[78-L] NOLA ARSC report: live music

[Jeff Lichtman]

>I caught the last set by Sophie Lee, a Korean singer who sings '30s 
>era swing numbers with a kicking little string band (violin, guitar, 
>string bass, drums, and piano).
>
>Cary Ginell

Sophie Lee often performs with the New Orleans Cottonmouth Kings, a 
group that includes Matt Rhody on fiddle. The group you saw may have 
been some version of the New Orleans Jazz Vipers. The Cottonmouth 
Kings are an offshoot of the Vipers - the group split in two last 
year (I don't know why). The Cottonmouth Kings include Charlie 
Fardella on trumpet, Tom Saunders on bass sax and Bruce Brackman on clarinet.

The web site for the Cottomouth Kings is here:

http://neworleanscottonmouthkings.com/

and for the Vipers is here:

http://www.jazzvipers.com/


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