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Jitterbug Vipers
The Jitterbug Vipers specialize in a beloved cult jazz offshoot called “viper jazz,” a screeching U-Turn back to the party where jazz music packed the dance floor and dazzled the audience with brilliant streams of improvisatory musicianship. This musical heritage pulls from the cherished musicality of Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Fats Waller, Cab Calloway, and Slim Galliard. The four piece’s distinct variety of this smoking intoxicant is known as “swingadelic” for its panoramic aesthetic sprawl. Fusing an authentic command of American roots music with wry wordplay and freewheeling hippie ethos, the Jitterbug Vipers energize and vibrantly reimagine a movement in music long shackled in by nostalgia and overly reverent revivalism.
The Jitterbug Vipers have been building an impressive live show, nearly selling out the prestigious One World Theater. The quartet has also become a festival staple, appearing at Kerrville Folk Festival, Old Settlers Music Fest, and Utopia Fest.
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A Viper Just The Same
From: Phoebe's dreamBy Jitterbug Vipers