Ray Butcher
hard bop latin jazz soul jazz
Influences: Clifford Brown, Freddie Hubbard, Dizzy Gillespie
Ray Butcher plays trumpet and leads his own quintet through bebop, Latin and groove originals alongside favourite standards. His fluent, melodic playing has earned him session and touring work with Dr John, Mica Paris, Robbie Williams, Beverly Knight, Robert Plant and Soweto Kinch. He was also the trumpet soloist on the Grammy-nominated, US chart-topping album Burning Lights by Chris Tomlin.
Personnel:
Ray Butcher (trumpet)
Alex Clarke (saxophone)
Andrzej Baranek (piano)
Joshua Cavanagh-Brierley (bass)
Johnny Hunter (drums)
Upcoming gigs
- Mon 26 Oct — 20:00 — Ray Butcher 'Butcher's Brew' at 606 Club