Henry Butler News

In late October, clarinetist Evan Christopher came to the Dakota and played tunes by Buddy Bolden, Sidney Bechet and Fats Waller.

His most recent CD, ``Pianola Live,'' is a collection of solo piano performances salvaged from Butler's tape archive which survived Hurricane Katrina.

ACL Fest Preview: Suckers and Henry Butler - Brainy Bicoastal Indie-Pop vs. Earthy New Orleans Gospel R&B Tuesday, Sep.

What a relief to be back: The Monterey Jazz Festival, its 52nd annual edition, got started Friday night and continues through the weekend.

Rounder Records is pleased to announce that Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas along with Jazz/R&B pianist, Henry Butler will join Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas, Minnie Driver , Mary Chapin Carpenter, Bela Fleck and Irma Thomas for its 40th Anniversary celebration on October 12 at The Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, TN.

This weekend , trumpeter and composer Mark Rapp and his NY-based band will come back for a second year in a row bringing his original sounds of contemporary/modern Jazz to Florence, Alabama at the 28th annual WC Handy Festival.

Henry Butler pounds out the blues at Snug, John Boutte and The Original 007 rock d.b.a., the N.O. Indie Rock Collective feature three bands at One Eyed Jacks and Jenny Lewis sheds her Rilo Kiley persona for a solo show at the House of Blues.

Looking for the best air-conditioning to beat the heat this week? Well, aren't we all? In the clubs Bob French plays Irvin's Playhouse, Henry Butler pounds out the blues at Snug, John Boutte and The Original 007 rock d.b.a., the N.O. Indie Rock Collective feature three bands at One Eyed Jacks and Jenny Lewis sheds her Rilo Kiley persona for a solo ...