(Jazzgroove) GLOOMY winter days and a world in carbon-induced meltdown calls for a dose of cheery, foot-stompin’ music to salve the soul. Enter Zoe Hauptmann and her jazz-influenced hoedown hillbillies. Original compositions by acoustic bassist Hauptmann, guitarist Aaron Flower, trombonist John Hibbard and saxophonist Dan Waples warm the heart from the opening Pigly Wigly Hoe Down. Hauptmann brothers Ben, on guitar, and James, on drums, … Continue reading Zoe and the Buttercups — self-titled