Skavoovie & The Epitones

Skavoovie and the Epitones were formed in Boston in 1992, and fuse third-wave ska-revival sounds with swing and big-band jazz. The ten-piece lineup features vocalist Ans Purin, guitarist Dan Neeley, keyboardist Eugene Cho, trumpeters Jesse Farber and Ben Lewis, alto/baritone saxophonist Jon Natchez, tenor saxophonist Ben Jaffe, euphonium player Joe Wensink, bassist Rob Jost, and drummer Ben Herson. After winning a Boston Music Award as Outstanding Ska Band, the group signed to Moon Ska and released their debut album, Fat Footin', in 1996. Ripe followed in 1997, and the group j...