Colony (Marji followed by The Swing Vipers!)

Colony Café, 22 Rock City Road, Woodstock, NY

Swing Vipers (Michael Boyle on guitar; Charles Frommer on clarinet, sax, and vocals; Aaron Lieberman on guitar and vocals; and Lou Pappas on bass) infuses the timeless tunes of the early jazz era with a contemporary, gritty style of swing. As aficionados of great melody, they always honor the inherent beauty, art, and story of each song while at the same time contributing their own rhythmic energy, updated interpretation, and unconscious desire to dominate the world.