New Orleans Jazz Vipers

The New Orleans Jazz Vipers are a swing band from New Orleans, Louisiana.

History

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

• Joe Braun – saxophone
• Craig Klein – trombone
• Molly Reeves – guitar
• Earl Bonie – clarinet
• Steve DeTroy – piano
• Mitchell Player – double bass

Awards and honors

• 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

• 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)