Mowgli Giannitti, Venetian Cocktail & Soda Lounge in Burlington, Sunday, March 8: After an early evening rehearsal on Sunday, I figured some jazz piano and a few pretzel sticks would be a perfect alternative to a late dinner at home. So I headed to the recently revamped Venetian Cocktail & Soda Lounge to catch the weekly solo-piano residency of Burlington’s Mowgli Giannitti. I knew Giannitti only as the bassist and front person of the eclectic 12-piece band Satyrdagg, and it’s safe to say I wildly underestimated the experience I was about to have. Not only is Giannitti a brilliant composer, but he can also write, sing, play piano and do justice to a variety of unlikely covers. As I devoured the best hot dog of my life, I caught him crooning to Erroll Garner’s “Misty” and Led Zeppelin’s “Going to California.” It was so earwormy that, upon getting home, I immediately had to play Side 2 of Led Zeppelin IV.

This article appears in March 11 • 2026.

Luke Awtry took the long way to becoming a professional photographer, with a path through music, technology and engineering, and he remains active in each. His first Seven Days assignment was on Town Meeting Day in March 2018, and he has since supported more than 500 Seven Days stories with his photography.