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| In Concert: Henry Butler, Steve Bernstein & The Hot 9 | |
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| Pianist and vocalist Henry Butler channels sounds as diverse as his New Orleans birthplace: jazz, Caribbean, classical, pop, blues, R&B and more! For this evening, Butler will team up with composer Steve Bernstein and a crack band including master drummer Herlin Riley and bassist Brad Jones for a modern take on New Orleans classics. |
Blind since birth, pianist and vocalist Henry Butler
tells stories through the rise, swing, and rumble of his fingers as
they channel sounds as diverse as his New Orleans birthplace: jazz,
Caribbean, classical, pop, blues and R&B, among others. Now living
in Brooklyn, Butler has teamed up with composer, arranger and Celebrate
Brooklyn! alum Steve Bernstein
and a crack band including master drummer Herlin Riley and bassist Brad
Jones. Using a traditional New Orleans palate as a launching point,
they explore everything from pre-jazz to thoughtful, yet fearless,
improvisations in an organic, yet musically deep and irresistibly modern
take on New Orleans classics.
"Percussive in his attack, ostentatious with his technique, he was the picture of stubborn mischief" – NY Times
