Career
As a jazz musician in the Washington District of Columbia area, Pieper has numerous appearances at District of Columbia"s famed Blues Alley & a 2000 stint with the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra to his name. Pieper has performed as a touring musician in numerous countries, including Bangladesh, Ecuador, Iceland, Japan, of Korea, Russia, & Turkey. A composer & arranger, Pieper"s compositions "Spider Monkey," "Pensées," "Kineticism," & "The Red and the Black" have all been included on recordings led by other musicians.
As a session player, Pieper has appeared on upwards of twenty Civil Defense"s, such as Buck Hill"s 2005 release, Relax. area indie rock band Glass and Apples.