The New Orleans Jazz Vipers are a swing band from New Orleans, Louisiana.[1][2]
History edit
The New Orleans Jazz Vipers are a swing jazz band that plays music by Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Dicky Wells, Benny Carter, and Count Basie, as well as originals. The band was founded in 1999 and is led by saxophonist Joe Braun. In 2009, the original Jazz Vipers split into two separate bands.
Members edit
- Joe Braun – saxophone
- Craig Klein – trombone
- Molly Reeves – guitar
- Earl Bonie – clarinet
- Steve DeTroy – piano
- Mitchell Player – double bass
Awards and honors edit
- Best of the Beat Award for Best Traditional Jazz Album, Live on Frenchmen Street, Offbeat, 2004
- Best Traditional Jazz Band, Big Easy Awards, 2005
Discography edit
- The New Orleans Jazz Vipers (2002)
- Live on Frenchmen Street (2004)
- Hope You're Comin' Back (2006)
- Blue Turning Grey (2013)
- Going, Going, Gone (2015)
- Live and Viperizin' (2017)
- Is There A Chance For Me (2020)
References edit
- ^ "New Orleans Jazz Vipers: 'Night and Day'". National Public Radio. November 29, 2006. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
- ^ Ketner, Nita (July 23, 2015). "New music spotlight: The New Orleans Jazz Vipers". WWOZ. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
External links edit
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