Ethan Lipton & His Orchestra

Ethan Lipton & his Orchestra has been a band developing one of the US’ most devoted followings since 2005, typically playing around New York (Joe’s Pub, Barbes, Rockwood, Celebrate Brooklyn) and beyond (MASS MoCA, Theatre de la Ville, London’s Gate Theatre, Los Angeles’ Grand Performances). The band includes Ethan Lipton (vocals), Eben Levy (guitar), Ian M. Riggs (standup bass) and Vito Dieterle (sax). Ethan writes the lyrics and melody, and the quartet arranges the songs together.

EL&hO has released five albums (three studio, two live) and been named the city’s “Best Lounge Act” by New York Magazine. In 2012, the band won an Obie Award for “No Place to Go,” a theatrical song cycle written by Ethan about a man who loses his job, which was produced by the Public Theater at Joe’s Pub. “No Place to Go” opened to rave reviews in New York and extended three times, and has since been performed to great acclaim in over a dozen venues around the US and abroad, including Two River Theatre in New Jersey, and in concert venues in LA, Connecticut, Virginia, Texas, Massachusetts, Vermont, France and United Kingdom, including the Gate Theatre, London, ATP music fest, East Sussex, UK, and Ireland.

The band has been featured on radio shows such as “Weekend Edition,” “The World,” “Word of Mouth,” and “Soundcheck,” and contributed to the Clash cover album “Sandinista.” They also play songs on and appears in the film “The Shift.”