The best music is timeless, and the Jitterbug Vipers are proving that the classic jazzy sound still has a place in music today.
“We don’t think of ourselves as a jazz band, we think of ourselves as a 1930s rock band. We just wail,” states Jitterbug Vipers bassist Francie Meaux Jeaux. It is this mentality that is typical of the 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. The Vipers fuel this throwback movement in Austin, TX, and they have their sights set outward.
Fast Facts About the Jitterbug Vipers:
1. The Jitterbug Vipers have played over 200 shows a year for the past three years
2. Guitarist 'Slim' and bassist Francie Meaux Jeaux have been married for 25 years, and Francie didn't start playing bass until the two had met
3. Lead singer Sarah Sharp is a music supervisor, and also writes music for film and TV placement in her side duo Kaliyo
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