pm
28th - Big Shot @ Port Jazz in Port Jefferson, NY @ 8pm
29th - Big Shot @ The Nutty Irishman, Bayshore, NY @ 9pm

April

11th - Big Shot @ Mulcahy’s East in Centereach, NY @ 8pm
12th - Big Shot @ Rookies in Cromwell, CT @ 10pm
17th – Big Shot @ Molloy College, Rockville Center, NY
18th - Big Shot @ Mulcahy’s in Wantagh, NY @ 7pm
25th - Big Shot @ Port Jazz in Port Jefferson, NY @ 8pm
26th - Big Shot @ The Nutty Irishman, Farmingdale, NY @ 9pm