Henry Butler

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A behind the kit image of Jack DeJohnette playing at the Newport Jazz Festival in 2012

Photo courtesy of Joan Watson-Jones

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Pianist, Composer, Photographer, Arranger Henry Butler

We were able to chat with him for a bit at the Newport Jazz Festival.

Sadly we learned that he passed away on July 2, 2018.

Blind from birth, his story is inspiring. Learn more about Henry Butler

See his photography at Henry Butler –The Photographer

Full color photo from Newport Jazz Festival 2019, Joan Watson-Jones & Jon Baptiste

Candid shot of Host Joan Watson Jones and the great jazz vocalist Sheila Jordan

Saxophonist Charles Lloyd performing on tenor saxophone, colorful stage display behind him at the Newport Jazz Festival

Full color image against a grey stone wall background of the Royal Boosters with show host Joan Watson-Jones in the center.

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